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Survivors Swindon  - http://www.survivorsswindon.com/  Supporting adult male survivors of child sexual abuse and adult sexual assaults. Training services also offered.  Directory of Self Help Groups  - http://www.ukselfhelp.info/  Publisher of printed directory provides links to many self help and support groups.  SIBS: For family siblings of people with special needs  - http://www.sibs.org.uk  Support for brothers and sisters of those with special needs, disabilities or chronic illness. Fact sheets, workshops and conferences, plus training for professionals.  The Agoraphobia Support Network  - http://www.agoraphobia-support.co.uk  Provides information and advice for agoraphobics, as well as their friends and family. Self-help support network for members to exchange information and experiences, and gently help each other to cope.  The Mental Health Foundation  - http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/  Charity improving the lives of those with mental health problems or learning disabilities. Research, service development and information to increase understanding.  Cushing's Syndrome Support Group (Yahoo!)  - http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/Cushings/  UK forum for those with 'Cushing's Syndrome' - a hormonal disorder caused by prolonged exposure to high levels of the hormone cortisol. Yahoo! registration required.  Climb Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia UK Support Group  - http://www.cah.org.uk  Provides support for those with CAH, as well as their families, and raises funds for research. FAQ's, information pack, publications, events, and stories.  Verity 'PCOS' Self Help Group  - http://www.verity-pcos.org.uk/  For women whose lives are affected by Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Events diary, facts-sheets, web-links and discussion forum.  Cumbria Survivors of Sexual Abuse CSSA  - http://www.cumbriasurvivors.org  Cumbria-based self-help group providing advice, information and support to men and women who have suffered from childhood sexual abuse. Contacts, message board, FAQ, leaflets and library.  I am Perfect - An Exploration of OCD  - http://www.iamperfect.co.uk  Support site for the mental condition Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Join the forum, read poetry and order music.  West Norwood 'breathe-easy' support group  - http://www.breatheeasy-westnorwood.com  London-based support group for people living with lung disease, and their carers. Help and advice, plus events, meetings, chat forum, and newsletter.  Olive PCOS Support Group  - http://uk.geocities.com/olive_pcos  A support group for women in Norfolk and Suffolk with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. Provides information, empathy and shared experience.  Edinburgh Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Self Help Group  - http://www.edmesh.org.uk  Edinburgh-based ME Self Help Group (MESH) for those with ME, as well as their families and carers. Events, meetings, postal library service, quarterly newsletter, plus forum and members-only pages.  Hop Skip and Jump  - http://www.hopskipandjump.org.uk/  Bristol-based day care and supervised play for children with special needs and their families. Extensive facilities - serves all of South West England.  Immune-System Support Group  - http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/autoimmune  Sources of help and support for people connected in some way to diseases affecting the immune system. General advice plus links to web-sites providing more detailed medical information.