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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Business and Environmental Groups Unite in Support of Climate Legislation http://tinyurl.com/yals8gx
BWPolitics (BWPolitics) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:43:35 -0000
Business and Environmental Groups Unite in Support of Climate Legislation http://tinyurl.com/yals8gx
Regan: Virtual worlds very useful for those with disabilities as 'healing environments', support groups. #kpndc
kpnewscenter (Kaiser Permanente) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:28:41 -0000
Regan: Virtual worlds very useful for those with disabilities as 'healing environments', support groups. #kpndc
Business and Environmental Groups Unite in Support of Climate Legislation - WELT ONLINE http://ff.im/-b2kMm
businesshelps (Jovan Ray) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:19:15 -0000
Business and Environmental Groups Unite in Support of Climate Legislation - WELT ONLINE http://ff.im/-b2kMm
Business and Environmental Groups Unite in Support of Climate Legislation http://bit.ly/4pUZST
BW_Energy (BW Energy News) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:05:59 -0000
Business and Environmental Groups Unite in Support of Climate Legislation http://bit.ly/4pUZST
Job Search: There are many job search support groups, attend one or more. But, make sure they provide or continue to provide value for you.
LTK (Lila Kirschbaum) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:55:24 -0000
Job Search: There are many job search support groups, attend one or more. But, make sure they provide or continue to provide value for you.
@timothybsmith haha what is your definition of 'have to' though? Is not like a cocaine addiction for you? Support groups are in near future
graemeduckett (Graeme Duckett) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:37:35 -0000
@timothybsmith haha what is your definition of 'have to' though? Is not like a cocaine addiction for you? Support groups are in near future

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