{"id":8602,"date":"2020-05-12T17:00:35","date_gmt":"2020-05-12T07:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/?page_id=8602"},"modified":"2023-04-05T14:56:19","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T04:56:19","slug":"peer-support-groups","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/patients-carers\/support-services\/peer-support\/peer-support-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"Face-to-face Support Groups"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":85,"featured_media":10664,"parent":1785,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8602","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Face-to-face Support Groups - Lung Foundation Australia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/patients-carers\/support-services\/peer-support\/peer-support-groups\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Face-to-face Support Groups - Lung Foundation Australia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/patients-carers\/support-services\/peer-support\/peer-support-groups\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Lung Foundation Australia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lungfoundation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-04-05T04:56:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/LFA-inner.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"450\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Lungfoundation\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/patients-carers\/support-services\/peer-support\/peer-support-groups\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/patients-carers\/support-services\/peer-support\/peer-support-groups\/\",\"name\":\"Face-to-face Support Groups - Lung Foundation Australia\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/patients-carers\/support-services\/peer-support\/peer-support-groups\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/patients-carers\/support-services\/peer-support\/peer-support-groups\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/LFA-inner.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-05-12T07:00:35+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-04-05T04:56:19+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/patients-carers\/support-services\/peer-support\/peer-support-groups\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/patients-carers\/support-services\/peer-support\/peer-support-groups\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/patients-carers\/support-services\/peer-support\/peer-support-groups\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/LFA-inner.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/LFA-inner.png\",\"width\":1920,\"height\":450},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/patients-carers\/support-services\/peer-support\/peer-support-groups\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Patients &amp; Carers\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/patients-carers\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Support services\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/patients-carers\/support-services\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"Support Group Overview\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/patients-carers\/support-services\/peer-support\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":5,\"name\":\"Face-to-face Support Groups\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/\",\"name\":\"Lung Foundation Australia\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Lung Foundation Australia\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/LF-Logo.jpg?fit=810%2C250&quality=100&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/LF-Logo.jpg?fit=810%2C250&quality=100&ssl=1\",\"width\":810,\"height\":250,\"caption\":\"Lung Foundation Australia\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lungfoundation\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/Lungfoundation\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lungfoundation\/\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/lung-foundation-australia\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC1jdxQi0pQDYBG3iN1duYng\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Face-to-face Support Groups - Lung Foundation Australia","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/patients-carers\/support-services\/peer-support\/peer-support-groups\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Face-to-face Support Groups - Lung Foundation Australia","og_url":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/patients-carers\/support-services\/peer-support\/peer-support-groups\/","og_site_name":"Lung Foundation Australia","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lungfoundation\/","article_modified_time":"2023-04-05T04:56:19+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1920,"height":450,"url":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/LFA-inner.png","type":"image\/png"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@Lungfoundation","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/patients-carers\/support-services\/peer-support\/peer-support-groups\/","url":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/patients-carers\/support-services\/peer-support\/peer-support-groups\/","name":"Face-to-face Support Groups - Lung Foundation Australia","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/patients-carers\/support-services\/peer-support\/peer-support-groups\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/patients-carers\/support-services\/peer-support\/peer-support-groups\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/LFA-inner.png","datePublished":"2020-05-12T07:00:35+00:00","dateModified":"2023-04-05T04:56:19+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/patients-carers\/support-services\/peer-support\/peer-support-groups\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-AU","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/patients-carers\/support-services\/peer-support\/peer-support-groups\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-AU","@id":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/patients-carers\/support-services\/peer-support\/peer-support-groups\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/LFA-inner.