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Links

Please follow this link to the Getting Support page at PFLAG's National website for many excellent resources.

For the most comprehensive list of local support resources please visit this link:

University of Missouri-Columbia LGBT Resource Center.
216 Brady Commons. (573) 884 7750.

Spring Grove Counseling & Wellness Center
Offers affirming suppport and a range of therapies for LGBTQ community and allies. Finding an affirming therapist can be challenging – the following two visited the Jefferson City PFLAG meeting and specifically expressed their dedication to offering support to the LGBTQA community:

Scott O'Kelley, M.A., Ed.S.

Erika Patterson, Ph.D.

Please contact Spring Grove Counseling & Wellness Center with questions or for addtional information regarding their practitioners or services or to make an appointment.

Telephone: 573.635.8299
FAX: 573.635.4629
Address: 211 Oscar Drive, Jefferson City, Missouri 65101
E-mail: Springrove3@embarqmail.com

Information on our local chapter:

PFLAG Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays
Columbia/Mid-Missouri Chapter

Monthly meetings are held on the first Thursday of every month
PFLAG Columbia/Mid-Missouri Chapter is now meeting in a new location:
Missouri United Methodist Church
Room 302, from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.

PFLAG is non-sectarian, non-denominational and is not affiliated with any religious institution. see policies.

OUR MISSION:
Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)
promotes the health and well being of gay, lesbian, bisexual,
and transgendered persons, their families, and their friends through:

SUPPORT to cope with an adverse society.
EDUCATION to enlighten an ill-informed public.
ADVOCACY to end discrimination and secure equal civil rights.

PFLAG provides opportunity for dialogue about sexual orientation
and gender identity, and acts to create a society that is healthy and
respectful of human diversity.

At our PFLAG meetings we offer:

Support group
Education
Confidentiality
Safe Space
Acceptance

For information about our local chapter please contact Linda Hayes 573-864-1431
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