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Support Groups

The Epilepsy Foundation of Northern California provides free monthly support group meetings at various locations throughout the region we serve. People affected by epilepsy as well as their friends and family are encouraged to join us for education, discussion and support in a friendly and comfortable environment.

 

Sacramento County - Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Third Tuesday of the month

Sutter General Hospital
Conference Room C
2801 L Street
Sacramento, CA 95816

Driving Directions

Call Erika Wasser at 916-454-6851 with questions.

Santa Clara County - El Camino
Mountain View, CA
7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
First Thursday of the month

El Camino Hospital Group
YMCA Building
Park Pavilion
Basement Meeting Room K
2500 Grant Road
Mountain View, CA 94040

Driving Directions

Solano County - Vacaville
Vacaville, CA
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Fourth Wednesday of the month

In December this group will not meet due to the holidays!

Vaca Valley Hospital
Annex Building 
1010 Nut Tree Road, Suite 290
2nd Floor
Vacaville, CA 95687

Driving Directions

San Francisco County - San Francisco Adults with Epilepsy
San Francisco, CA
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Third Wednesday of the month

California Pacific Medical Center Pacific Campus 
Enright Room adjacent to the gift shop
2333 Buchanan Street.
San Francisco, CA 94115

Please call (800)632-3532, to verify location of upcoming meetings.

Driving Directions

Monterey Support Group
Monterey, CA
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
First Tuesday of the month

Community Hospital of Monterey Peninsula
23625 Holman Highway, Conference Room A
Monterey, CA 93940

Please contact Educational Services for more information at (831) 649-7780.Facilitator: Sabah Al-Marashi, RN

Driving Directions

Santa Cruz Support Group
Santa Cruz, CA
7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Thursday, October 11 - Sunday, October 11, 2009

Random Meetings

Location:
Dominican Hospital Education Center (Behind Hospital)
Room D (Upstairs)
1555 Soquel Dr.
Santa Cruz, CA 95065

Please call (831) 475-9110, to verify location of upcoming meetings or visit www.epilepsynetwork.org.

Parents Support Group
San Jose, CA
First Thursday of the month

Sponsored by Parents Helping Parents
Parents Helping Parents is located at:

1400 Parkmoor Ave. Ste. 100
San Jose, CA 95126
For driving directions click here
Please call the contact number to confirm the meeting time.

Contact Phone: 408-727-5775 ext. 130
Contact Email: mouna@php.com
Sponsors Web Page: Seizures Support Network Group

Sonoma County Support Group
Sonoma, CA
6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Second Tuesday of the month

Sonoma Valley Hospital
347 Andrieux Street
Central Conference Room
Sonoma, CA 95476

This group will not be meeting in December! 

San Luis Obispo Support Group
San Luis Obispo, CA
6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
First Wednesday of the month

French Hospital Medical Center

1911 Johnson Ave.

San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

Conference Room

 

Please note that this support group is independently operated and does not meet in an area affiliated with the Epilepsy Foundation of Northern California.  Please direct questions to the facilitator, Craig Chamberlin, who can be reached at 707-889-3229 or cochamberlin@aol.com. 

 

 

Walnut Creek Support Group
Walnut Creek, CA
6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Second Wednesday of the month

 Location: John Muir Medical Campus              1601 Ygnacio Valley Road                               Ground Floor, Education Center, Sterns Room     Contact: Stephanie Eistetter                                 925-224-7760           stephaniee@epilepsynorcal.org 

Parking available: Turn right on La Casa Via then left into the hospital; parking garage is to the right.

Enter the main hospital and walk down the hallway
Turn left when you see the first set of elevators
Walk until you see another set of elevators on the left
Take elevator to ground floor
Turn left out of the elevator and left into the Education Center
Sterns is the second room on the left
 

 

Online Communities

MySpace -connect with individual affect by epilepsy in Northern California and around the world.

eCommunities -offer the unique opportunity to interact with individuals affected by epilepsy from around the world through threaded discussions and real-time chats.

Start a Support Group in Your Area

The following locations are inactive. If you wish to start a support group in one of these areas, please contact Stephanie Eistetter, Program Services Manager, by calling (800) 632-3532 or email stephaniee@epilepsynorcal.org

Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Modoc, Mono, Napa, Placer, Plumas, San Benito, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Sierra, Siskiyou, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Yuba, Yolo.