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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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Poetry - Contains stories, experiences, art and poetry submitted by those affected by mental health issues or diagnosed with mental illness.
Meta Description: [ Contains essays, stories, experiences, art and poetry submitted by those affected by mental health issues or diagnosed with labels of mental illness. ]

American Mental Health Association - Schizophrenia, depression, bipolar and schizoaffective disorder, NBD, alcoholism, and drug addiction are discussed in terms of cause, treatment, prevention, recovery, and online self-help therapy.
Meta Description: [ Schizophrenia, depression, bipolar and schizoaffective disorder, NBD, alcoholism, and drug addiction are discussed in terms of cause, treatment, prevention, recovery, and online self-help therapy. ]

Asperger Syndrome - Parents of children who are diagnosed with AS provide information and resources.
Meta Description: [ Asperger Syndrome, Education, Autism Information and support ]

Death from Ritalin: the ADHD Truth - Information for parents about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder(ADHD)when considering treatment with Ritalin. Includes information on alternative treatments.
Meta Description: [ Info for Parents who are pressured to diagnose and drug their children for ADD or ADHD. Story behind our Sons death caused from ADHD drug, Ritalin. ]

Depression Resources - Information on setting up a support group and links to other support organizations.

Fight For Kids - Educational resource for parents concerned about diagnosis of Learning Disorder (LD), Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

Friendship Network - Mental Health Recovery - A unique non-profit organization which introduces single men and women recovering from mental illness to one another.
Meta Description: [ We are a unique not-for-profit organization which introduces single men and women recovering from mental illness to one another. ]

Global Alliance of Mental Illness Advocacy Networks - Gamian is a not-for-profit international organization and is a nonpolitical and nonsectarian network of organizations and individuals concerned about mental health.
Meta Description: [ Gamian is a not-for-profit international organization and is a nonpolitical and nonsectarian network of organizations and individuals concerned about mental health. ]

Jung Circle - Support for a drug free recovery approach to schizophrenia in Australia.

Mental Health Recovery - Articles on recovery from the label of mental illness, self-help and rehabilitation information, and news.

NAMI (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill) - The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) is a not-for-profit, grassroots, self-help, support and advocacy organization of consumers, families, and friends of people with severe mental illnesses.
Meta Description: [ The National Alliance on Mental Illness is a nonprofit, grassroots, self-help, support and advocacy organization of consumers, families, and friends of people with severe mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic and other s... ]

National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems - Nationwide network of congressionally mandated, legally based disability rights agencies.

National Empowerment Center - Practical information and techniques for recovery from mental illness.
Meta Description: [ National Empowerment Center, Recovery is real and this website is filled with practical information that will help you recover if you have been labeled with a mental illness. ]

National Mental Health Awareness Campaign - Provides help and hope for those in crisis, working to eliminate stigma of mental illness that may prevent people in crisis from seeking help.

People Who Experience Mood Swings - For people who experience mood swings, fear, voices and visions, containing a number of resources and articles.

Recovery, Inc. Self-Help Mental Health - Offers techniques to regain mental health - without charge - at weekly meetings around the world. Especially effective for panic attacks.

San Joaquin Psychotherapy Center - A leading clinic for medication free treatment of mental illness.
Meta Description: [ San Joaquin Psychotherapy Center and its clinical director, Kevin McCready ]

The Center for Reintegration - Organization dedicated to assisting those with schizophrenia and related disorders in their efforts to return to a meaningful life that includes family and friends, independent living and competitive employment.
Meta Description: [ Reintegration.com is an online resource dedicated to assisting those with schizophrenia and related disorders in their efforts to return to a meaningful life that includes family and friends, independent living and competitive employment. ]

The National Coalition of Mental Health Professionals and Consumers, Inc. - Advocating for mental health patients and professionals via educating the general public about good mental health care and by standing up to fight managed care's abusive practices.
Meta Description: [ The focus of The National Coalition is on political and legal action to preserve the highest standards of treatment and client privacy ]

The Synergy Network - A on-line community dedicated to assessing the more radical side of mental health politics, alternative perspectives, self-help, activism and potential political alliances.
Meta Description: [ To assess the more radical side of mental health politics, critical psychiatry, alternative perspectives on self-help, as well as exploring potential political alliances and networks. ]

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