The Service Tree lists all services in "branched" groups, starting with the very general and moving to the very specific. Click on the name of any group name to see the sub-groups available within it. Click on a service code to see its details and the providers who offer that service.
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Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups
Mutual support groups whose members are individuals who have adopted a child or are considering or in the process of adoption, birth parents who relinquished a child for adoption, people who were, themselves adopted, foster care providers, children in foster care, kinship caregivers (paternal or maternal grandparents, aunts, uncles and other family members, members of a child's tribe or clan, godparents, stepparents, neighbors, friends of the family or other adults who can serve as "family"), children cared for by relatives under a formal or informal kinship care arrangement and/or adults who, as children, were raised in foster or kinship care. Groups may also be structured for adoptees, siblings and/or birth parents who have been reunited; older kinship caregivers who have taken on an unexpected parenting role later in life; and people who have other kinship issues, e.g., grandparents and other relatives who have been denied access to a grandchild or other youngster due to a death or divorce in the child's family. Meeting formats may include in-person, telephone or Internet options.
Child Custody/Support Related Support Groups
Mutual support groups whose members are individuals who are separated, have divorced or are in the process of divorcing and are struggling with the emotional and practical impact of separating households and dealing with custody and support agreements. Meeting formats may include in-person, telephone or Internet options.
Donor Conception Support Groups
Mutual support groups whose members are individuals who are part of the donor conception community and have come together for educational and social purposes as well as mutual support. Included are people who are considering whether to conceive using donor sperm, egg or embryo; parents who have children who were conceived using a donor program; child or adult donor offspring; donors; and people who are considering becoming donors. The groups meet in-person, by telephone or via the Internet; and provide an opportunity for participants to share their experiences and discuss any of a wide variety of issues which may include making the decision to become a donor, making the decision to use donor conception, choosing a donor, telling others about the donor conception decision, telling donor offspring about their genetic origins (whether, when, why and how), searching for siblings, children or donors with whom there are genetic ties, and understanding the identity issues or other problems that donor offspring might be experiencing. The groups focus on the short and long-term implications of donor conception rather than donor conception strictly as an infertility treatment option.
Mutual support groups whose members are individuals and/or couples who are coping with infertility. Groups may address infertility in a general way or may be structured to deal the inability to conceive or carry a pregnancy to term; infertility related to a specific cause such as endometriosis or DES; male factor infertility; stepparents or older couples dealing with infertility; in vitro fertilization, sperm/egg donation and other forms of assisted reproductive technology; or other specific issues. The groups meet in-person, by telephone or via the Internet; and provide an opportunity for participants to share their experience, strengths and hopes, discuss important decisions regarding treatment and care or whether to adopt, learn new coping strategies, and come to terms with the stresses and emotions that are part of the infertility experience.
Marriage and Relationships Support Groups
Mutual support groups whose members are individuals or partners who want to learn to build healthy, lasting relationships and/or work through problems such as poor communication, lack of equity or trust, or infidelity in a current relationship or marriage. Included are groups for people who have never been married, are divorced, widowed, in a relationship or presently married, and want to learn to develop intimacy, communicate effectively, work as a team to solve problems, manage conflicts without damaging closeness and preserve and enhance love, commitment and friendship within the context of a marriage or relationship. The groups meet in-person, by telephone or via the Internet; and provide an opportunity for participants to share their experience, strengths and hopes, understand their relationships and work through related emotions.
Missing Persons Support Groups
Mutual support groups whose members are people who have a parent or parent figure, child, spouse, partner or other loved one who has been abducted, wandered or run away from home, become the victim of a violent crime or has otherwise disappeared. The groups meet in-person, by telephone or via the Internet; and provide emotional support, information and resources to help participants cope with the uncertainty surrounding their loved one's circumstances and the anguish that accompanies it.
Mutual support groups for parents who share a common characteristic or circumstance such as being single parents, dual career parents, multiple birth parents, parents with children who are out of control, or parents of children with disabilities, who come together for educational and social purposes as well as for mutual support. Meeting formats may include in-person, telephone or Internet options.
Mutual support groups whose members are individuals who are experiencing unresolved feelings including remorse, grief, guilt or anger as a result of having an abortion and want to talk about their physical and emotional issues in a supportive setting that enables them to benefit from the insights and companionship of others who have struggled with the same issue. Groups that have a religious context may stress prayer, Bible study and forgiveness as the path to healing. Others strive to provide a neutral, non-political, non-religious environment in which participants are free to discuss the abortion experience without fear of judgment or rejection. The groups may be open only to individuals who have had an abortion or may include their partners, parents, grandparents, siblings, friends and others whose lives have been impacted by an abortion. Some groups also include those who are considering an abortion. Meeting formats may include in-person, telephone or Internet options.
Pregnancy/Childbirth Support Groups
Mutual support groups whose members are pregnant individuals or individuals who have had difficulties in areas relating to family planning, pregnancy and childbirth. Included are groups for individuals who are pregnant for the first time, individuals who are contemplating a home birth, breastfeeding individuals, families making decisions relating to birth control, individuals who have had a cesarean birth, who are at high risk for a problem pregnancy and parents of premature or high-risk infants. The groups meet in-person, by telephone or via the Internet; and provide an opportunity for participants to share their experience, strengths and hopes, understand their relationships and work through related emotions.
Separation/Divorce Support Groups
Mutual support groups whose members are adults and/or children who are experiencing the trauma of a divorce or a broken relationship. The groups provide an opportunity for participants to understand their relationships past and present; work through feelings of grief, loss, rejection, guilt and other emotions related to their experience; and gain a sense of their own identity. Meeting formats may include in-person, telephone or Internet options.
Stepfamily/Blended Family Support Groups
Mutual support groups whose members have experienced divorce and remarriage and are trying to establish a single family identity involving all former and current partners and their children. The groups provide an opportunity for participants to understand their complex relationships; work through feelings, including old resentments, related to their situation; and share information and tips for everyday living including coping with custody arrangements, facilitating cooperation, sharing the children and dealing with practical issues related to time. Meeting formats may include in-person, telephone or Internet options.