Please see below details of the BAMBI support groups. While everyone is welcome to call or come along any time, we ask that people become BAMBI members or make a donation to help us continue this service. Many thanks for your help!
The contact person for each group is listed below. If you have any difficulties reaching a specific person please contact Aine, Support Groups Coordinator, at any time. She will be happy to assist you. Also, if you need any support, information, or just wish to chat to someone who has experienced a situation similar to your own, please contact us.
Support is available in the many areas listed below, as well as cervical cancer, miscarriage, postnatal depression, premature birth, still birth, grief and marriage problems. Alternatively, if you feel you can provide support to others, please call to discuss how you can help.
Support Groups Coordinator
support@bambiweb.org
Lynn Kamara - 080 050 2179
Please be aware that whilst we aim to provide up-to-date details on support groups or organisations, BAMBI is a volunteer organization & as such cannot vet nor endorse any person(s) or group(s) listed here.
Clinician's Corner by Lynn Kamara
Submit your parenting and relationship-based questions to a Licensed Psychotherapist Lynn Kamara at clinicianscorner@bambiweb.org for instant solutions.
Adoption
There are many people in Bangkok who are adopting or have adopted a child. The adoption support group provides information, shares knowledge and experiences.
The adoption support group gets together every 1st Thursday of the month at 10.30am over a cup of coffee at Au bon Pain (02-664-8996), Emporium Tower (near the Emporium Suites), 1st floor, Sukhumvit Soi 24.
For more information you can contact Monique Kleinnibbelink - phone: 080-5961922 or Alena Henriksen - phone: 087-0974218. E-mail adoptionsupport@bambiweb.org
Fertility
Provides information and support, as well as details on medical practitioners, and contacts for help, advice and sharing experiences.

Allergies
Individuals sharing information and experiences. Please contact us as above. (Samitivej Hospital, Sukhumvit Soi 49 also has a good allergies unit).

S-KIDS (Special Kids)

For families with children with any intellectual or physical disability or learning limitations. Information is available on education opportunities and health practitioners. For those coming to Bangkok, it can be arranged for you to meet with other parents who can offer you emotional support and guide you through your first weeks here. Please contact us for more information.

TWINS Group
The Bangkok Twins Group holds weekly playgroups every Friday from 9:30 - 11:30am at IPC Clubhouse. For more information, please sign up to the Facebook group 'Bangkok Twins Group'. Alternatively, you can contact Polly email: pollymcg@gmail.com, by phone 081 446 7626 or Natalie, at 0818 253 655 or murphy1@truemail.co.th
Bangkok Area Homeschool Network
A support network for home schooling families. Designed to provide parents with a network to discuss teaching methods, curriculums and available resources, and to give home schooled children regular contact with others, including field trips, play times and group classes /educational activities. This group is now a Yahoo group, bangkokhomeschoolers - Bangkok Area Homeschool Group, and anyone interested can join by going to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bangkokhomeschoolers/.

Working Mothers
The WOMBLES is a group of working mothers (paid /charity work) who meet on the second Thursday of the month for dinner around Bangkok. Pregnant women and mothers thinking about returning to the workforce are also welcome. If you are interested in joining, please email bambi.wombles@gmail.com or check details on the BAMBI Event Calendar
Central Blood Register
Rhesus negative blood groups are very rare in Thailand. Thailand’s Central Blood Register lists people willing to give Rhesus negative blood in the event of an emergency. Signing up for the CBR does not carry any obligation, nor does it mean you will necessarily ever be asked to donate. But, if you are called, the chances are you will probably help save someone’s life. Contact the CBR via mobile tel. 08 9068 8533 / email centralbloodregister@hotmail.com
Time out and Socialise! (TOTS!)

A social group designed for mothers with husbands who travel, who are interested in a meeting others in a similar situation. The aim of the group is to develop a contact network of individuals, and to arrange social activities on a monthly basis. Please contact Biba for details on 08 9822 7213 or biba2waring@yahoo.co.uk.

