Weekly, professionally facilitated groups sponsored by the Battered Women's Shelter for children ages 4-18 years who have been exposed to domestic violence.  They are subdivided by the age of the children attending and meet at the same time as a group for women in abusive relationships (click here to see data on that group and other domestic violence resources). Call the Shelter at 332-2513 anytime anyday for information. (Click for overview of Child Abuse resources)

Age-divided children's groups for ages 5-18 whose mothers have been in any abusive relationship.  These groups are part of their HERO program. A concurrent adult group is ongoing; the children's groups run 8 weeks (click here to see data on that group and other domestic violence resources).  They interview all potential attendees to assist them in choosing the most appropriate resource.  Call 704/336-3210 Mon-Fri 9-5 for meeting times and to register.

This service provides comprehensive data and referral assistance for nonprofit and government resources in the NC counties of Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Union, and Anson counties and in or near the city of Mooresville, NC.  If you are calling on a landline or residential phone in one of those counties, dial 2-1-1.  If that fails, if you are calling on a cell phone, or if you are calling from anywhere else in NC, call 866/744-7778.  For calls from out of NC, use their local number of 704/377-1100. Although they are open 24 hours a day, you may wish to call weekdays from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. for non-emergency questions.

The friendly staff at this full service library can help you research any medical topic using their up-to-date computers, databases, journals and books.  No previous research experience or medical knowledge is required. Click here for details or call them at 704-384-6393.

MedLinePlus

This service of the National Library of Medicine of the National Institutes of Health is one of the better one-stop shops for beginning your search on the internet for medical information.  For those of you who live in Mecklenburg and Union counties in NC, we recommend that you contact the Health Library for more personal assistance from the experts there in searching for reliable medical information. Click here for their details.

Click to link to any of these lists of national groups: 

The Self-Help Sourcebook OnLine Index
The Genetic Alliance
NORD (National Organization for Rare Diseases) Database

Click here to branch to the American Self-Help Clearinghouse listing of toll-free phone numbers for a wide variety of topics.