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SUPPORT GROUPS
DEFINITION
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 exist for a wide
variety of illnesses, disabilities,
addictions, bereavement, parenting and many
other stressful life problems.
TYPES OF GROUPS IN
CONNECTICUT'S COMMUNITY RESOURCES DATABASE:
- Professionally-facilitated
groups
- Structured Christian-oriented
groups
- Online
- 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.
TO FIND PROVIDERS IN
CONNECTICUT'S COMMUNITY RESOURCES DATABASE:
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PREPARED BY: 211/lb
CONTENT LAST REVIEWED: December2012
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