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Family Caregiver Support Program | Direction Home Akron Canton Area Agency On Aging And Disabilities
Assists caregivers in the challenges they face as they care for a loved one. Available help includes online and written resources, support group that meets virtually/by phone weekly, reimbursement for limited and temporary respite care, educational workshops, and speaking events.
Assists caregivers in the challenges they face as they care for a loved one. Available help includes online and written resources, support group that meets virtually/by phone weekly, reimbursement for limited and temporary respite care, educational workshops, and speaking events.
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Internet Support Groups
Caregiver Issues
Specialized Information and Referral
Caregiver Counseling
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Respite Care Subsidies
Caregiver Training
Online support groups are led by professional oncology social workers, are password-protected, and members must go through a registration process. After completing the registration process (which can take up to 5–7 business days), members can participate 24 hours, 7 days a week.
Online support groups are led by professional oncology social workers, are password-protected, and members must go through a registration process. After completing the registration process (which can take up to 5–7 business days), members can participate 24 hours, 7 days a week.
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Internet Support Groups
Provides support to each other to live their lives free of nicotine. Offers participants an opportunity to share their experiences, strengths, and hopes with each other so that they may be free from this powerful addiction. Meets in-person, over the phone, or via the Internet.
Provides support to each other to live their lives free of nicotine. Offers participants an opportunity to share their experiences, strengths, and hopes with each other so that they may be free from this powerful addiction. Meets in-person, over the phone, or via the Internet.
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Tobacco Use Disorders
Telephone Support Groups
Smoking/Vaping Cessation
Internet Support Groups
Smoking Addiction Support Groups
LupusConnect™ is an online community where people affected by lupus can engage with others to share experiences, find emotional support and discuss practical ways to live and cope with the disease.
LupusConnect™ is an online community where people affected by lupus can engage with others to share experiences, find emotional support and discuss practical ways to live and cope with the disease.
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Internet Support Groups
Offers support meetings where participants can obtain information about a loved one’s sexual orientation while dealing with their own feelings in a warm, confidential and supportive atmosphere.
Offers support meetings where participants can obtain information about a loved one’s sexual orientation while dealing with their own feelings in a warm, confidential and supportive atmosphere.
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Families/Friends of LGBTQ2+ Individuals
Internet Support Groups
LGBTQ2+ Support Groups
Offers mutual support groups whose members are individuals who had difficulty dealing with the pressures of everyday life and were living with unresolved emotional issues such as depression, anger, broken or strained relationships, low self-esteem, fear, anxiety, resentment, jealousy, guilt, boredom, loneliness, or other destructive feelings. Provides a structured atmosphere in which participants can share their experience, strengths, hopes, and recovery. Provides local community meetings held throughout Northeast Ohio as well as online chat, virtual, and telephone support group meeting options.
Offers mutual support groups whose members are individuals who had difficulty dealing with the pressures of everyday life and were living with unresolved emotional issues such as depression, anger, broken or strained relationships, low self-esteem, fear, anxiety, resentment, jealousy, guilt, boredom, loneliness, or other destructive feelings. Provides a structured atmosphere in which participants can share their experience, strengths, hopes, and recovery. Provides local community meetings held throughout Northeast Ohio as well as online chat, virtual, and telephone support group meeting options.
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Mental Health Related Support Groups
Emotional Issues Support Groups
Mental Health Issues
Telephone Support Groups
Internet Support Groups
Offers virtual support groups to a variety of demographics who are dealing with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) or Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders (HSD).
Offers virtual support groups to a variety of demographics who are dealing with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) or Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders (HSD).
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Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Internet Support Groups
Offers mutual support groups whose members are individuals who had difficulty dealing with the pressures of everyday life and were living with unresolved emotional issues such as depression, anger, broken or strained relationships, low self-esteem, fear, anxiety, resentment, jealousy, guilt, boredom, loneliness, or other destructive feelings. Provides a structured atmosphere in which participants can share their experience, strengths, hopes, and recovery. Provides local community meetings held throughout Northeast Ohio as well as online chat, virtual, and telephone support group meeting options.
Offers mutual support groups whose members are individuals who had difficulty dealing with the pressures of everyday life and were living with unresolved emotional issues such as depression, anger, broken or strained relationships, low self-esteem, fear, anxiety, resentment, jealousy, guilt, boredom, loneliness, or other destructive feelings. Provides a structured atmosphere in which participants can share their experience, strengths, hopes, and recovery. Provides local community meetings held throughout Northeast Ohio as well as online chat, virtual, and telephone support group meeting options.
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Mental Health Related Support Groups
Emotional Issues Support Groups
Mental Health Issues
Telephone Support Groups
Internet Support Groups
Offers online and telephone support groups that connects individuals with cancer and other people who are in a similar situation. All support groups are free and led by professional oncology social workers who are experienced with cancer-related issues and concerns.
