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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#Cancer support programs today @ The Wellness Community: THREE support groups, beginning #yoga, quilting club, gentle yoga. Come on over!
TWCVV (Wellness CommunityVV) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:17:35 -0000
#Cancer support programs today @ The Wellness Community: THREE support groups, beginning #yoga, quilting club, gentle yoga. Come on over!
RT @AlexJThomas #thingsracistssay "There are no support groups for the white heterosexual male"
the_beacon (Rev. Beacon Schuler) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:14:50 -0000
RT @AlexJThomas #thingsracistssay "There are no support groups for the white heterosexual male"
RT @AlexJThomas: #thingsracistssay "There are no support groups for the white heterosexual male"
macdermott (macdermott) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:10:14 -0000
RT @AlexJThomas: #thingsracistssay "There are no support groups for the white heterosexual male"
#thingsracistssay "There are no support groups for the white heterosexual male"
AlexJThomas (Alex J. Thomas) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:07:38 -0000
#thingsracistssay "There are no support groups for the white heterosexual male"
Eating Disorder support groups tonight in Dublin and Carlow http://tinyurl.com/BWGroups
bodywhys (Bodywhys) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:58:52 -0000
Eating Disorder support groups tonight in Dublin and Carlow http://tinyurl.com/BWGroups
@CheeseRations It can take a while, but you're doing a great job at kicking the habit. That said, there may be support groups...
Darchmare (Jeff C.) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:54:12 -0000
@CheeseRations It can take a while, but you're doing a great job at kicking the habit. That said, there may be support groups...

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