Local Support Groups
Autism
Northeast Tennessee Autism Society
Contacts:
- Lynne Goug, (423) 283-0045
- Tracy Gott, (423) 247-2651
Autism in Tennessee
2610 Plymouth Road, Apt. 100
Johnson City, TN
(423) 426-1882
Kingsport Autism Support Group
Mountain Region Speech and Hearing Center
V.O. Dobbins, Sr. Complex
301 Louis St., Suite 101
Kingsport, TN 37660
Contact: Melissa Keeler
- Mkeeler1@gmail.com
- (423) 863-6473
Breastfeeding
Ballad Health Lactation Services – for breastfeeding questions or an appointment with an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC)
(423) 431-5432
Ballad Health Nurse Connect – to schedule a prenatal breastfeeding class
833-8-BALLAD (833-822-5523)
La Leche League of the Mountain Empire
Contacts:
- Katherine, (276) 466-4860
- Sara, (423) 764-1548
Local health departments – ask for the breastfeeding peer counselor
Kentucky
- Harlan County – (606) 573-4820
Tennessee
- Buchanan County – (276) 935-4591
- Carter County – (423) 543-2521
- Greene County – (423) 798-1749
- Hancock County – (423) 733-2228
- Hawkins County:
- Rogersville – (423) 272-7641
- Church Hill – (423) 357-5341
- Johnson County – (423) 727-9731
- Kingsport – (423) 279-2160
- Sullivan County – (423) 279-2861
- Unicoi County – (423) 743-9103
- Washington County – (423) 975-2200
Virginia
- Bristol City – (276) 642-7335
- Lee County – (276) 346-2011
- Scott County – (276) 386-1312
- Smyth County – (276) 281-7460
- Tazewell County – (276) 988-5585
- Washington County – (276) 676-5604
- Wise County – (276) 328-8000
- Wythe County – (276) 228-5507
West Virginia
- McDowell County – (304) 448-2174
Tennessee Breastfeeding Hotline – 24/7 help by phone from breastfeeding counselors
855-4-BFMOMS (855-423-6667)
Tri-Cities TN/VA Breastfeeding Support Group – join for up-to-date schedules of breastfeeding events and in-person support groups
www.facebook.com/groups/463031180442764/
This list is provided for your information only. We do not recommend one product or service over another. You must decide the products and services which are best suited for you and your baby. If you participate in the WIC program, contact your local health department for breastfeeding supplies.
Crohn’s/colitis
Colonial Heights Baptist Church
Wellmont sponsored group for patient, friends and family
Contact: Kathy Cassidy, (423) 224-5197
Death/grief
Community grief and support groups (death of a loved one)
The Community Center of Abingdon
Grief Support Group
Every first and third Wednesday of each month from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. in the Cardinal Room
Led by Linda Blackwell
Call (276) 628-3911 or email info@theccoa.org for more information
Farris Cremation and Funeral Center
Forest Hills Memory Garden
19415 Lee Highway
Abingdon, VA
(276) 623-2700
Grief Support and Children's Grief Camp
Ballad Health Hospice
280 Steeles Road
Bristol, TN
Contact: Sarah Hale, (423) 431-7608
Cherished Mom
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Group
(423) 742-6739 / info@cherishedmom.org
Morris-Baker Funeral Home
Grief Support Group and Luncheon
(423) 282-1521
Tetrick Funeral Services – Johnson City
GriefShare Support Group
(423) 610-7171
Down syndrome
FRIENDS
(423) 534-3795
Eating disorders
Eating Disorders Coalition of Northeast Tennessee
First Presbyterian Church
Johnson City, TN
Contact: Elaine, (423) 439-8000
Foster parenting
Lee County, VA
Contact: Eric Greene, (276) 523-8300
HIV
POZ
ETSU, Hillrise Hall Conference Room
Contact: Robin Lennon-Dearing, (423) 439-6019
Intellectual and developmental disabilities
The ARC
- Lenowisco Chapter (Big Stone Gap)
Contact: Claressa Young, (276) 523-4357 - Sullivan County Chapter
First Church of the Brethren
104 Corpus Christi Drive, Bristol, TN
(423) 968-3502
Bristol Enabling Alliance
800 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
(276) 591-1433
Parents in Partnership (in conjunction with Virginia Coalition for Students with Disabilities)
Contact: Melissa Meade, (276) 628-2979
Mental illness
National Alliance on Mental Illness
Redeemer Lutheran Church
Bristol, TN
(276) 494-3571
Depression/Bipolar
Washington County Public Library
Abingdon, VA
Colonial Heights Presbyterian Church
(small children not allowed)
Kingsport, TN
213 Colonial Heights Road
(423) 276-6241
Mental illness in children (for caregivers)
Family Links
(423) 232-2719
Federation of Families
Supports families in Lee, Scott, Wise counties and the City of Norton
Contact: Brenda or Teresa, (423) 431-4370 or 888-443-1804
Visions for Tomorrow
(for caregivers to children with mental disturbance or brain disorder)
Church Street Pavilion
Greeneville, TN
Contact: Sherry Falkner, 866-337-3291
Suicide
Suicide Prevention Coalition through Lee County Behavioral Health Services
Bill or Phyllis Russell (276) 346-1641
Survivors of Suicide
- Tri-Cities Group
Boones Creek Christian Church
Johnson City, TN
Contact: Dorothy Gregory, 877-929-9062 - Lee County Group
Lee Regional Medical Center
Contact: Bill or Phyllis Russell, (276) 346-1641
Parenting
Cherished Mom
Education and support centered around pregnancy and childbirth. Free peer support groups and meetups for pregnant/postpartum moms, NICU moms – as well as perinatal loss
www.cherishedmom.org or contact info@cherishedmom.org
Welcome Home Baby Special Delivery
Free service in VA for pregnant women and new mothers in Bristol/Washington County, VA
Children’s Advocacy Center
(276) 645-5867
Surgical groups
Tri-City Regional Ostomy Association
Gray United Methodist Church
(423) 542-2433
Teen parenting
MOMS-R-US Program
Free childbirth, labor, delivery, parenting classes and support group for girls 19 and younger delivering first baby
Contact: Tammy Henkel, YWCA, (423) 968-9444