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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Considering Google Code already has #webhooks support, wondering how long it will take Google Groups to add support as well...
charlvn (Charl van Niekerk) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 07:47:59 -0000
Considering Google Code already has #webhooks support, wondering how long it will take Google Groups to add support as well...
@BiebersAngelz yesss, all the ryan support groups picked him
beliebersworld (kristennn(:) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 07:31:49 -0000
@BiebersAngelz yesss, all the ryan support groups picked him
Which shade looks better? http://groups.google.com/group/support-our-troops/web/mineral-makeup? http://bit.ly/5CsQo4
GoogleGoodies (Google Goodies) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 07:08:20 -0000
Which shade looks better? http://groups.google.com/group/support-our-troops/web/mineral-makeup? http://bit.ly/5CsQo4
#MyDO Sensitize teenagers:2care4elderly UR asset not liability by 4ming support groups Tell ageing issues2school kid http://bit.ly/4wuawR
deepti584 (deepti) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 06:55:12 -0000
#MyDO Sensitize teenagers:2care4elderly UR asset not liability by 4ming support groups Tell ageing issues2school kid http://bit.ly/4wuawR
@DeUndre13 Im an individual who runs a 501c3 non profit org for single parents...support groups, parenting, mentoring, finances, career, etc
singleparent411 (Joy Monroe) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 06:47:02 -0000
@DeUndre13 Im an individual who runs a 501c3 non profit org for single parents...support groups, parenting, mentoring, finances, career, etc
@mairs It's great that now he's helping others ya. I know I hope he will be willing to join any of the support groups. I'm worry :l
hannhash (Hannah Hashim) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 06:10:08 -0000
@mairs It's great that now he's helping others ya. I know I hope he will be willing to join any of the support groups. I'm worry :l

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