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Self-help group

Support group, group in which members provide each other with various types of help for a particular shared characteristic


1970s in LGBT rights

1974Kathy Kozachenko becomes the first openly gay American elected to public office when she wins a seat on the Ann Arbor, Michigan city council; In New York City Dr. Fritz Klein founds the Bisexual Forum, the first support group for the Bisexual Community; Ohio repeals sodomy laws.

Humanistic psychology

Self-help is also part of humanistic psychology: Sheila Ernst and Lucy Goodison have described using some of the main humanistic approaches in self-help groups.


see also

1 Area Support Group

1 Area Support Group is a Canadian Army formation that provides support to other Canadian Army formations and units in western Canada.

1st Australian Logistic Support Group

The 1st Australian Logistic Support Group (1 ALSG) was a ground support unit of the Australian Army during the Vietnam War located at Vũng Tàu.

2006 FIFA World Cup officials

The 21 referees, along with their assistants and the support group, are based in Neu-Isenburg for the duration of the tournament.

Babett Peter

In October 2007, she became a member of the sports support group of the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr).

Breastfeeding in public

In May 2012, two Air Force National Guard service members stationed at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington chose to participate in a staged breastfeeding awareness campaign, hosted by the Mom2Mom of Fairchild Breastfeeding Support Group by being photographed breastfeeding in their uniforms.

Collaborative learning

Computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) is a relatively new educational paradigm within collaborative learning which uses technology in a learning environment to help mediate and support group interactions in a collaborative learning context.

Denison Armoury

large centrally located building with a low-pitched gable roof houses 32 Canadian Brigade Group Headquarters; The Governor General's Horse Guards; 2 Intelligence Company; 32 Combat Engineer Regiment; 32 Service Battalion; 32 Military Police Platoon; 2 Area Support Group Signal Services Charlie Troop; 2 Area Support Group - Garrison Toronto

Gianni Mocchetti

In 1971 the crystals fragile were discovered by Franco Battiato, and with the addition of other musicians, including keyboardist Roberto Cacciapaglia, the group became the Battiatio's support group in the studio and in live performances.

Netherlands Marine Corps

The Seabased Support Group (SSG) fields 98 men and coordinates maritime operational logistic support for Marine units embarked on one the Rotterdam-class amphibious transport docks.

Reda Helal

He was also a political activist, and a founding member of the Cairo Peace Society (CPS), a Copenhagen criteria support group.

Richard T. Russell

In addition to creating BBC BASIC for Windows, Russell also runs a Yahoo! support group for the language to which he regularly contributes tips, advice and comments on other users' code.

Rita Meyer

Her final overseas assignment was as Mission Support Group Commander at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan.

Saarland Police

The Police Support Group consists of the state's rapid reaction company, police dog section, the police band and the river police station in Beckingen that patrols the Saar and Moselle in Saarland.

StrayDog: Kerberos Panzer Cops

His contact from the mysterious Fugitive Support Group reported that Koichi Todome was exiled in Taipei, Taiwan.

Sunda Croonquist

This is a cancer support group that was formed by comedian Gilda Radner.

The Place of the Dead

Sergeant Bob Mann (Ralph Brown) suggests that the fitter members of the team continue on with the expedition as planned while the weaker members climb back down the mountain, drive to a village at the other end of the valley and work their way back up the river as a support group.

Wendy Bacon

Her brief experience in prison led her to later co-found the support group, Women Behind Bars, in Sydney and also exposed her to incidents of police corruption.

Youngstown-Warren Air Reserve Station

The group later trained as a forward air control/tactical air support group from 1970–1971, as an air support special operations group from 1971–1973, and as a fighter group from 1973–1981, during which time it operated the A-37 Dragonfly and U-3 Blue Canoe and was operationally gained by the Tactical Air Command (TAC).