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Local Support Group Listing

There is a continued need for more support groups. If you feel that you have enough “personal or working knowledge” with CFIDS and/or FM and the desire to create a safe and encouraging environment where you and others could share experiences and information, then we can help you start a new group! Our association can offer you a training manual and guide you through the process. Interested parties can get in touch with the contact shown below.

All support groups are listed by the town where they are located. They are open to anyone from any area.

For inquiries about support groups outside of the New England area, please contact the CFIDS Association of America – www.cfids.org

It would be advisable that you call or email the contact shown below to obtain name and number of the leader for any given group. Even though locations are shown for most of the groups, it's possible there could be last minute changes or special events planned for some of their scheduled meetings.

For specific information call:

Rita at (508) 756-3654

via email: Click Here

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Massachusetts Groups

(**) Indicates telephone support only.

** Parents of Children and Adolescents with CFIDS/FM

Berkshire (Western Mass.)
Meets 3rd Tue. of month, 6:30 p.m. at the Berkshire
Mall Community Room
.

** Cape Cod CFS/FM

Chelmsford
Meets 1st Tuesday of the month at Harvard Vanguard
Medical Associates, 10 a.m.

** Marlborough

Millis FM Group
Meets 1st Wed. of the month, 1 - 3 p.m., call for location.

Quincy
          Meeting are held on Sunday (either 3rd or 4th of the
          month) 2 - 4 p.m. at Quincy Hospital. Contact group
          leader for exact date each month.

Salisbury (Independent)
          This support group no longer has monthly meetings,
          but do check back, as they hope to resume meetings
          sometime in 2007.

Stoneham FM Support Group
This group no longer meets, but former leader is
willing to serve as telephone contact for this area.

Taunton
          Meets twice per month, 1st Wednesday, 1 - 2:30 p.m.
          and 3rd Thursday at Morton Hospital. No meetings
          during July and August.

Worcester (Independent)
          Meets last Sat. of the month at Blessed Sacrament
          Recreation Hall (separate building on the right side
         of church) at 1 p.m.

ME, NH, VT, CT Groups of the Mass. CFIDS/FM Association

Maine Groups

Augusta ME
Meets 3rd Sat. of the month at Maine General
Hospital 10 - 11:30 a.m.

** Bangor, ME CFIDS/FM

** Lewiston, ME

** Portland, ME

Saco, ME
          Meets 1st and 3rd Thurs. of the mo., 6 – 7:30 p.m.
          at hospitality room (Pinewood Manor) in the Pines
          Retirement community, Old Orchard, ME

New Hampshire Groups

Manchester, NH CFIDS Support Group
Meets 1st Thur. of the month at Manchester VA
Hospital, 4:30 p.m.

Peterborough, NH
Meets quarterly on the 3rd Thursday at Monadanock
Hospital at 7 p.m.

Plaistow, NH
Meets on 3rd Wed. of mo. 7-9 p.m. at Plaistow Library

Rochester, NH CFIDS/FM & Chronic Pain Group
Meets 2nd Sun. of the month at the Frisbie Hospital,
6 - 8 p.m.

Vermont Groups

Vermont CFIDS Association
Call 800-296-1445 for meeting info.

** Windsor, VT

Connecticut Groups

Connecticut CFIDS & FM Association
Separate organization covering Connecticut.
Call 800-952-2037.

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