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.
Blood Recall/Withdrawal - Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease (CJD) - Details of the Blood-CJD international e-mail support group for blood product withdrawal notification recipients due to the theoretical risk of CJD.
Meta Description: [ Information on CJD, infectious fatal brain-deteriorating, and related blood safety issues. Home of e-mail support group. ]
CJD Support Network - UK support network for all forms of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Offers information about the group as well as the disorder and contact details.
Meta Description: [ The Alzheimer's Society is the leading UK care and research charity for people with dementia, their families and carers. This site is frequently updated with leading information appropriate to the Society's various audiences ]
CJD Voice - Organization supporting families during and after a CJD crisis. Discussion of issues surrounding CJD and related illnesses.
Meta Description: [ cjdvoice: This is a support and discussion group dealing with the topic of Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease. We help families cope with the da ]
Human BSE Foundation - Aims to help relatives friends and carers of victims of Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease by providing support.
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