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In a support group, members provide each other with various types of nonprofessional, nonmaterial help for a particular shared burdensome characteristic. The help may take the form of providing relevant information, relating personal experiences, listening to others' experiences, providing sympathetic understanding and establishing social networks. A support group may also provide ancillary support, such as serving as a public relations voice or engaging in advocacy.
Maintaining contact
Support groups maintain interpersonal contact among their members in a variety of ways. Most groups have traditionally met in person in group sizes that allowed conversational interaction. Support groups also maintain contact through printed newsletters, telephone chains, internet forums, and mailing lists. Some support groups are exclusively Online_support_groups.
Membership in some support groups is formally controlled, with admission requirements and membership fees. Other groups are "open" and allow anyone to drop in at an advertised meeting, for example, or to participate in an online forum.
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805Therapy.com Therapeutic support groups, individual and couples counseling. Teens and Seniors too! http://ow.ly/sfES
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researching support groups for chronic pain patients
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CancerBACUP - Cancer charity. Over 1500 pages of information for patients and doctors. Diagnosis and treatment. Counselling and resources. Site can be purchased as a CDROM.
Meta Description: [ Cancerbackup - Europe's leading cancer information service, providing accurate, up-to-date and authorative cancer information, resources and support for people affected by cancer. ]
Support Services - Charity dedicated to providing free support and information to cancer patients and their carers, families and friends.
Cancer Counselling Trust - Cancer counsellors and psychotherapists for cancer patients and their families, based in Islington.
Meta Description: [ The Cancer Counselling Trust provides skilled and experienced Cancer Counsellors and Psychotherapists for cancer patients, their families, friends, and care givers. We offer short term face-to-face counselling in London and telephone counselling for UK residents. ]
Cancer Resource Centre - Registered charity provides support, information and complementary therapies to people with cancer, based in Greater London.
Lennox Children's Cancer Fund - Provides assistance to the families of children with cancer, and to the hospitals that treat them. History, details of assistance offered, and request for donations.
Meta Description: [ The Lennox Children's Cancer Fund has been registered as a charity since 1992. The work they do aids and assists families who have been devastated when their child is stricken with Cancer. ]
Macmillan Cancer Relief - UK charity offering help and support to people with cancer. Limited online information but free leaflets and booklets can be ordered.
Ovacome - Ovarian cancer support network. Profile, news, information and resources with real life stories.
Meta Description: [ The UK Ovarian Cancer Support Network ]
Prostate Cancer Charity - A UK based prostate cancer charity. Telephone helpline. Networkers. Providing information and support for patients.
Meta Description: [ The Prostate Cancer Charity offers support and information to anyone concerned with prostate cancer. The site has information on the prostate, prostate cancer, its treatment and living with the disease. The charity is based in the UK. ]
Tenovus - Information about cancer charity working on research and patient support.
Youth Cancer Trust - Provides free holidays for young people diagnosed with cancer or any life threatening disease.
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