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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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RT @Willie1701A Fledgling technologies need support to grow, so biodiesel tax credit needs support - groups chime in - http://bit.ly/4iURGX
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RT @Willie1701A Fledgling technologies need support to grow, so biodiesel tax credit needs support - groups chime in - http://bit.ly/4iURGX
RT @OneBeLo: From what I was told,activists groups,Christian groups,etc will be in attendance to support Brother Luqman @ the protest today.
ThatEric (Eric Phillipson) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:23:47 -0000
RT @OneBeLo: From what I was told,activists groups,Christian groups,etc will be in attendance to support Brother Luqman @ the protest today.
From what I was told, activists groups, Christian groups, etc will be in attendance to support Brother Luqman at the protest today.
OneBeLo (One Be Lo) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:21:00 -0000
From what I was told, activists groups, Christian groups, etc will be in attendance to support Brother Luqman at the protest today.
LKN Thursday Events:1pm Support Groups held at South Iredell Senior Center - Stroke Survivor Charles Mack Citizen Center
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Support groups' anger as runaway prisoner is sent back to secure unit: THE PRISON Service today defended its decision to house a dangerou..
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