Self Help Groups
Self-help groups bring people together who share a common life experience for support, education, and mutual aid.
Benefits of participating in a self-help group include:
- Learning new information and strategies for confronting problems
- Finding support from others
- The opportunity to help others
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Feeling empowered and more self-confident in coping with challenges.
Members of self-help groups share a belief that positive personal change happens through individual efforts with the support of others.
The Society recognizes the valuable role self-help groups play in addressing the informational, emotional, and social support needs of people living with MS. There are over 1400 National MS Society-affiliated groups in existence today.
Online Groups
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Mothers with MS
Get support in the comfort of your own home from other Mom’s with MS -
ActiveMSers
designed to help, motivate, and inspire those with multiple sclerosis to stay as active as possible—physically, intellectually, and socially—regardless of physical limitations.
Teleconference Groups
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Multiple Sclerosis and Cancer |
3 p.m. CST |
1-866-906-9995 |
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Cafe con Leche: Conversation and Support for People Living with MS |
Monthly telephone group in Spanish. 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. CST |
To register, call |
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Stay at Home Support for People Living with MS for Five Years or More |
11:00 a.m. CST |
1-888-279-3775 |