Single Parents of Thailand (SPOT)
If you are a single parent (through separation/divorce/adoption) and would like to meet others in similar circumstances for regular get togethers and support, please contact Nicola Powell email nikpowelllll@yahoo.co.uk. This is not restricted to mums, dads are also most welcome!

Bangkok Breast Cancer Support Group (BBCS) 

The group aims to provide personal attention as well as mental and emotional support to women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer. Please contact Daljeet Saluja, Chairperson, or Khun Koong, Office Manager on 02-256-4991 Ext. 1026 or email bkkbreastcancer@gmail.com. They are now based at the Queen Sirikit Center, Basement Level Chulalongkorn Hospital, 1873 Rama IV Road, Bangkok 10330. If you can’t get through on the phone, the best way to contact them is by email as it is checked several times a day when the office is closed or unattended.
Bangkok Breast Cancer Support Group is happy to announce a new resource: a monthly support meeting for Breast Cancer Survivors to meet and share their experience, their strength and most of all their hope. They will be meeting the first Wednesday of the month from 10.00 am to 12 noon at Olive restaurant between Sukhumvit Soi 33 and 35, next to Subway sandwich shop and Villa Market. Please spread the word to your friends, family members or anyone you know who is a breast cancer survivor. It is helpful to share your experiences and learn from each other. If you are a survivor, please join us. For more information, please contact BBCS at 0859088002. There are members who have had years of recovery and inspirational stories to share.
Cancer Support Group
Group counselling for English speaking cancer patients. Provides a safe and friendly environment where patients can discuss feelings and exchange experiences. Every Thursday 1030-1200 at Bumrungrad International Hospital, main bldg 3rd Floor, Conference room no.3. Guided by 2 counselors, participants are limited to 15 patients, accepted on first come first served basis. Please call 081 809 7672 for further details.

LEAP: L(earning) E(ducation) A(dvocacy) P(rogram)

LEAP (Learning and Educational Advocacy Program) serves as a point of contact for parents in need of support, referrals and information concerning their children’s special needs including learning disabilities, developmental delays, sensory integration and autism. Meetings are an emotionally supportive, confidential venue in which to both vent frustrations and celebrate successes. Equally as important, time together is used to problem-solve as well as to explore and address common concerns and interests.
LEAP also brings together in an integrated and coordinated way the immense knowledge and resources represented in our community by creating 1) a lending library of books, journals, video tapes and other materials which help parents stay current on research and therapeutic interventions and 2) a directory of therapeutic resources available locally including expat spouses who have expertise in such things as speech therapy, PT, OT, cranial-sacral release, etc.
To learn more about LEAP or find out about upcoming meetings contact us at: leap.bkk@gmail.com
The Rainbow Room - A Special Needs Awareness Center 

We are a non-profit group of parents, family and friends of individuals with developmental & behavioral special needs, who come together to raise positive awareness by offering information, education, empowerment and encouragement through a “Parent-to-Parent” model. We are the first stop when a family learn that someone they love has a special need. Our hope is to see a society where families and communities include individuals with special needs and empower them to achieve their highest potential and live as quality members of the community.
To learn more about The Rainbow Room, please check our FB page at www.facebook.com/specialrainbow or visit our Youtube channel for more videos about Special Needs - www.youtube.com/user/specialrainbowbkk
For further information and RSVP, please contact Rosalina 086 77 00 845.
The Rainbow Room - A Special Needs Awareness Center - invites you to join our English morning coffee group for fellowship and experience sharing at no. 30 Soi Saengchai, Sukhumvit 38 from 9.30am to 11.00 am first Thursday of each month. During our morning coffee session, we would introduce the member and share our experiences in taking care of our children who has special needs.
Direction: To get to The Rainbow Room, turn into Sukhumvit soi 38, turn right into Soi Saengchai then follow the road until you pass a tennis court on your right hand. The Rainbow Room is right after the tennis court. If you have any friends who are interested to come join us, please feel free to forward this email to them.