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Support groups are a resource and a place to connect and share with others who understand.

PLEASE NOTE: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, as of March 13th AFTD suspended all face-to-face volunteer activities, including support group meetings. AFTD support group volunteers are providing remote options as they are able. Please contact the group leader closest to where you live (see below) to learn more. AFTD continues to provide information and resources about COVID-19 and FTD on our main page. If you have questions about support in general, please contact AFTD's HelpLine at 1-866-507-7222, or by email at [email protected]

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UT – Salt Lake City area	2nd Wednesday of the month from 10 a.m.–11:30 a.m.	Bonnie Shepherd (801) 231-3442 [email protected]
UT – Salt Lake City area	1st Tuesday of the month from 7 p.m.–8:30 p.m.	Jamie Gordon (801) 550-3563 [email protected]
UT – St. George	Contact facilitator for more information	Bonnie Shepherd (801) 231-3442 [email protected]

Contact a Medical Center

FTD-oriented medical centers can offer diagnosis, guidance, and connections to research opportunities.

University of Utah Center for Alzheimer’s Care, Imaging and Research (CACIR)	Cognitive Disorders Clinic – Imaging & Neurosciences Center 729 Arapeen Dr. Salt Lake City, UT 84108	Danielle Justesen, Clinic Coordinator 801-585-7575 [email protected] For more information about research at CACIR call the Memory Study Line: 801- 587-7888	View University of Utah Center for Alzheimer’s Care, Imaging and Research (CACIR) Website
Mayo Clinic – Scottsdale	13400 East Shea Boulevard Scottsdale, AZ 85259	Contact: 480-301-8484	View Mayo Clinic – Scottsdale Website
University of California, Los Angeles – FTD Clinic	10911 Weyburn Ave., Suite 200 Los Angeles, CA 90095	Contact: 310-794-2550	View University of California, Los Angeles – FTD Clinic Website
University of California, San Diego – Perlman Neurology Clinic	University of California, San Diego – Perlman Neurology Clinic Shiley-Marcos Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center UCSD Movement Disorders Program: Dr. Irene Litvan, Director 9350 Campus Pt. Drive La Jolla, CA 92037	For appointments at the Perlman Clinic 858-657-8540 For information about FTD-related research and how to participate call the Shiley-Marcos Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center 858-822-4800 For the Movement Disorders Program call Ronarah Roberson (858) 822-5871 [email protected]	View University of California, San Diego – Perlman Neurology Clinic Website
University of California, San Francisco – Memory and Aging Center	350 Parnassus Ave. Suite 706 San Francisco, CA 94117	Contact: (415) 476-6880	View University of California, San Francisco – Memory and Aging Center Website
Cleveland Clinic, Las Vegas – Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health	888 West Bonneville, Las Vegas, NV 89106	Jeffrey Cummings, MD 702-483-6000	View Cleveland Clinic, Las Vegas – Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health Website

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