Support Groups
The following is a list of free support groups currently offered at Potomac Ridge Behavioral Health Center in Rockville, Maryland.
Mood Disorders Psycho-education Group
Potomac Ridge Behavioral Health Center offers free, on-going psycho-education group for adults suffering from depression.
Date/Time: Tuesdays (5:30-6:30pm)
Facilitator: Katherine Slemmer, MSW, PsyD
Information/Registration: (301) 838-4958
Chesapeake Family Support Group
Families with children who are currently or previously received care in the Chesapeake Unit are invited to attend this free, weekly support group.
Date/Time: Tuesdays (5:30–6:30pm)
Facilitator: Nina Chaiklin, LCSW-C, Clinical Supervisor
Information/Registration: N/A
Operation Runaway
Operation RunawaySM is a community-based, family-focused, and crisis-oriented program founded in 1991 to assist at-risk runaway youth and their families. Operation RunawaySM provides free, therapeutic support services, education and advocacy in an effort to prevent and reduce runaway behavior.
For more information, to sign up for the Operation Runaway support group, to make a referral, or to schedule a free evaluation, please call 1-800-204-8600.
Date/Time: Wednesdays (6:30-8:00pm)
Facilitators: Debra Caplan, LCPC, and Brian Elzey, CACAD
Information/Registration: 1-800-204-8600
Asperger's Parent Support & Education
Potomac Ridge Behavioral Health Center provides on-going support and advocacy group for parents of children with Asperger's, Non-Verbal Learning Disability, High Functioning Autism, or PDD.
Date/Time: Saturdays
Facilitator: Dan Schwarz, PsyD
Information/Registration: (301) 928-1451, Cost is $40
Free After Care Group for Intensive Outpatient Program for Adults in the Chemical Dependency Program
Date/Time: Wednesdays (6:15–7:45pm)
Facilitator: Marlene Evans