Belleville Counseling Associates
Counseling for Adults, Children, Families, and Groups
Solutions to provide Hope and Healing
Local Support Groups
Belleville- Swansea Area
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
Support group meets at St Elizabeth’s Hospital – Room 722
Tuesdays at 7 pm and Saturdays at noon
Website – dbsalliance.org


GROW
A self-help program for mental and emotional well-being
Meetings at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital – Room 729 –
Thursdays at 7 pm
Website – growinamerica.org


Parents, Family, & Friends of Lesbians and Gays
Meetings at St Paul United Church of Christ
115 West B Street, Belleville, IL  62220
1st  Thursday of every month at 6:30 pm.
Website – bellevilleilpflag.com

Karla Smith Foundation
Family and Friends
Support for family and friends of a loved one with mental illness.
Peace Chapel 10101 West Main Street, Belleville, IL  62223
1st and 3rd Thursday of each month
Website – karlasmithfoundation.org
Phone – 618-624-5771


Karla Smith Foundation
Suicide Survivor Support Group
Peace Chapel
10101 West Main Street,
Belleville, IL  62223
2nd and 4th Thursday of each month
Website – karlasmithfoundation.org
Phone – 618-624-5771


Karla Smith Foundation
Speaker Series and Dinner – Dinner and childcare provided
Hope Church
200 Dapron Ave,
Belleville, IL 62226
1st Tuesday of the month
Website – karlasmithfoundation.org
Phone – 618-624-5771

Family Hospice
Support Groups for Grief, detailed below
5100 West Main Street, Belleville, IL  62226

All groups meet the 1st Monday of every month at 6:30 pm.
Heartlinks – Support groups for children who have lost a loved one.  Groups for
children ages preschool through teens.
Caregiver Group – Support group for caregivers of children who have lost a loved
one.
Parenting Alone – Support group for widowed parents now raising children alone.
Aching Arms – Support group for a parent who has lost a child.
Website – familyhospice.org
Phone – 618-257-0806


NAMI – National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
Offers support for family and friends of loved ones with mental illness, as well as
some support for those who have it.

Website – namiswi.org
Belleville Group
Hope Church 200 Dapron Ave, Belleville, IL 62226
3rd Tuesday of each month
Contact Pat Rudloff at 656-6781
Granite City Group
Gateway Regional Medical Center, Paschal Hall Meeting Room – 2100 Madison
Avenue, Granite City, IL  62020
1st Tuesday at 7 pm
Contact Pat Rudloff at 618-656-6781


Women to Women Support Group
Meetings at LINC   1 Emerald Terrace, Swansea, IL 62226
Thursdays from 1-2
Website – lincinc.org
Phone 618-235-9988



Suggestions for additional local resources?
Please email
kathleen@bcahope.com