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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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@muncman Pixelmator is nice though it's lack of support for groups and masks can make working with complex designs a pain if not impossible.
seansean (Sean) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:19:44 -0000
@muncman Pixelmator is nice though it's lack of support for groups and masks can make working with complex designs a pain if not impossible.
#educause09 UWM has fac support groups to help bring ppl up to speed.
petejuvinall (petejuvinall) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:42:13 -0000
#educause09 UWM has fac support groups to help bring ppl up to speed.
YAY! RT @ConejoJoe: Here's a list of 80 or so local Ventura County non-profit organizations and support groups http://is.gd/4NiAs
danielrichman (Daniel Richman) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:37:28 -0000
YAY! RT @ConejoJoe: Here's a list of 80 or so local Ventura County non-profit organizations and support groups http://is.gd/4NiAs
Anyone know of any chronic pancreatitis support groups? Would appreciate if you'd DM me and RT to your peeps. Thx!
Prophet1958 (Evelyn Kalinosky) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:16:19 -0000
Anyone know of any chronic pancreatitis support groups? Would appreciate if you'd DM me and RT to your peeps. Thx!
@VolFrederick Thanks for the welcome and RT. Check out our website for Support Groups in your area -- www.maryland.ccfa.org
CCFA_Md_SoDe (CCFA MD/So DE) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:11:39 -0000
@VolFrederick Thanks for the welcome and RT. Check out our website for Support Groups in your area -- www.maryland.ccfa.org
@alechosterman there should be Twitter support groups!! LOL!!
michelleottman (Michelle Ottman) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:04:50 -0000
@alechosterman there should be Twitter support groups!! LOL!!

 
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404 Duke Health Raleigh: Liver Disease Support Group - Held the third Tuesday of each month at Harps Mill Internal Medicine in Raleigh, North Carolina, for patients and their families.
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Eastern Pennsylvania Hepatitis C Support Coalition - A coalition providing local support and education to people about this disease. Members list gives individual group information.
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Mass Hep P.E.P. - Provides information about Hepatitis C, risks, legislation, conventional treatment options, and herbal medications. Includes meeting dates and times for support groups in Massachusetts.
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Oxford Hepatitis C Support Group - Oxfordshire UK group offers monthly meetings, fortnightly workshops, information on the disease and treatment options.
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