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: VIRTUAL DURING COVID-19
• Please RSVP by contacting Monica Volz, NP at [email protected]

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.