SURVIVOR AND SUPPORT GROUPS:

American Self-Help Clearinghouse
St. Clares Health Services
25 Pocono Road
Denville, NJ 07834
(973) 625-3037
1-800-367-6274 in NJ only
Directs caller to diverse self-help groups.  Inexpensive sourcebook lists national and model self-help groups, guidelines for forming self-help groups, and other clearinghouses.

National Self-Help Clearinghouse
c/o CUNY
Graduate School & Univ. Ctr.
365 Fifth Ave., Suite 3300
New York, NY 10016
CALL: 212-817-1822
E-MAIL: info@selfhelpweb.org
Directs callers to self-help and support groups.  Also trains facilitators.

National Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse
1211 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
1-800-553-4539
Email: info@mhselfhelp.org
Technical assistance for self-help groups plus help locating self-help groups.  Also furnishes inexpensive informational packets.

EXAMPLES:

(Many are based on the Alcoholics Anonymous Twelve-step model.)

Alcoholics Anonymous
Adult Children of Alcoholics
Al-Anon Family Groups and Alateen.  For those whose lives have been affected by the drinking of a family member.
Incest Survivors Anonymous
Survivors of Incest Anonymous.  Also provides a hotline and bimonthly bulletins.
Narcotics Anonymous.  Support groups for users.
Nar-A-Non. Support for families of users of illegal drugs.
Overeaters Anonymous
Gamblers Anonymous
Sex Addicts Anonymous
Debtor's Anonymous
Cocaine Anonymous
Parents Anonymous.  For parents who batter and wish to learn effective parenting.  Professionally facilitated and peer-led.  Not a Twelve-step program.
Theos (They Help Each Other Spiritually).  Helps widowed persons move successfully through the grieving process.  Non-denominational.
The Compassionate Friends.  Information and referrals to support groups for bereaved parents, siblings, and grandparents who grieve the death of a child.
Widowed Persons Service.  American Association of Retired Persons.  Referrals for widows and widowers to information, services, and support programs.
Parents of Murdered Children.  Support groups for anyone who has lost someone to homicide.  Also court accompaniment, antiviolence advocacy, questions related to unsolved cases of suicide/homicide, training for support groups, and sensitivity to violence.
Survivors of Suicide.  For families and friends of suicide victims.
SIDS Alliance (sudden infant death syndrome)

National Council on Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity (NCSAC)
SASH
P.O. Box 725544
Atlanta, GA 31139
Phone numbers
(770) 541-9912
(770) 541-1566 fax
Email:  sash@sash.net
Helps individuals find a Twelve-step program for sexual addiction, and counselors with interest in treating this condition.

National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence
Public Information Office
22 Cortlandt Street, Suite 801
New York, NY 10007-3128
800-475-HOPE
800-622-2255
800-654-HOPE
Email:  national@ncadd.org
Referrals to self-help groups and low-cost treatment facilities.

Pregnancy and Infant Loss Center
1421 East Wayzata Boulevard, Suite 30
Wayzata, MN 55391
(612) 473-9372
Grief support for miscarriage, still-birth, and infant death.  Resources and education.  Referrals to support groups.

National SHARE Office
St. Joseph Health Center
300 First Capitol Drive
St. Charles, MO 63301
(314) 947-6164
1-800-821-6819
Email:  share@nationalshareoffice.com
Support for families who have suffered perinatal loss.