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Why increased interest in SHGs • Crisis in welfare state/society • Is there a lack of professional support Long waiting times to receive help • Lack of social networks • Citizen initiatives are growing belief in experiential knowledge Criticism of professional/theoretical knowledge Marianne Nylund 16.6.2011
Definition in the Finnish context • A group of people who meet each other regularly (face-to-face or virtually) to share experiences and to receive information in a personal life situation, health or social issue. • ”Based on mutual support & sharing similar life situation or concern” (Nylund 2000, 20) Marianne Nylund 16.6.2011
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Page 7 and 8: Historical background • Mutual su
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