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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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Support Groups :: Down Syndrome
Down Syndrome Liverpool - Providing support and information to people with Down Syndrome, their parents and carers in the Liverpool area with links to other sites. Includes an online newsletter.
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Down's Heart Group - Offers support and information to families who have a member with Down's Syndrome and congenital heart defects. Forum and contact details.
Down's Syndrome Association - Provides information, counselling and support for people with Down's syndrome, their families and carers, as well as for professionals. Also a campaigning organisation.
Down's Syndrome Association - South West Thames Area - Information on their activities and contact details.
Meta Description: [ Information from the Downs Syndrome Association - South West Thames Area, England UK ]
Down's Syndrome Association London - Support group for parents and carers of people with Down's Syndrome. Details of meetings and activities.
Down's Syndrome North East - Branch of the Down's Syndrome Association offers parental counselling, subsidised leisure activities, Christmas parties and events, play-groups, and newsletters to people with Down's Syndrome, their families and their carers.
Down's Syndrome Scotland - Information about the condition, with advice and guidance for individuals affected, their families and carers. Includes information about publications, membership and activities of the organisation.
Downs Syndrome Association - Bristol Branch - A parent-led support group for the parents and carers of those with Downs Syndrome. Information about events and support resources.
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GMDSA (Greater Manchester Branch of the Down's Association) - Provides information on Down's syndrome and support to parents, carers and professionals. Online newsletter, and list of resources.
Meta Description: [ The GMDSA provides information on Down's syndrome to parents, carers and professionals ]
Lincolnshire Down's Syndrome Support Group - Contact details; also includes poems, stories, articles, and book reviews.
PODS (Parents of Down's Syndrome) - Provides support, friendship and information for parents and carers of children with Down's Syndrome in Barnet and surrounding areas. Information on activities, stories, and contact details.
Ups and Downs - A support group of parents of children with Down's Syndrome in Southampton. Information about activities and resources, with contact details.
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