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support groups

OLBH’s commitment to the community extends beyond the hospital’s walls and to more than just the patients in the facility’s hospital rooms. OLBH offers support to residents of the Tri-State through its variety of support groups, including:

Alcoholic's Anonymous

Alcoholic's Anonymous (AA), an international fellowship of men and women who have had a drinking problem, offers a forum for members to share experiences. AA gives person-to-person service or "sponsorship" to the alcoholic. The group meets weekly at the Bellefonte Behavioral Health Center on Sunday at 9:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Tuesday at 8:00 p.m.; Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. and Saturday at 8:00 p.m.

For more information, call the Bellefonte Behavioral Health Center at 606-833-3555 or 800-327-3148.

Al-Anon

Al-Anon helps families and friends of alcoholics recover from the effects of living with problem drinking. The group meets each Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. at the Bellefonte Behavioral Health Center.

For more information, call the center at 606-833-3555 or 800-327-3148.

Alzheimer's support groups

OLBH’s Healthy Community Services program offers assistance to patients and families dealing with Alzheimer’s disease through the hospital’s free Alzheimer’s support groups. The free support groups offer counseling to understand the disease, how to cope with a diagnosis, home safety techniques, support for the caregiver, how to manage long-distance caregiving and care planning for families. OLBH’s Alzheimer’s program is affiliated with the Greater Kentucky and Southern Indiana Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association.

For more information, call Healthy Community Services at 606-833-3398 or toll-free at 877-827-7012.

Better Breathers support group

The Better Breathers support group provides an opportunity to meet and share experiences, to ask questions and to learn how to develop a better quality of life. The group operates with the following objectives:

• To provide support and encouragement through sharing and interaction. 

• To help overcome some of the day-to-day activities of living with chronic lung disease. 

• To foster health understanding.

• To provide recreational activities.

The group is free and meets bi-monthly at the Human Motion Vitality Center. For more information, please call the OLBH CareLine at 606-833-CARE (2273). 

breast cancer support group

OLBH’s breast cancer support group meets monthly at Bellefonte Centre (1000 Ashland Drive). Each month a new topic is presented to those whose lives have been affected by a diagnosis of breast cancer.

For more information or to register, contact the OLBH CareLine at 606-833-CARE (2273).

cardiac express

Cardiac Express provides support for members of the Human Motion Vitality Center's Cardiac Rehabilitation program. The group's goal is to provide social opportunities for patients and families who have been affected by heart disease.

Cardiac Express offers four outings annually. For more information, please call 606-833-3518.

diabetes - adult

The OLBH Diabetes & Wound Care Center offers a support group for adults living with diabetes. The group is open to diabetics and their families.

For more information or to be added to the mailing list, call the OLBH CareLine at 606-833-CARE (2273).  

diabetes - youth

The OLBH Diabetes & Wound Care Center’s Camp Quest is a support group for children with either diabetes or asthma. The support group meets periodically throughout the year for educational offerings, activities and support for children and their families living with diabetes and asthma.

For more information or to be added to the mailing list, call the OLBH CareLine at 606-833-CARE (2273). 

Look Good.Feel Better

Look Good.Feel Better helps women cope with the appearance-related side effects of cancer treatment by teaching them beauty tips that can help them enhance their looks and boost their self-images. In addition to changes in a patient’s physical condition, chemotherapy and radiation can cause increased susceptibility to infection. Look Good.Feel Better features experts trained to help patients deal with the physical side effects of cancer treatment and to promote good hygiene.

Look Good.Feel Better is a free non-medical program offered monthly by the OLBH Women’s Center in conjunction with the American Cancer Society, the Personal Care Products Council Foundation and the National Cosmetology Association.

To register, or for more information, contact the OLBH CareLine at 606-833-CARE (2273).

Narcotic's Anonymous

Narcotic's Anonymous is a nonprofit fellowship of men and women for whom drugs have become a major problem. Meetings are each Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 7:00 p.m. at the Bellefonte Behavioral Health Center.

For more information, please call the center at 606-833-3555 or 800-327-3148.

smoking cessation

OLBH offers a free, 12-week smoking cessation support group using the Cooper - Clayton method and nicotine replacement to assist individuals in kicking the habit of using tobacco products.

The hospital's smoking cessation support group encourages Tri-State residents to overcome nicotine dependency, keying into both emotional and physical needs. The group supports people as they become non-smokers.

To register, call the OLBH CareLine at 606-833-CARE (2273).

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