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

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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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@PetFoodExpress helps so many bay area rescue groups. Support them in their quest to open a new store in the Marina http://bit.ly/1wl7wn
GratefulDogsSF (Grateful Dogs Rescue) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:51:44 -0000
@PetFoodExpress helps so many bay area rescue groups. Support them in their quest to open a new store in the Marina http://bit.ly/1wl7wn
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lowelectricbill (Paul Caraway) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:12:48 -0000
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RT @WondersnWorries Kids' support groups. Age-appropriate education @ cancer, games, activities, & coping strategies. http://bit.ly/z4T7C
donnapenland (Donna Penland) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:59:02 -0000
RT @WondersnWorries Kids' support groups. Age-appropriate education @ cancer, games, activities, & coping strategies. http://bit.ly/z4T7C
Contact us for info on kids' support groups. Age-appropriate education @ cancer, games, activities, & coping strategies. http://bit.ly/z4T7C
WondersnWorries (Jennifer Parker) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:52:24 -0000
Contact us for info on kids' support groups. Age-appropriate education @ cancer, games, activities, & coping strategies. http://bit.ly/z4T7C
Homeschooling resources and groups are not very forthcoming here in WA. I need a support system and can't find any that are secular. GRRR!
Denicalifornia (Deni) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:38:53 -0000
Homeschooling resources and groups are not very forthcoming here in WA. I need a support system and can't find any that are secular. GRRR!

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