Support Groups

Al-Anon / Alateen
North Jersey Information Services

Support groups for family members and teens throughout Monmouth County as well as on-line support. Check the website for meeting dates, times, and locations. The website is available in Spanish.

Alcoholics Anonymous

Self-help hotline & information about meetings. 12-step support groups & online support in Spanish and English

Anxiety and Depression Group (ages 13-16)
Tuesdays, 6:00-7:00 pm
Riverview Medical Center

For children experiencing anxiety and depression.

Asperger's Social Skills Group for Adolescents
Thursdays, 7:00 pm for 8 weeks
IEP Youth Services

Currently recruiting members for its current series.

Autism New Jersey, Inc.
Third Friday, 7:00-9:00 pm
Bergen Community College

Support groups for parents of kids with Autism Spectrum disorders.

Cancer Support Community (Formerly The Wellness Community)
Monday thru Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Cancer Support Community

The Cancer Support Community provides warmth and acceptance in a safe, comfortable environment. a place of hope where you can learn how to live fully with a cancer diagnosis. We are open to people with cancer, their family members, caregivers, and friends. All of our programs are free of charge.

Community Committee - Recruiting Foster & Adoptive Parents
Meets monthly
DYFS & Community Agencies

Seeking concerned community members and other organizations to assist in identifying new foster/adoptive families and spreading recruitment information.

Eating Disorder Support Group
4th Saturday, 10:30 am-12:00 pm
Riverview Medical Center, Board Room

Professionally run; support for patient and families; under 18 welcome.

FICU Support Groups

Support groups that FICU is sponsoring: (1) for teens and will be run by our crisis clinicians (2) for parents and will be run by our in-home therapist.

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
Mondays, 10:30 am-12:30 pm
Monmouth Medical Center

Free ongoing weekly support group open to any grandparent caregiver in the Monmouth County area.

Holistic Moms Network of Monmouth County
2nd Friday, 7:00 pm
Dean's Natural Food Market

We welcome all area parents with an interest in natural health and mindful parenting. Our parents have kids ranging in ages from newborns to teenagers.

LGBTQ Support Group
Adolescents and Parents, 2nd Wednesday, 6:00 pm Young Adults, 4th Wednesday, 6:00 pm
IEP Youth Services

Support groups for adolescents (ages 13-17) and parents and a separate group for young adults (ages 18-23)

Moderation Management
Trinity Episcopal Church

Support group for those who want to moderate substance use. Meets at church.

Monmouth-Ocean Tourette Syndrome Family Support Group
January, March, May, September, November 7:00-9:00 pm
Meridian Life Fitness Center

Offers resources, education, information, and support to those impacted by Tourette Syndrome and its related disorders.

NAMI Support Groups-Colts Neck
Colts Neck Community Church

Support groups and presentations are held on the first and third Tuesdays of each month at Colts Neck Community Church, 25 Merchants Way. 

NAMI Support Groups-Freehold
Freehold Self-Help Center and Centrastate Health Awareness Center

Family to Family Support Groups at Centra State Medical Center

NAMI Connection Groups at Freehold Self-Help Center

Parent Management Training (PMT) Group
Monday evenings (beginning in March) from 6:30pm-8pm
CPC Herrmann Counseling Center

Introducting PMT:  a 12 week parenting program that has been proven to assist parents in changing their child's negative behaviors!  Are you frustrated that your child will not:  listen? complete chores? do homework? stop fighting with siblings? stop talking back? You are not alone!  Sign up for our parenting group that will teach you new skills to change your child's behavior.  Groups are held at CPC Behavioral Healthcare's Helen Herrmann Counseling Center. 

Parents Anonymous of New Jersey, Inc.
24/7 Stressline (800) 843-5437
FREEHOLD: Tues, 10:00 am to Noon / KEANSBURG: Wed, 9:30-11:30 am (Keansburg residents only)

Supports to strengthen families through professionally facilitated parenting support groups for families.

PFLAG Monmouth County Support Meeting
Second Monday, 7:00-9:00 pm
Church House, Presbyterian Church at Shrewsbury

We hope to provide a safe, confidential, and supportive environment in which to discuss personal issues with other people who struggle with similar questions.

Sexual Assault and Incest Survivors Group
(800) 601-7200
Wednesday, 6:30-8:00 pm

sponsored by the New Jersey Coalition Against Sexual Assault
180 Turning Lives Around Rape Care Program is now offering a 10-week education, therapeutic intervention and support group for sexual assault and incest survivors.

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