Support Groups: A Resource for Navigating the Recovery Journey
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Finding a Support GroupWhile everyone’s experience is different, meeting other stroke survivors or caregivers who understand what you are going through can help you throughout your recovery. With over seven million U.S. stroke survivors, and 795,000 new strokes occurring in the U.S. each year, you are not alone. In addition to providing social opportunities, support groups promote wellness by helping members with making difficult decisions, problem solving and locating local resources, as well as providing: |
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Groups may meet monthly, bimonthly or weekly and at different times of the day. There are a wide variety of support groups for stroke survivors and caregivers; find one that fits you! 
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| The stroke support group list is updated regularly. Please contact Valerie at supportgroups@stroke.org with questions. | |
Are you interested in starting a stroke support group?
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Join National Stroke Association’s How to Build a Stroke Support Group webinar series. The webinars offer healthcare professionals and other interested parties information on how to start and sustain a stroke support group. The first webinar, Starting a Stroke Support Group was held on April 25. 
The second in the series Effective Planning of Your Support Group Meetings and Activities offers recommendations on planning for meaningful meetings that sustain membership and attendance.
The final webinar, Facilitating a Stroke Support Group is coming soon. |
| Already have a support group? Connect with future members by registering your group with the Stroke Support Group Registry. |
Why start a support group?
Stroke support groups are a great way to connect stroke survivors and caregivers with others in their area. Starting a support group will enable you to connect with your patients, offer them new information and support them. Support groups promote wellness by helping members make difficult decisions, solve problems and locate local resources, as well as providing:
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Join Our Support Group Registry |
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Do you participate in a stroke support group that you would like others to know about?Registering your support group with National Stroke Association benefits stroke survivors and caregivers and assists us in furthering our mission to reduce the incidence and impact of stroke. Joining our Registry helps match your group with potential new members through our website. The process is free and takes only a few minutes! Benefits of joining our Stroke Support Group Registry:
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We look forward to learning about your group! |
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OR Download the registration form |
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| AND return it to Valerie Siebert-Thomas via email, fax or mail: |
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| Email: | vsiebert-thomas@stroke.org |
| Fax: | 303-649-1328 |
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National Stroke Association, 9707 E. Easter Lane, Suite B, Centennial, CO 80112-3754 |
| If you have questions about registering your support group, please
contact Valerie Siebert-Thomas, Education and Outreach Coordinator, by
phone at 303-754-0926 or by email at vsiebert-thomas@stroke.org. If you would like to update your group’s information, please complete and send a registration form to Valerie. |
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Our registry includes in-person and online groups all over the country that are independent of National Stroke Association. Any discussion topics in these groups do not necessarily reflect the views of National Stroke Association.
