Support Groups

San Francisco

UCSF Young Onset PD Support Group

• Meetings are held on the first Tuesday of every month from 5:30-7:00 pm
• Location:  UCSF Weill, 1651 4th St., San Francisco, in the Manetti Shrem Neurology Clinic conference room on the first floor. The entrance is on the left as you walk into the building. It's behind the security desk. The conference room is in the back. 
• Please RSVP by contacting Monica Volz, NP at [email protected]
• Zoom Link: Please contact Monica Volz, NP at [email protected], and the Zoom link will be emailed to you.

Newly Diagnosed PD Support Group

• Newly Diagnosed PD for those and their care partners. People should have a diagnosis of less than 5-6 years.  
• Meetings are held on the second Wednesdays 1:00 pm-2:30 pm via Zoom 
• Please RSVP by contacting Susan Heath, RN at [email protected]

San Francisco VA Medical Center Parkinson's Disease Patient and Caregiver Support Group

Patients are referred locally to a support group at the San Francisco VA Medical Center, called the Parkinson's Disease Patient and Caregiver Support Group.  This group is open to patients (including non-VA patients) and their caregivers and family members. 

• Meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month from 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm  
• Location: VIRTUAL DURING COVID-19
  San Francisco VA Medical Center
  4150 Clement Street, Building #7, 1st Floor: Auditorium
• Please RSVP by calling 415-379-5530
• Support Group Coordinators:  
  Annie Li Wong, MSN, GNP-BC
  Carolyn Talmadge, MDiv

Northern & Central California 

To find a listing of support groups in Northern and Central California, please visit Parkinson's Patients Support Groups or Stanford's APDA Information & Referral Center

National Groups

Please visit the Parkinson's Foundation website for groups nation-wide.

Alternatively, please call our offices at (415) 476-9276 or email [email protected] to find a support group near your area.