Support Groups

Support groups for specific disabilities and disability issues can best be found in The DRM WebWatcher under the name of the specific disability or topical issue. In addition, check these sites:
American Self-Help Clearinghouse’s Self-Help Sourcebook Online
Sponsored by Mental Health Net, this excellent resource for starting or finding a self-help group includes research on self-help groups, guidance on developing a self-help group, and an excellent database that includes many disabilities, including rare disorders.
Support-Group.com
This extensive, alphabetically arranged list of health, personal, and relationship issues includes links to bulletin boards, organizations, support group listings, Internet resources, and more. A separate section, arranged by discipline, links to associations, colleges and universities, online journals, and Internet resources, for health care professionals.
For online support, see:
Chat Rooms
Listservs
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