Support Groups

Support Groups for Parents

 

Alpha Moms  This support group for adoptive parents meets monthly in McLean.  Contact:  [email protected]

Autism Dads meets one evening monthly in Falls Church.  Contact:  George Buzby at 571-419-1257 or [email protected]

CHADD: Children & Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Alexandria CHADD Parent Support Group  4th Mon. of each month at 6:30 pm.  Contact:  Jenny  [email protected]  or call 703-472-4678.

West Fairfax CHADD Parent Support Group   1st & 3rd Thu. of each month at 7:30 pm Contact:  Sharon  [email protected]  or call 703-716-4646.

Louden County Parents of Teens with ADHDlast Wed. of the month at Cascades Library in Potomac Falls.  Contact:  Bonnie Little  571-306-2932

CSB Family Support Group at Gatlan Center  2nd and 4th Wed. of each month 6-8 pm in Alexandria Contact:  [email protected] or call 703-799-2882.

D.A.D.S.  Dads Appreciating Down Syndrome 3rd Thur. each month, 7-9 pm in Alexandria.  Contact:  George [email protected] or call 703-545-6089.

Fairfax Juvenile Court Parent Support Group for problems including runaway behavior, truancy, alcohol/drug abuse, and serious behavioral problems at home, at school, or in the community. 7:30 pm every Tues. Room 201.1 Fairfax County Courthouse – call 703-246-2495.

NAMI:  National Alliance on Mental Illness builds better lives for affected families. Arlington Family Support Group meets two Sundays a month at 7:00-8:30 pm.  Contact:  Michelle Best at [email protected]

OCD Family Support Group   1st Mon. of each month, 7:30 pm.  Contact:  [email protected]   or  call 202-215-5859.

POAC: Parents of Autistic Children of Northern Virginia.  Bimonthly Support Group  Contact:  Nicole Zupan at [email protected]

Padres de hoy — Support group in Spanish.  Wednesdays, 6:30 – 8 pm Brookside FACE Ctr. 601 Four Mile Run Trail, Alexandria.  Call 703-824-6865 to register.  Free childcare.

Northern Virginia Tourette Support Group meets the 2nd Sunday of each month at noon at the Chantilly Public Library.  Contact:  [email protected]

Parents of Autistic Children (POAC) meeting times and location posted at: https://poac-nova.org/events/