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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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Bipolar Connection Network - Poems and personal stories by consumers.
Meta Description: [ Bipolar information and support. Poems personal stories and message boards,crisis numbers mood,eating, childhood, Psychotic, schizophrenia article's help keep member heathly ]
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Bipolar Significant Others - Maintains email discussion group for loved ones of those with illness. Thorough listing of links.
Meta Description: [ The BPSO Public Pages are the home on the web of the BPSO (BiPolar Significant Others) mailing list, a source of support and information for the spouses, family, friends and other loved ones of persons suffering from bipolar disorder (manic depression). The web site contains links to resources we... ]
BP101 - Provides articles, links, chat room, and message boards.
Harbor of Refuge - While focusing on chat room, also provide illness information.
Meta Description: [ peer to peer support for people with Bipolar Disorder and the people who care about them. ]
Manic's Dance - In addition to information and writings, facilitates message board, chat room.
Meta Description: [ For those 'dancers' of manic depression / bipolar disorder - An active and supportive forum / message board, educational pages, humor, chat room, library 'n book store, issues are vast, come in and join us! ]
The Lithium Club - Nonprofit offers support, including newsletter. (UK)
Meta Description: [ The Lithium Club - a self-help support group for manic-depressives and their families. Helping patients patients, carers and doctors throughout the world. ]
The Winds of Change - Support group maintains email discussion group, chat room, message boards, writings.
Meta Description: [ Self-help online support, for both those who have BP and for those who love them. Large and diverse site with many avenues of interaction. A 'must see' for anyone struggling to cope alone. ]
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