Offers online and telephone support groups that connects individuals with cancer and other people who are in a similar situation. All support groups are free and led by professional oncology social workers who are experienced with cancer-related issues and concerns.
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Cancer
Telephone Support Groups
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Internet Support Groups
Offers a fellowship of men and women willing to recover from the disease of food addiction. Membership is open to anyone needing help and support. Patterned after the 12-step recovery program. Various types of meetings available including local, phone, and online meetings.
Offers a fellowship of men and women willing to recover from the disease of food addiction. Membership is open to anyone needing help and support. Patterned after the 12-step recovery program. Various types of meetings available including local, phone, and online meetings.
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Eating Disorders
Weight Management Support Groups
Telephone Support Groups
Internet Support Groups
Offers support meetings where participants can obtain information about a loved one’s sexual orientation while dealing with their own feelings in a warm, confidential and supportive atmosphere.
Offers support meetings where participants can obtain information about a loved one’s sexual orientation while dealing with their own feelings in a warm, confidential and supportive atmosphere.
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Families/Friends of LGBTQ2+ Individuals
Internet Support Groups
LGBTQ2+ Support Groups
Provides mutual support groups whose members are people who have liver disease, their families and friends. The groups provide an opportunity for participants to share information, practical tips for daily living and encouragement about issues related to the problem. Also provides online chat groups and bulletin/message boards.
Provides mutual support groups whose members are people who have liver disease, their families and friends. The groups provide an opportunity for participants to share information, practical tips for daily living and encouragement about issues related to the problem. Also provides online chat groups and bulletin/message boards.
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Internet Support Groups
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Offers in-person and online support groups to individuals who want to get and stay free from alcohol and drug use disorders. The group does not use the 12-step program, but provides peer support and tools to help individuals build and maintain their own personal recovery program.
Offers in-person and online support groups to individuals who want to get and stay free from alcohol and drug use disorders. The group does not use the 12-step program, but provides peer support and tools to help individuals build and maintain their own personal recovery program.
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Alcohol Use Disorder Support Groups
Internet Support Groups
Drug Use Disorder Support Groups
Coordinates mutual support groups whose members are people who have pulmonary hypertension, their families, and friends. The groups provide an opportunity for participants to share information, practical tips for daily living and encouragement about issues related to the problem. Offers telephone groups and information on local support group meetings.
Coordinates mutual support groups whose members are people who have pulmonary hypertension, their families, and friends. The groups provide an opportunity for participants to share information, practical tips for daily living and encouragement about issues related to the problem. Offers telephone groups and information on local support group meetings.
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Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Internet Support Groups
Telephone Support Groups
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Parent Support Groups
This group is designed to help you connect with others who have lost loved ones to epilepsy. You will create a profile page and tell the group about your loved one. This profile is viewable only by members of this group. You can search other profiles to find group members who have experienced a loss similar to yours.
This group is designed to help you connect with others who have lost loved ones to epilepsy. You will create a profile page and tell the group about your loved one. This profile is viewable only by members of this group. You can search other profiles to find group members who have experienced a loss similar to yours.
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Bereavement and Grief Support Groups
Internet Support Groups
Offers five (5) online support groups through the Facebook Groups feature. These groups are designed to help Connecting for Kids (CFK) subscriber families draw on each other's experiences and support each other in real time. The groups are moderated by Connecting for Kids administrators and available only to subscriber families. Groups available include:
- CFK Families: Group for families to connect, ask questions, and support one another.
- CFK Dads Only: Group for fathers and father figures.
- CFK Gifted Children: Group for families with a child who has been classified as gifted or twice-exceptional (2e).
- CFK Complex Needs: Group for families with a child who has been diagnosed with moderate-to-severe disabilities.
- CFK Familias Hispanas: For those families who speak Spanish.
Offers five (5) online support groups through the Facebook Groups feature. These groups are designed to help Connecting for Kids (CFK) subscriber families draw on each other's experiences and support each other in real time. The groups are moderated by Connecting for Kids administrators and available only to subscriber families. Groups available include:
- CFK Families: Group for families to connect, ask questions, and support one another.
- CFK Dads Only: Group for fathers and father figures.
- CFK Gifted Children: Group for families with a child who has been classified as gifted or twice-exceptional (2e).
- CFK Complex Needs: Group for families with a child who has been diagnosed with moderate-to-severe disabilities.
- CFK Familias Hispanas: For those families who speak Spanish.
Offers mutual support groups whose members are families and friends of individuals with mental illness. The groups provide an opportunity for participants to share information, practical tips for daily living, and encouragement about issues related to the problem.
Offers mutual support groups whose members are families and friends of individuals with mental illness. The groups provide an opportunity for participants to share information, practical tips for daily living, and encouragement about issues related to the problem.
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Internet Support Groups
Families/Friends of Individuals With Mental Health Disorders Support Groups
Families/Friends of Mentally Ill
An internet support group comprised of concerned relatives and friends whose lives have been adversely affected by a loved one's addiction to alcohol or drugs, that takes place through email messages sent to all group members. e-Meeting is accessible from www.familiesanonymous.org.