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/LFA-inner.png","width":1920,"height":450},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/patients-carers\/support-services\/peer-support\/peer-support-groups\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Patients &amp; Carers","item":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/patients-carers\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Support services","item":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/patients-carers\/support-services\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Support Group Overview","item":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/patients-carers\/support-services\/peer-support\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"name":"Face-to-face Support Groups"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/#website","url":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/","name":"Lung Foundation Australia","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-AU"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/#organization","name":"Lung Foundation Australia","url":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-AU","@id":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/LF-Logo.jpg?fit=810%2C250&quality=100&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/LF-Logo.jpg?fit=810%2C250&quality=100&ssl=1","width":810,"height":250,"caption":"Lung Foundation Australia"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lungfoundation\/","https:\/\/x.com\/Lungfoundation","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lungfoundation\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/lung-foundation-australia\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC1jdxQi0pQDYBG3iN1duYng"]}]}},"acf":{"page_components":[{"acf_fc_layout":"sub_nav","menu":"158"},{"acf_fc_layout":"lead_in_text","heading":"","copy":"Lung Foundation Australia are proud to support a network of support groups for patients and carers impacted by lung disease and lung cancer. These groups provide a safe environment for people to feel heard and understood.  ","link":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"column_content","columns":[{"column_type":"text","heading_text":"How does a support group run? ","paragraph_text":"<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW232320362 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-AU\" xml:lang=\"EN-AU\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW232320362 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\" data-ccp-charstyle-defn=\"{&quot;ObjectId&quot;:&quot;b074c083-970e-4750-90af-7445e6c3896e|190&quot;,&quot;Properties&quot;:[134233614,&quot;true&quot;,201340122,&quot;1&quot;,469775450,&quot;normaltextrun&quot;,469778129,&quot;normaltextrun&quot;,469778324,&quot;Default Paragraph Font&quot;],&quot;ClassId&quot;:1179649}\">Our<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW232320362 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-AU\" xml:lang=\"EN-AU\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW232320362 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\">\u00a0diverse\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW232320362 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-AU\" xml:lang=\"EN-AU\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW232320362 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\">s<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW232320362 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-AU\" xml:lang=\"EN-AU\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW232320362 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\">upport group\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW232320362 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-AU\" xml:lang=\"EN-AU\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW232320362 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\">network offers<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW232320362 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-AU\" xml:lang=\"EN-AU\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW232320362 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW232320362 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-AU\" xml:lang=\"EN-AU\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW232320362 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\">groups for specific lung diseases, varying interests,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW232320362 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-AU\" xml:lang=\"EN-AU\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW232320362 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\">formality,<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW232320362 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-AU\" xml:lang=\"EN-AU\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW232320362 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\">\u00a0and number of people<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW232320362 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-AU\" xml:lang=\"EN-AU\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW232320362 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW232320362 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-AU\" xml:lang=\"EN-AU\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW232320362 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\">\u202fWe recognise that no one person\u2019s experience is the same, so it is\u202fhelpful\u202fto find a group that suits your needs and interests.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW232320362 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-AU\" xml:lang=\"EN-AU\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW232320362 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"eop\" data-ccp-charstyle-defn=\"{&quot;ObjectId&quot;:&quot;b074c083-970e-4750-90af-7445e6c3896e|191&quot;,&quot;Properties&quot;:[134233614,&quot;true&quot;,201340122,&quot;1&quot;,469775450,&quot;eop&quot;,469778129,&quot;eop&quot;,469778324,&quot;Default Paragraph Font&quot;],&quot;ClassId&quot;:1179649}\">\u202f<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW232320362 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-AU\" xml:lang=\"EN-AU\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW232320362 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"eop\">There is no pressure to\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW232320362 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-AU\" xml:lang=\"EN-AU\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW232320362 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"eop\">participate<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW232320362 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-AU\" xml:lang=\"EN-AU\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW232320362 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"eop\">\u00a0in\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW232320362 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-AU\" xml:lang=\"EN-AU\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW232320362 