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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Is Redlands the only city with groups of people on the corner holding signs up to honk 3x to support our troops?
spacenjason (Jason) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 01:23:07 -0000
Is Redlands the only city with groups of people on the corner holding signs up to honk 3x to support our troops?
Utilizing care support groups that are available to caregivers. http://www.fenwaymedical.com/care-blog/278-utilize-support-networks.html
FenwayMedical (Christopher Rich) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 01:14:54 -0000
Utilizing care support groups that are available to caregivers. http://www.fenwaymedical.com/care-blog/278-utilize-support-networks.html
thinks that the so-called "Support Luna Maya" groups on facebook are proof that we have gone too far in social networking. Yang bener aja!
iamsita (sita ismangil) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:50:32 -0000
thinks that the so-called "Support Luna Maya" groups on facebook are proof that we have gone too far in social networking. Yang bener aja!
@AaronMSB I also avoided support groups for years...but actually talking with others and sharing and helping has been really cathartic
Jason31480 (Jason Leitman) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:50:14 -0000
@AaronMSB I also avoided support groups for years...but actually talking with others and sharing and helping has been really cathartic
@Jason31480 I try not to dwell on it, which is why I haven't checked out support groups but I'm beginning to think there's a way to do both.
AaronMSB (Aaron Bramley) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:45:48 -0000
@Jason31480 I try not to dwell on it, which is why I haven't checked out support groups but I'm beginning to think there's a way to do both.
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REDDITSPAMMOR (REDDITSPAMMOR) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:40:28 -0000
#reddit HTML Groups Tackle Webcam Support: submitted by wooptoo [link] [comment] http://bit.ly/8QRmTw #rulez

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