Rhode Island Support Groups
in the Newport Area

Specialized listing:
Area bereavement support groups
  • Aquidneck Island Self-Help Group for Individuals with MS

    6:30 – 8 p.m., last Monday of the month

    For additional information, call Tom at 401-682-1628 or Paula at 401-845-8900


  • Alzheimer’s Caregivers Support Group
    9:30 a.m. every Tuesday
    Portsmouth Senior Center, Bristol Ferry Road
    For more information, call 401-683-4106

  • Autism & PDD Support Group
    7-10 p.m. last Monday of each month.
    Gudoian Conference Room, Newport Hospital
    For more infomration, call Vicki Dyl at 401-683-7975 or Wendy Fourni at 401-683-6741

  • Breastfeeding Support Group
    12:30 p.m. every Thursday
    Noreen Stonor Drexel Birthing Center, Newport Hospital
    For more information, call 401-845-1110

  • Fibromyalgia Support Group
    7:15-9 p.m. second Friday of each month (except August)
    Newport Hospital
    For more information,call 401-461-9339, xxtension 13

  • Hepatitis C Support Group
    7 p.m., third Thursday of each month
    Noreen Stonor Drexel Birthing Center, Newport Hospital
    For more information, call 401-846-8660

  • I Can Cope - Cancer Support
    7 p.m., first and third Tuesday of each month
    Library, Newport Hospital
    For more information, call 401-845-1590

  • Lyme Disease Support Group
    7 p.m. third Thursday of each month
    Gudoian Conference Room, Newport Hospital
    For more information, call Rick Laferriere at 401-847-2657

  • Osteoporosis Support Group
    11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., fourth Wednesday of each month
    Newport Hospital
    For more information, call Lee Bursley at 401-295-5460

  • Parkinson’s Disease Support Group
    10 a.m., fourth Saturday of each month
    Newport Hospital
    For more information, call 401-846-6663

  • Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Group
    7 p.m. fourth Wednesday of each month
    MacLaurin Living Room, Newport Hospital
    For more information, call 401-845-1114

  • Stroke Support Group
    7-8:15 p.m., fourth Tuesday of month (no meeting in December)
    Newport Hospital
    For more information, call Fred Garrity at 401-845-1575

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