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"eop\">all\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW232320362 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-AU\" xml:lang=\"EN-AU\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW232320362 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"eop\">support group\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW232320362 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-AU\" xml:lang=\"EN-AU\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW232320362 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"eop\">activit<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW232320362 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-AU\" xml:lang=\"EN-AU\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW232320362 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"eop\">ies<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW232320362 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-AU\" xml:lang=\"EN-AU\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW232320362 BCX0\">; it is important to connect where\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW232320362 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-AU\" xml:lang=\"EN-AU\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW232320362 BCX0\">and how\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW232320362 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-AU\" xml:lang=\"EN-AU\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW232320362 BCX0\">you feel comfortable.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP CommentStart SCXW232320362 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:450,&quot;335559739&quot;:450,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","button_display_setting":false,"button":{"":null,"button_type":"File Download","link":null,"email":"","file":{"ID":8601,"id":8601,"title":"Benefits of joining a support group","filename":"Benefits-of-joining-a-support-group.pdf","filesize":71670,"url":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Benefits-of-joining-a-support-group.pdf","link":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/patients-carers\/support-services\/peer-support\/benefits-of-joining-a-support-group\/","alt":"","author":"85","description":"","caption":"","name":"benefits-of-joining-a-support-group","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1785,"date":"2020-05-12 06:28:36","modified":"2020-05-12 06:28:36","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"application\/pdf","type":"application","subtype":"pdf","icon":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/document.png"},"modal_trigger":"","button_text":"Read more about the benefits of joining a group "},"background_colour":"transparent","column_image":false,"youtube_video_url":""},{"column_type":"text","heading_text":"Support groups may:","paragraph_text":"<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Hold\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">regular\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">meetings for focused discussions<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Invite healthcare professionals to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">present at meetings<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Share experiences in a casual social setting<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Participate in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">social\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">activities\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","button_display_setting":false,"button":{"":null,"button_type":"Link Button","link":null,"email":"","file":false,"modal_trigger":"","button_text":""},"background_colour":"transparent","column_image":{"ID":1414,"id":1414,"title":"Support-Groups","filename":"Support-Groups.jpg","filesize":778213,"url":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Support-Groups.jpg","link":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/patients-carers\/conditions\/bronchiectasis\/overview\/support-groups\/","alt":"","author":"1","description":"","caption":"","name":"support-groups","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1331,"date":"2018-09-18 00:15:26","modified":"2018-09-18 01:07:13","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1920,"height":1280,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Support-Groups-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Support-Groups-300x200.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":200,"medium_large":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Support-Groups-768x512.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":512,"large":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Support-Groups-1024x683.jpg","large-width":1024,"large-height":683,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Support-Groups.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":1024,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Support-Groups.jpg","2048x2048-width":1920,"2048x2048-height":1280,"xxlarge":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Support-Groups-1920x1280.jpg","xxlarge-width":1920,"xxlarge-height":1280,"xlarge":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Support-Groups.jpg","xlarge-width":1280,"xlarge-height":853,"header-navigation":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Support-Groups-480x1080.jpg","header-navigation-width":480,"header-navigation-height":1080,"link-category":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Support-Groups-380x256.jpg","link-category-width":380,"link-category-height":256,"card":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Support-Groups-450x450.jpg","card-width":450,"card-height":450,"gform-image-choice-sm":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Support-Groups.jpg","gform-image-choice-sm-width":300,"gform-image-choice-sm-height":200,"gform-image-choice-md":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Support-Groups.jpg","gform-image-choice-md-width":400,"gform-image-choice-md-height":267,"gform-image-choice-lg":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Support-Groups.jpg","gform-image-choice-lg-width":600,"gform-image-choice-lg-height":400}},"youtube_video_url":""}]},{"acf_fc_layout":"cta_inline","copy":"Find a support group located in your area. ","link":{"title":"Find a group near you","url":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/services\/?service_type=444&amp;service_delivery=441","target":"_blank"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"wysiwyg_content_area","heading":"","content":"<h3><span data-contrast=\"none\">Benefits of joining a support group<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">By