Presents a practical guide to starting and maintaining new self-help groups or improving existing ones. Outlines different ideas about self-help, and tells about some different kinds of self-help groups. Also explains why self-help works, and what it can and can't do.
PeerNetBC has been helping people connect since 1986, providing resources for peer groups and peer-led initiatives. Our resources and services are available for community members and groups across British Columbia, including online, rural, multicultural and youth engagement initiatives. PeerNetBC is a non-profit, registered charitable organization.
Vision PeerNetBC envisions communities where people are connected.
Mission PeerNetBC provides training, resources and support to peer-led initiatives across British Columbia, fostering opportunities for people to learn and make connections.
PeerNetBC has been helping people connect since 1986, providing resources for peer groups and peer-led initiatives. Our resources and services are available for community members and groups across British Columbia, including online, rural, multicultural and youth engagement initiatives. PeerNetBC is a non-profit, registered charitable organization.
Mission
PeerNetBC provides training, resources and support to peer-led initiatives across British Columbia, fostering opportunities for people to learn and make connections.
Offers a unique approach to helping women overcome some of the problems they face with their use of tobacco. Provides help to women who want to reduce the amount they smoke, quit smoking, learn more about why they smoke, and learn ways to relax and cope without smoking. Inspires women to ask why did she start smoking, what purpose does smoking serve, can she learn to live happily without her cigarettes, and does quitting smoking really matter.
Provides information and referrals to self-help support groups in Toronto, across Ontario and Canada. Assists individuals in starting or maintaining groups, maintain a clearinghouse of information on self-help groups and hold conferences, workshops, etc.
