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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Need help? Check out these area support groups http://bit.ly/1EKvc1
lifetimesuccess (Tony Lee) Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:09:39 -0000
Need help? Check out these area support groups http://bit.ly/1EKvc1
Need help? Check out these area support groups - Shelby Star http://bit.ly/1XMNAD
colletteom (Collette O'Mahony) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:53:45 -0000
Need help? Check out these area support groups - Shelby Star http://bit.ly/1XMNAD
RT @LisaGraas: She mentions all the big special interest groups who support this bill. What about the people? | They only want our money.
DivineMoments (Conservative Woman) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:43:06 -0000
RT @LisaGraas: She mentions all the big special interest groups who support this bill. What about the people? | They only want our money.
300 groups support the plan...how many affiliates does ACORN have?
jwbargen (J Bargenquast) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:39:56 -0000
300 groups support the plan...how many affiliates does ACORN have?
Need help? Check out these area support groups: Multiple Sclerosis Self-Help Support Group, 6 to 7 pm, Upstate Carolina Medical Center, G..
enlightenedente (EnlightenedEnterpris) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:36:03 -0000
Need help? Check out these area support groups: Multiple Sclerosis Self-Help Support Group, 6 to 7 pm, Upstate Carolina Medical Center, G..
All those special interest groups may support the bill but the people do NOT! #tcot #killbill #obamacare
ipotus (Internet POTUS) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:26:16 -0000
All those special interest groups may support the bill but the people do NOT! #tcot #killbill #obamacare

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