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Wishing all a happry, healthy, and productive new year,

- Ed Madara
American & NJ Self-Help Group Clearinghouses
www.selfhelpgroups.org=20
Keyword-searchable database of over one thousand "self-help" support =
groups for any specific illness, disability, addiction, bereavement =
situation, parenting, caregiver concern, abuse, or other stressful life =
situation. Listing of local non-profit self-help group clearinghouses =
worldwide. Sections with suggestions on starting both community and =
online groups, research studies, a registry for those trying to start =
new national or international support networks that don't yet exist in =
the world, and more. If you prefer to phone to get group infomation, the =
Clearinghouse is located in NJ and may be reached by phoning (973) =
326-6789. For a helpful "hardcopy" guide to groups, a new 7th Edition of =
its Self-Help Group Sourcebook was just published this Fall - see =
website for ordering information. To find 9/11 support and advocacy =
organizations, enter "9/11" into the search engine.=20

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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Thought this might be something to pass on to local =
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members just as&nbsp; a source of encouragement.&nbsp; Thanks. Sharon=20
Dorsey</FONT></DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----=20
<DIV style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A=20
title=3Dashc at CYBERNEX.NET href=3D"mailto:ashc at CYBERNEX.NET">Self-Help =
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<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=3DSLFHLP-L at LISTSERV.UTORONTO.CA=20
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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, December 31, 2002 7:23 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [SLFHLP-L] Health Benefits found in Advocacy Group=20
Efforts</DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><B><U>Protesting May Be Good for Your Health =
</U></B><BR><BR><?fontfamily><?param Helvetica>Dec 23, 2002 =
<BR><BR>LONDON=20
(Reuters Health) - <B>Taking part in protests and demonstrations can be =
good for=20
your physical and mental health, a new British study suggests.=20
<BR><BR></B>Psychologists at the University of Sussex found that people =
who get=20
involved in campaigns, strikes and political demonstrations =
<B>experience an=20
improvement in psychological well-being that can help them overcome =
stress,=20
pain, anxiety and depression. <BR><BR></B>The finding fits in with other =
studies=20
suggesting that <B>positive experiences and feeling part of a group can =
have=20
beneficial effects on health</B>. <BR><BR>"Collective actions, such as =
protests,=20
strikes, occupations and demonstrations, are less common in the UK than =
they=20
were perhaps 20 years ago," researcher Dr. John Drury said in a =
statement.=20
<BR><BR><B>"The take-home message from this research therefore might be =
that=20
people should get more involved in campaigns, struggles and social =
movements,=20
not only in the wider interest of social change but also for their own =
personal=20
good." <BR><BR></B>The results emerged from in-depth interviews with =
nearly 40=20
activists from a variety of backgrounds. Between them, they had more =
than 160=20
experiences of collective action involving groups of demonstrators =
protesting=20
against a range of issues. These included fox-hunting, environmental =
damage and=20
industrial matters. <BR><BR>Volunteers were asked to describe =
<B>what</B> it was=20
about taking part in such collective action that <B>made them feel so =
good.=20
<BR><BR></B>"Many published activist accounts refer to <B>feelings of=20
encouragement and confidence emerging from experiences of collective=20
action</B>," said Drury. "But it is not always clear how and why such=20
empowerment occurs, so we aimed to explain what factors within a =
collective=20
action event contribute to such feelings." <BR><BR>He said the =
interviews=20
revealed that the key factors were that <B>participants felt they had a=20
collective identity with fellow protestors</B>. They also derived a =
sense of=20
unity and <B>mutual support</B> from taking part. <BR><BR>Such was the =
strength=20
of the feelings they experienced that the <B>effects appear to be =
sustained over=20
a period of time. <BR><BR></B>"Empowering events were almost without =
exception=20
described as joyous occasions," said Drury. "Participants experienced a =
deep=20
sense of happiness and even euphoria in being involved in protest =
events. Simply=20
recounting the events in the interview brought a smile to the face of =
the=20
interviewees." <BR><BR><?/fontfamily><B>From Reuters=20
<BR></B>http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=3Dstory2&amp;u=3D/nm/200212=
23/hl_nm/protests_demonstrations_dc<BR><BR><BR>Wishing=20
all a happry, healthy, and productive new year,<BR><BR>- Ed =
Madara<BR><B><?fontfamily><?param Geneva>American &amp; NJ Self-Help =
Group=20
Clearinghouses<BR>www.selfhelpgroups.org =
<BR><?/fontfamily></B><?fontfamily><?param Geneva>Keyword-searchable =
database of=20
over one thousand "self-help" support groups for any specific illness,=20
disability, addiction, bereavement situation, parenting, caregiver =
concern,=20
abuse, or other stressful life situation. Listing of local non-profit =
self-help=20
group clearinghouses worldwide. Sections with suggestions on starting =
both=20
community and online groups, research studies, a registry for those =
trying to=20
start new national or international support networks that don't yet =
exist in the=20
world, and more. If you prefer to phone to get group infomation, the=20
Clearinghouse is located in NJ and may be reached by phoning (973) =
326-6789. For=20
a helpful "hardcopy" guide to groups, a new 7th Edition of its =
<U>Self-Help=20
Group Sourcebook</U> was just published this Fall - see website for =
ordering=20
information. To find 9/11 support and advocacy organizations, enter =
"9/11" into=20
the search engine. <BR><BR><BR><?/fontfamily></BODY></HTML>

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