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self-help associations
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Community-based organizations for mutual support in coping with various adversities or personal problems, usually functioning outside of mainstream professional systems and public service agencies
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self-help groups
self help associations
Broader terms
associations
Narrower terms
burial societies
informal savings and credit associations
Related terms
self-help
self-help guides (form)
Subject category
05.01.01 SOCIAL GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS
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