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 (no summer meetings)
Newport Hospital, Main meeting room
For additional information, call Tom at 774-487-7666 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 Wendy Fourni at 401-683-6741
Breastfeeding Support Group
12:30 p.m.-2:30 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 July, August and December)
Newport Hospital
For more information,call 401-739-3773, extension 18
I Can Cope - Cancer Support
5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m., first Tuesday of each month
Library, Newport Hospital
For more information, call 401-845-1590
Osteoporosis Support Group
For more information, call Lee Bursley at 401-295-5460
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Group
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