{"id":12522,"date":"2025-07-23T11:34:42","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T17:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fibrocanada.ca\/?page_id=12522"},"modified":"2026-03-24T10:22:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T14:22:12","slug":"support-groups-awareness-week-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fibrocanada.ca\/en\/support-groups-awareness-week-2024","title":{"rendered":"Support Groups Awareness Week 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_flex_section\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_flex_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone et_flex_column_24_24_tabletWide et_flex_column_24_24_widescreen et_flex_column_24_24_ultraWide preset--module--divi-column--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module preset--module--divi-text--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><!-- wp:paragraph {\"style\":{\"color\":{\"text\":\"#6a0dad\"},\"typography\":{\"fontSize\":\"20px\"}}} --><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#6a0dad;font-size:20px\"><strong><font size=\"6px\">Support Groups Awareness Week<\/font><\/strong><br \/><strong><em><font size=\"4px\">Supported. Included. Connected.<\/font><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph {\"style\":{\"typography\":{\"fontSize\":\"18px\"}}} --><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\"><span><em style=\"\"><b>Support Groups Awareness Week<\/b><\/em><\/span><strong>, <\/strong>which runs annually in the last week of October, is dedicated to recognizing, celebrating, and raising awareness of support groups and the invaluable support they provide.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph {\"style\":{\"typography\":{\"fontSize\":\"18px\"}}} --><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong><em>Support Group Awareness Week<\/em><\/strong>, coordinated by <em>Fibromyalgia Association Canada (FAC)<\/em>, is a week-long campaign that provides an opportunity to promote the existence of support groups, to highlight the <a href=\"https:\/\/fibrocanada.ca\/en\/sgaw2023\/benefits-of-peer-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>benefits<\/em><\/strong><\/a> of belonging to a group, and to showcase the contributions of the peer support group sector in fostering healthy, connected, and thriving communities.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph {\"style\":{\"typography\":{\"fontSize\":\"18px\"}}} --><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">Primarily volunteer-led and operating with minimal resources, peer support groups play a crucial role in the health and mental well-being of our communities. It is essential to acknowledge and appreciate their efforts.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph {\"style\":{\"typography\":{\"fontSize\":\"18px\"}}} --><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\"><!-- p style=\"font-size:18px\">This year\u2019s theme is <strong>Supported. Included. Connected.<\/strong><\/p --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph {\"style\":{\"typography\":{\"fontSize\":\"18px\"}}} --><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\"><!-- p style=\"font-size:18px\">The theme focuses on three key mental health benefits of being part of a support group. By joining a group, individuals are <strong>supported <\/strong>emotionally by others who have been through a similar experience; they are <strong>included <\/strong>in group activities, have a say in what matters to them, and can find a sense of belonging within the group; and they are <strong>connected <\/strong>to like-minded people, as well as other services and resources that can support their wellbeing. Peer Support Groups reduce isolation and provide a unique community where individuals can share experience and improve mental health outcomes.<\/p --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph {\"style\":{\"typography\":{\"fontSize\":\"18px\"}}} --><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">Join us during <strong><em>Support Groups Awareness Week<\/em><\/strong> in spreading the word about the existence of this unique sector, celebrating its work, and recognising the value of supported, included, and connected communities.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph {\"style\":{\"typography\":{\"fontSize\":\"18px\"}}} --><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">If you run a fibromyalgia support group, <a href=\"https:\/\/fibrocanada.ca\/en\/register-your-fibromyalgia-support-group\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">let us know<\/a> so that we can include it on our website and bring people to you.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph {\"style\":{\"typography\":{\"fontSize\":\"18px\"}}} --><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>#SupportGroupsAwarenessWeek &nbsp; #SupportedIncludedConnected<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:block {\"ref\":1823} \/--><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:block {\"ref\":1823} \/--><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fibrocanada.ca\/en\/sgaw2023\/sgaw-campaign-brief\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Support Groups Awareness Week - Campaign Brief<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/fibrocanada.ca\/sgaw2023\/benefits-of-peer-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Benefits of Peer Support<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/fibrocanada.ca\/register-your-fm-support-group\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Register your FM support group<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/fibrocanada.ca\/resources\/fac-library\/guide-setting-up-a-peer-support-group\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guide \u2013 Setting up a Peer Support Group<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:block {\"ref\":1823} \/--><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":12542,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"pmpro_default_level":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[182],"tags":[190,189],"class_list":["post-12522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-support","tag-awareness-week","tag-support-groups","pmpro-has-access"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fibrocanada.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12522","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fibrocanada.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fibrocanada.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fibrocanada.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fibrocanada.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12522"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.fibrocanada.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12522\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fibrocanada.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12542"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fibrocanada.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fibrocanada.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fibrocanada.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}