joining a support group, you join a community of pe<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ople<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0coming together to provide<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0social connection,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">mutual support<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">and to s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">hare<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0practical tips for navigating life with lung disease\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">and<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0lung cancer<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The benefits of joining a group: <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Community<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">f<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">eeling like someone \u2018gets it\u2019<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Education &#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">increased knowledge<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">self-management<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0and the health care system.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","link":{"title":"Read more ","url":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/news\/connect-to-a-network-of-support\/ ","target":"_blank"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"column_content","columns":[{"column_type":"image","heading_text":"","paragraph_text":"","button_display_setting":false,"button":{"":null,"button_type":"Link Button","link":null,"email":"","file":false,"modal_trigger":"","button_text":""},"background_colour":"transparent","column_image":{"ID":8684,"id":8684,"title":"Unrecognizable women relax together in group therapy","filename":"iStock-1055095302-1-scaled.jpg","filesize":365206,"url":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/iStock-1055095302-1-scaled.jpg","link":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/patients-carers\/support-services\/peer-support\/lung-cancer-support\/unrecognizable-women-relax-together-in-group-therapy-2\/","alt":"","author":"85","description":"","caption":"An unrecognizable group of women sit in a group therapy circle together.  One woman has her hands clasped.","name":"unrecognizable-women-relax-together-in-group-therapy-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":8629,"date":"2020-05-13 08:41:42","modified":"2020-05-13 08:41:42","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":2560,"height":1440,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/iStock-1055095302-1-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/iStock-1055095302-1-300x169.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":169,"medium_large":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/iStock-1055095302-1-768x432.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":432,"large":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/iStock-1055095302-1-1024x576.jpg","large-width":1024,"large-height":576,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/iStock-1055095302-1-1536x864.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":864,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/iStock-1055095302-1-2048x1152.jpg","2048x2048-width":2048,"2048x2048-height":1152,"xxlarge":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/iStock-1055095302-1-1920x1080.jpg","xxlarge-width":1920,"xxlarge-height":1080,"xlarge":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/iStock-1055095302-1-scaled.jpg","xlarge-width":1280,"xlarge-height":720,"header-navigation":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/iStock-1055095302-1-480x1080.jpg","header-navigation-width":480,"header-navigation-height":1080,"link-category":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/iStock-1055095302-1-380x256.jpg","link-category-width":380,"link-category-height":256,"card":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/iStock-1055095302-1-450x450.jpg","card-width":450,"card-height":450,"gform-image-choice-sm":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/iStock-1055095302-1-scaled.jpg","gform-image-choice-sm-width":300,"gform-image-choice-sm-height":169,"gform-image-choice-md":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/iStock-1055095302-1-scaled.jpg","gform-image-choice-md-width":400,"gform-image-choice-md-height":225,"gform-image-choice-lg":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/iStock-1055095302-1-scaled.jpg","gform-image-choice-lg-width":600,"gform-image-choice-lg-height":338}},"youtube_video_url":""},{"column_type":"text","heading_text":"Can\u2019t find a support group in your area?","paragraph_text":"<p>If you are unable to find a group located near you, you may like to consider starting your own. Lung Foundation Australia can support you in establishing a group in your community.<\/p>\n","button_display_setting":true,"button":{"":null,"button_type":"Link Button","link":{"title":"Find out more","url":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/patients-carers\/support-services\/peer-support\/start-a-peer-support-group\/","target":"_blank"},"email":"","file":{"ID":11109,"id":11109,"title":"Flyer_Peer_Support_Group","filename":"Flyer_Peer_Support_Group.pdf","filesize":175665,"url":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Flyer_Peer_Support_Group.pdf","link":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/resources\/peer-support-flyer\/flyer_peer_support_group\/","alt":"","author":"85","description":"","caption":"","name":"flyer_peer_support_group","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":9608,"date":"2020-10-18 05:32:08","modified":"2020-10-18 05:32:08","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"application\/pdf","type":"application","subtype":"pdf","icon":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/document.png"},"modal_trigger":"","button_text":"Download the Peer Support Group Flyer"},"background_colour":"transparent","column_image":false,"youtube_video_url":""}]}],"subtitle":"","disable_header_overlay":true},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8602","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/85"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8602"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8602\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":90836,"href":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8602\/revisions\/90836"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1785"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10664"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lungfoundation.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}