Self-help groups

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• www.opc.on.ca/english/our_programs/hlth_promo.htm  – Information on health and self-help groups.

• www.gov.mb.ca/shas/  – Manitoba Seniors Guide to resources for dealing with chronic diseases, including self-help.

• publish.uwo.ca/~cmcwill/NCP  – Discussion of issues related to self-help, self-care and mutual aid among seniors.

• www.totallyhip.org  – Online self-help for people anticipating hip surgery.

For further information...

Self-Help Resource Centre of Greater Toronto. Seniors and self help (leaflet, n.d.); Getting started and making it work. Toronto: 1997 (booklet and video – $30).

Weick, Beth. A Support Group for Caregivers: A Guide for Starting a Group in Your Community. Penticton (B.C.): The Caregivers Support Group of the Penticton & District Retirement Complex, 1990.

Pape, Bonnie. An introduction to self-help/mutual aid. Toronto: Canadian Mental Health Association and Self-Help Canada, 1990.