Find Help Search for Connecticut Community Resources Search for Child Care Search Resource Lists Helpful Guides Volunteer Opportunities Related Links Search Database for Support Groups Tell us about your support group		Find Help Connecticut Support Groups People experiencing life problems and challenges are often helped by participating in a support group. Members of support groups share their experiences, strengths, and hopes and rely on one another for emotional support, information and resources. Support groups help their members cope with a wide variety of illnesses, disabilities, addictions, bereavement, parenting and many other stressful life problems. Types of groups in our database include: Professionally-facilitated groups Structured Christian-oriented 12 step groups Secular 12 step models with or without professional participation Groups that use a set of guidelines prepared by a national organization or headquarters Groups that have no professional participation or specifically-structured format There are approximately 2000 support groups meeting in Connecticut. Click "Search the Support Groups" to find a group, or call us 24 hours per day and we will help you find a group. (Dial 211, or 800-203-1234. Out of state callers call 860-522-4636.) Additional Support Group References The Connecticut Self-Help Network at The Consultation Center offers technical assistance for starting and maintaining groups, group leadership training, educational workshops and conferences. Publications include The Self-Help Directory and a newsletter. Write: The Consultation Center, 389 Whitney Ave., New Haven, CT 06511 or call (203)624-6982. The American Self-Help Clearinghouse provides free consultation assistance to those individuals interested in starting new member-run national/international rare disorder support and information-sharing networks that currently do not exist. The Clearinghouse also provides information on existing national/international self-help groups for a wide range of illnesses, disabilities, addictions, and stressful life situations. American Self-Help Clearinghouse's Self-Help Sourcebook Online is a database that includes information on over 800 national and demonstration model self-help support groups, information on starting groups, opportunities to register and link with others to develop needed new national and international groups.  The National Self-Help Clearinghouse is a not-for-profit organization that was founded in 1976 to facilitate access to self-help groups and increase the awareness of the importance of mutual support.

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