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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@bonafideginger not sure there is support groups for all that?
benjaminbachman ([B]enjamin [B]achman) Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:35:41 -0000
@bonafideginger not sure there is support groups for all that?
"I sneak into people's houses at night and lock their doors just to mess with them." "Sure ya do. We have support groups for that.. I think"
aussied (aussied) Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:29:47 -0000
"I sneak into people's houses at night and lock their doors just to mess with them." "Sure ya do. We have support groups for that.. I think"
Rancho teen support groups keeps me so humble and happy that I volunteer
TaeJun (Taejun Lee) Thu, 07 Jan 2010 02:59:04 -0000
Rancho teen support groups keeps me so humble and happy that I volunteer
@caralageson nice! I switched to tweetdeck because of groups, but I like that echofon has the list support. Not to mention new retweets
mikebender (Mike Bender) Thu, 07 Jan 2010 02:54:31 -0000
@caralageson nice! I switched to tweetdeck because of groups, but I like that echofon has the list support. Not to mention new retweets
Police shootings spark changes : Gov. Chris Gregoire and several law enforcement groups support the idea of a s.. http://bit.ly/8hyCQ1
seattlenewz (Seattle News) Thu, 07 Jan 2010 02:30:31 -0000
Police shootings spark changes : Gov. Chris Gregoire and several law enforcement groups support the idea of a s.. http://bit.ly/8hyCQ1
Ready to quit smoking? Options available: Another method to stop smoking is to seek counseling, support groups or ... http://bit.ly/5VoAR6
QuitSmoking123 (Quit Smoking) Thu, 07 Jan 2010 01:59:49 -0000
Ready to quit smoking? Options available: Another method to stop smoking is to seek counseling, support groups or ... http://bit.ly/5VoAR6

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