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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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Construction, development groups pledge to back city work force goals: ... signed an agreement in support of a Kans... http://bit.ly/685AoF
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HTML groups tackle Webcam support http://bit.ly/7ckXZf
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PsychicHealing (Kathleen Kanavos) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:14:48 -0000
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no one replace Hamasaki Ayumi as my idol,the rest are singers/groups that i support
TheIcePrince (Jun Loh Kah Wei) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:13:52 -0000
no one replace Hamasaki Ayumi as my idol,the rest are singers/groups that i support
Malik saab, at the same time, you support other groups too, no ? - http://tr.im/HLdo
venkatananth (Venkat Ananth) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:47:43 -0000
Malik saab, at the same time, you support other groups too, no ? - http://tr.im/HLdo
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AdviceHQ - Provides information for help on topics including human rights, abuse, adoption, mental health, sexual health, divorce and teenage life. Sign up for email newsletter.
Ashiana - Asian Womens Refuge - Sheffield based Organisation offering support and safe accommodation to Asian women and children fleeing violence and abuse in the home. Also provides help and support for those experiencing domestic violence outside the refuge. The service is run by Asian women.
Meta Description: [ Ashiana offers emotional, practical help and safe accommodation for women and children fleeing from domestic abuse. ]
Consumer Credit Counselling Service - Free debt advice for families and individuals. Information about the organisation, and how they work. Includes news, useful links, and contact details (phone, mail, and e-mail).
Meta Description: [ CCCS is a charity dedicated to providing confidential, free counselling and money management assistance to financially distressed families and individuals. ]
False Allegations Support Organisation - Support for those who feel falsely accused of child sexual abuse, especially relating to police inquiries into the history of children's homes. Contact details and information about the service, a refuge for the innocent, not a safe house for abusers in denial
FAS-UK - A group of parents and professionals devoted to raising awareness about Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and to help reduce the incidence of birth defects so caused. Information, and details of support network for affected families and carers.
Meta Description: [ FAS-UK is a group of parents and professionals in the United Kingdom devoted to raising awareness about Foetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) and Alcohol Related Neurodevelopmental Disorders (ARND), to help reduce the incidence of birth defects caused by prenatal exposure to alcohol and to assist individ... ]
FindSupport National Directory - A directory of self-help and support groups. Browse by categories or search for the group nearest you. Also hosts discussion forums on a variety of topics.
Meta Description: [ FREE directory of self-help groups, support groups and charities in the UK. Browse the groups by catagory, or search for the group nearest you. ]
Gamblers Anonymous UK - Fellowship of men and women who have joined together to do something about their own gambling problem and to help others do the same. Includes details of regional helpline numbers.
Meta Description: [ Gamblers Anonymous UK ]
GamCare - Helpline, Counselling and information for anyone affected by gambling.
Life Outlined - Designed to guide through life's many changes, from childhood to maturity with helpful tips and straightforward information.
Luton Mediation - Offers a free, independent service to help resolve neighbour disputes. Describes its services and includes a location map.
Meta Description: [ Luton Mediation offers a free and independent service to help resolve neighbour disputes. They can help with lots of different problems including noisy neighbours, problem children, anti-social behaviour, parking and boundary fence issues ]
National Coalition of Anti-Deportation Campaigns - Bringing together families and individuals fighting deportation in the UK.
Meta Description: [ National Coalition of Anti-Deportation Campaigns, NCADC ]
National Missing Persons Helpline - Help for the relatives of the missing, and information on people we're looking for.
Meta Description: [ National Missing Persons Helpline, leading UK charity dedicated to helping missing people and supporting their famlies while they wait for news. Click for more information or call 0500 700 700 ]
Problem Pages.co.uk - Online problem pages magazine.
Meta Description: [ Problem Pages.co.uk: The UK's online problem pages magazine. ]
Refugees Online - An online course in web production set up by the UNHCR. Its aim is to help refugee individuals and organisations communicate.
Relate Northumberland and Tyneside - Aims to provide relationship counseling to couples of all sorts. Information on services, locations and costs.
Meta Description: [ Counselling for people between the Tyne and the Scottish borders whose relationship is in difficulties., Counselling for people between the Tyne and the Scottish borders whose relationship is in difficulties. ]
Self Help Nottingham - Resource for self help groups, their support agencies and health and social care professionals. Based in Nottingham but with a wide range of information and resources relevant to all self help groups.
Meta Description: [ Resource for self help groups, their support agencies and health and social care professionals. Support for self help groups in Nottingham and District; publications, training and research; national UK and international links. ]
Self Help UK - Free searchable database of self help organisations and support groups.
Meta Description: [ Self Help UK is a free searchable database of over 1,000 self help organisations and support groups across the UK. That provide support, guidance and advice to patients, carers and their relatives. ]
SIFA (Supporting Independence From Alcohol) - Birmingham based group helping individuals with alcohol related problems, who are homeless or otherwise disadvantaged or marginalised, to become more independent and improve the quality of their lives in their own terms.
Meta Description: [ alcohol support services in birmingham, alcohol service in birmingham, homeless or marginalised people ]
TALK Adoption - Free phone helpline for young people with a connection to adoption.
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Telephone Helplines Association - Works with helplines to achieve the highest quality response to all those using telephone helplines. Includes an online version of the Telephone Helplines Directory.
The Samaritans - Support to people who are suicidal or despairing. An English Language Email service is available to anyone needing emotional support, throughout the world.
Meta Description: [ This is the website for Samaritans. Providing confidential, emotional support online. ]
UK Divorce Recovery Workshop - National charity which runs self-help groups for the separated or divorced throughout the UK. The site has details of local groups plus information on how to start a new group.
Meta Description: [ Divorce Recovery Workshop - a UK charity that helps individuals come to terms with marriage breakup. ]
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