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.