Northern Florida Affiliate
Florida Huntington’s Disease Support Group Listing
Anyone living with HD & their families are welcome to attend a Florida HD support group meeting!
(1) Cape Coral - Lee County
(2) Clearwater - Pinellas/Pasco County
(3) Delray/Palm Beach - Broward County
(4) Jacksonville - Duval County
(5) Melbourne/Rockledge - Brevard County
(6) Miami - Dade County
(7) Orlando - Orange County
(8) Sarasota - Sarasota/Manatee County
(9) Tallahassee - Leon County
(10) Tampa Bay - Hillsboro County
CLICK HERE for detailed information on each support group
[Please note - this information is subject to change so please contact the facilitator if you have any questions.]
For more information on CARE & SUPPORT in Florida you can also contact:
University of South Florida HDSA Center of Excellence
Health Sciences Center -12901 Bruce B. Downs Blvd - Tampa, FL 33612 Phone: [813] 974-6022
Primary contact for the HD support groups that are facilitated by USF is Nancy Braswell, Social Worker:
Phone: [813] 974-6022 or email: nbraswel@health.usf.edu
University of Miami School of Medicine
Department of Neurology - Movement Disorders - 1501 NW 9th Ave., 2nd floor, Miami, Fl 33136 Phone:
305-243-6732 or 1-877-243-4340. Primary contact for the support group in Miami hosted by the University of Miami is George Dumenigo, LCSW, MSW: Phone: [305] 243-1865 or email: GDumenigo@med.miami.edu
Huntington’s Disease Society of America [HDSA]
HDSA has a listing of the current HD Support Groups for the United States on their website www.hdsa.org. [Direct link is http://www.hdsa.org/living-with-huntingtons/family-care/support-groups.html]
Want to Start A HD Support Group in Florida?
If you’re interested in starting a new HD support group in your area you can either fill out HDSA’s Support Group Application at www.hdsa.org/sgapp or contact tSeth Meyer, HDSA’s Community Services & Resource Development Manager, at 1-800-345-4372 Ext. 240 or via email SMeyer@hdsa.org if you have any questions.
