Support groups

Demonstrates approaches from three pilot sites to coordinating and conducting health circles and offers examples to help you meet the needs of women in your community. Women’s Health Circles are group meetings that offer women space to discuss a health topic that they have participated in selecting. Women explore the social determinants of health and share their experiences with each other in relation to this particular topic. There is an opportunity to ask questions of health and social service professionals.

Studies the roles and values of self-help/support groups by examining their
issues through sex and gender analysis.

Lists resources for postpartum depression sufferers. Includes support groups, websites, newsgroups, web forums, and Vancouver and lower mainland contacts.

Provides contact information for local breast cancer organizations in Ontario which offer information, self-help, and support. Also lists Ontario-wide and Canada-wide organizations offering a range of breast cancer services.

Contains an alphabetical list arranged by province of Infertility Awareness Association of Canada (I.I.A.C.) support groups. Includes addresses and contact info.

Aims to help people living with HIV/AIDS to get involved at different levels. Offers a resource book on developing support groups or associations for education or for political action.