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  2. Support group - Wikipedia

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    A self-help support group is fully organized and managed by its members, who are commonly volunteers and have personal experience in the subject of the group's focus. These groups may also be referred to as fellowships, peer support groups, lay organizations, mutual help groups, or mutual aid self-help groups.

  3. Peer support - Wikipedia

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    Peer support can occur within, outside or around traditional mental health services and programs, between two people or in groups. Peer support is increasingly being offered through digital health like text messaging and smartphone apps. [31] Peer support is a key concept in the recovery approach [32] and in consumer-operated services programs ...

  4. Social support - Wikipedia

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    Social support can be offered through social media websites such as blogs, Facebook groups, health forums, and online support groups. Early theories and research into Internet use tended to suggest negative implications for offline social networks (e.g., fears that Internet use would undermine desire for face-to-face interaction) and users ...

  5. List of twelve-step groups - Wikipedia

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    GROW, a peer support and mutual aid organization for recovery from, and prevention of, serious mental illness; Homosexuals Anonymous, an organization using 14 steps (five of which are derived from the twelve-steps) as a method of conversion therapy. Pagans In Recovery (PIR), for neopagans recovering from various compulsive/addictive behaviors

  6. Category:Support groups - Wikipedia

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    Sexual abuse advocacy and support groups (1 C, 32 P) T. Torture victim support organizations (10 P) Twelve-step programs (1 C, 52 P) Pages in category "Support groups"

  7. Types of social groups - Wikipedia

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    A primary group is typically a small social group whose members share close, personal, enduring relationships in which one exchanges implicit items, such as love, caring, concern, support, etc. These groups are often long-lasting and marked by members' concern for one another, where the goal is actually the relationship themselves rather than ...

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  9. Self-help groups for mental health - Wikipedia

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    Managed groups are based on a combination of self-help and professional techniques. These groups are populated generally through referrals and group activities are led by group members. Managed groups do not meet all the criteria for self-help groups, and so should be designated professionally controlled support groups.