To become a member of this group you need to send an email to "[email protected]". Insert the word "subscribe" as the subject line of your email. You should begin receiving the daily postings, usually within a day or two after you applied for group membership.
Because this is a 24/7, high-volume site, there are many messages sent daily. We suggest that one alternative for handling messages is to open a unique email address to use for this group only.
An internet support group comprised of concerned relatives and friends whose lives have been adversely affected by a loved one's addiction to alcohol or drugs, that takes place through email messages sent to all group members. e-Meeting is accessible from www.familiesanonymous.org.
To become a member of this group you need to send an email to "[email protected]". Insert the word "subscribe" as the subject line of your email. You should begin receiving the daily postings, usually within a day or two after you applied for group membership.
Because this is a 24/7, high-volume site, there are many messages sent daily. We suggest that one alternative for handling messages is to open a unique email address to use for this group only.
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Internet Support Groups
Offers a Facebook group that provides support, connection, and resources for parents who are raising children with a variety of complex needs.
Offers a Facebook group that provides support, connection, and resources for parents who are raising children with a variety of complex needs.
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Families
Fathers
Mothers
Internet Support Groups
Offers mutual support groups for individuals who abuse marijuana. The groups meet in-person, over the phone, or via the Internet to provide emotional support, information, and resources to help participants overcome their dependency.
Offers mutual support groups for individuals who abuse marijuana. The groups meet in-person, over the phone, or via the Internet to provide emotional support, information, and resources to help participants overcome their dependency.
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Drug Use Disorder Support Groups
Telephone Support Groups
Internet Support Groups
Offers support and resources for those that are seeking information for a self-help fellowship while dealing with Online Gaming addiction. Participants share their experiences, strengths and hopes to assist in recovery from the problems caused by excessive game playing, whether it be computer, video, console, or online. The community includes recovering gamers, family members, loved ones, friends, and concerned others.
Offers support and resources for those that are seeking information for a self-help fellowship while dealing with Online Gaming addiction. Participants share their experiences, strengths and hopes to assist in recovery from the problems caused by excessive game playing, whether it be computer, video, console, or online. The community includes recovering gamers, family members, loved ones, friends, and concerned others.
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Internet Support Groups
Internet Addiction
Computer/Video Game Addiction Support Groups
Telephone Support Groups
Offers a fellowship of individuals who share their experiences, strengths, and hopes with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others whose lives have been affected by another person's compulsive sexual behavior. Patterned after the 12-step recovery program. Various types of meetings available including local, online, and phone meetings.
Offers a fellowship of individuals who share their experiences, strengths, and hopes with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others whose lives have been affected by another person's compulsive sexual behavior. Patterned after the 12-step recovery program. Various types of meetings available including local, online, and phone meetings.
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Families/Friends of People With Sexual/Love Addictions
Sexual/Love Addiction Support Groups
Internet Support Groups
Telephone Support Groups
Program designed to help people understand cancer through educational forums, a telephone hotline, community outreach, and the internet. It connect people to access and referrals to community resources for cancer and grief related services.
Program designed to help people understand cancer through educational forums, a telephone hotline, community outreach, and the internet. It connect people to access and referrals to community resources for cancer and grief related services.
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Bereavement and Grief Counseling
Public Lectures/Discussions
Wigs
Internet Support Groups
General Mental Health Information/Education
Health Care Referrals
Offers mutual support groups for people who are having difficulty controlling their compulsive sexual behavior and/or emotional attachments. Meets in-person, over the phone, or via the Internet to provide emotional support, information, and resources to help participants avoid destructive sexual behavior and achieve sexual sobriety.
Offers mutual support groups for people who are having difficulty controlling their compulsive sexual behavior and/or emotional attachments. Meets in-person, over the phone, or via the Internet to provide emotional support, information, and resources to help participants avoid destructive sexual behavior and achieve sexual sobriety.
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Sexual/Love Addiction
Telephone Support Groups
Internet Support Groups
Sexual/Love Addiction Support Groups
Project UPLIFT is an internet and telephone program using cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness to treat depression in people with epilepsy. Depression is one of the most common psychiatric disorders among people with epilepsy. A review of studies shows that between 32-48% of people living with epilepsy also suffer from depression, impacting quality of life and family functioning more even than seizure frequency. Project UPLIFT was created to help people better understand and cope with depression. The program is led by a Foundation staff person and a person living with epilepsy.
Project UPLIFT is an internet and telephone program using cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness to treat depression in people with epilepsy. Depression is one of the most common psychiatric disorders among people with epilepsy. A review of studies shows that between 32-48% of people living with epilepsy also suffer from depression, impacting quality of life and family functioning more even than seizure frequency. Project UPLIFT was created to help people better understand and cope with depression. The program is led by a Foundation staff person and a person living with epilepsy.
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Internet Support Groups
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy