The New Jersey Metro Chapter sponsors 31 self-help groups in 14 counties. These groups bring together people who share a common life experience for support, education, and mutual aid. Members of self-help groups share a belief that positive personal change happens through individual efforts with the support of others. The benefits of self-help groups to their members include:
· Learning new information & strategies for confronting problems.
· Finding reassurance and support from others with similar life experiences.
· Developing personal insights and achieving personal growth.
· The opportunity to be helpful to others.
· Feeling less isolated.
· Learning to express feelings better and to be more sensitive to the feelings of others.
· Feeling empowered and more self-confident in coping with challenges.
· Developing a connection to a community and personal identification with a social group.
Please call the Chapter for more information at 800-344-4867.
Please click here for a complete Self Help Group Listing.