ADHD Parent Support Groups

Parents support and guide one another through the challenges of parenting children with behavioral, social and educational issues. Group meets weekly from 4 - 5 p.m. in the Family Resource Center at MassGeneral for Children at North Shore Medical Center. Click here to register or call 978.354.2670 for more information.

Bipolar Disorder Parent Support Group

Parents share strategies, resources and support with other parents of a child or adolescent with Bipolar Disorder.  Meets the first Wednesday of every month, 11:30 - 1 p.m., in the Family Resource Center at MassGeneral for Children at North Shore Medical Center.   

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Group

A free support group for grandparents raising grandchildren. Group meets the first and third Monday of the month from 11 – 12 noon in the Family Resource Center at MassGeneral for Children at North Shore Medical Center. Contact Elaine Rossen 978.741.1215 x 2623 or call 978.354.2670 for more information.

G.R.A.S.P. Grief Recovery after a substance passing, GRASP North Shore

This peer group is open to anyone who has lost a family member or loved one to fatal overdose. Meets the first Thursday of the month, 7 - 9 p.m., at 55 Highland Avenue, Highland Hall auditorium, ground floor. Call 781.593.5224 or email with questions.

Learn to Cope North Shore

This peer family support group is for adults living with a loved one with a drug addiction. Group meets every Thursday from 7 – 9 p.m. in Davenport conference room, 101A, NSMC Salem Hospital. There is no registration or fee. Contact Joanne Peterson at 508.801.3247 or visit their web site.

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction

Training and practice in mindfulness, meditation, and mindful hatha yoga. Group meets Wednesdays for eight weeks, 6 - 8:30 p.m. Evening classes are for adults or for teens ages 14-17. Adults and teens meet in separate rooms at Mass General/North Shore Center for Outpatient Care. There is also a morning adult session that meets from 9:30 - 12 noon at NSMC Union Hospital. Adults pay a fee of $375 but teens attend free. Discounts and scholarships are available. Call 978.354.2670 to register.

OCD (Trapped Inside the Beast of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder)

A three part educational series for OCD sufferers of all ages, and their families. Facilitated by Cathy Goldstein Mullin, LICSW, MassGeneral for Children at North Shore Medical Center. Call us at 978.354.2670 or email us.

Parents Helping Parents

Parent to parent support, which follows the statewide model.  Group meets weekly on Tuesdays, 10:30 - 12 noon at MassGeneral for Children at North Shore Medical Center. Free, confidential and anonymous. Call 1.800.882.1250 to get a referral. See our website or call us at 978.354.2670 for more information.

Power Up

Girls ages 7-11 will learn how anxiety, anger and stress affect the brain and body. They will practice deep breathing, visualizations, basic yoga, and exercise to music, dance and games. Facilitated by Everlyn Resto at NSMC Salem Hospital. Call 978.741.1215 x8709 for information.

Sibling Support Program