Support Groups

• Sistergirls on the Move is a community based, non-profit organization that caters to sisters who are dealing with all manner of abuses, substance abuse, sexual, physical, mental, and emotional abuse, HIV/AIDS, domestic violence, and women returning from the penal system. Our mission is to help sisters of all ages recover from life's disappointments and hardships. See Sistergirls Word document for a one page flyer.

• Search for national and local self help groups, learn how to form a self help group, and find toll-free phone numbers for information and referrals on topics ranging from adoption to youth.
  Self Help Sourcebook Online from Mental Health Net.
  mentalhelp.net/selfhelp/

• Find support groups, poetry forums, and email discussion groups based on disease, condition, or group.
  Support Groups from NOAH.
  www.noah.cuny.edu/support.html

• Support groups based on disease or condition.
  Support and Self Help Groups from US Health & Human Services.
  www.healthfinder.gov/moretools/support.htm

Partners for Health Information
GWUMC, Washington, DC, with funding from NLM.
Contact: 202/994-2976 or kpomeran@gwu.edu
Updated on November 27, 2001.