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Get Virtual Support & Connect Online

Due to the continued COVID-19 pandemic, Sarasota Memorial is now offering many support groups and education classes online. Click here to view the SMH Community Events Calendar, which includes details on upcoming virtual support group meetings.

 

Sarasota Memorial Support Groups

The following support groups are held at Sarasota Memorial or facilitated by Sarasota Memorial staff members. Please call the listed phone numbers for support-group meeting details. The Sarasota Memorial HealthLine can help you register for classes and programs sponsored by the hospital. Contact HealthLine via LiveChat online or phone at 941-917-7777 (Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.) , or visit the Community Health Calendar for more information. 

 

ALS / MDA Clinic (pre-registration required)
HealthLine - 941-917-7777

Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Groups
HealthLine at 941-917-7777

Aphasia Support Group
HealthLine at 941-917-7777

ASAP Pregnancy & Addiction Support Group
HealthLine - 941-917-7777

Bariatric Support Group
941-917-4753

Breastfeeding Support Group & Latch Clinics
941-917-1700

Breastfeeding – Lactation Loop Support Group
HealthLine 941-917-7777

Cancer Grief Support Group Sarasota or Venice
941-917-7827 or HealthLine - 941-917-7777

Depression/Bi-Polar Support Groups
HealthLine at 941-917-7777

Epilepsy Support Group – Josh Provides
HealthLine at 941-917-7777

Gluten Free Support Group
HealthLine at 941-917-7777

HIV Support Group
HealthLine at 941-917-7777

Lyme Disease of Gulf Coast Support Group
HealthLine at 941-917-7777

Memory Loss Support Group
941-917-7197 or HealthLine 941-917-7777

Men-to-Men Prostate Cancer Support
HealthLine 941-917-7777

Multiple Myeloma Network & Education Group
941-917-7827 or HealthLine 941-917-7777

Myositis Association Support Group
HealthLine 941-917-7777

North Port Oncology Network for Spanish Speaking
941-917-7827 or HealthLine 917-7777

Oncology Caregiver Support – Sarasota or Venice
941-917-7287 or HealthLine 941-917-7777

Parkinson’s Power Hour & Partners Connection
HealthLine at 941-917-7777

Parkinson’s Wellness Club – Sarasota or Venice
HealthLine 941-917-7777

Sexual Violence Support Group
HealthLine 941-917-7777

Smoking Cessation Support Groups
866-534-7909 or HealthLine 941-917-7777

Spinal Cord Injury Support Group – Able Challengers
HealthLine 941-917-7777

Stroke Support & Wellness Group
941-917-3890 or HealthLine 941-917-7777

Transplant Support Group
HealthLine at 941-917-7777

Traumatic Brain Injury – TBI Support Group – Suncoast Center for Independent Living
941-351-9545

Woman to Woman Breast Cancer Support Sarasota or Venice
941-917-7827 or HealthLine 941-917-7777