was a group of family members of those in cults which met until late 1998.  If you are interested in re-starting the group, please contact SupportWorks by phone or e-mail.

This service provides comprehensive data and referral assistance for nonprofit and government resources in the NC counties of Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Union, and Anson counties and in or near the city of Mooresville, NC.  If you are calling on a landline or residential phone in one of those counties, dial 2-1-1.  If that fails, if you are calling on a cell phone, or if you are calling from anywhere else in NC, call 866/744-7778.  For calls from out of NC, use their local number of 704/377-1100. Although they are open 24 hours a day, you may wish to call weekdays from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. for non-emergency questions.

The friendly staff at this full service library can help you research any medical topic using their up-to-date computers, databases, journals and books.  No previous research experience or medical knowledge is required. Click here for details or call them at 704-384-6393.

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Click here to view a site providing useful information about cults and mind control.  It's a comprehensive, clearly designed site answering more than 25 relevant questions about cults and recovery and giving a large number of on-line and off-line resources.  As always, it is important to check that an organization designed to help those leaving cults has not been taken over by a cult; there is no obvious sign that this has occurred here. Last checked 7/29/08; originally posted here 4/27/98.(Click for overview of cult resources)

Click to link to any of these lists of national groups:

The Self-Help Sourcebook OnLine Index
The Genetic Alliance
NORD (National Organization for Rare Diseases) Database

Click here to branch to the American Self-Help Clearinghouse listing of toll-free phone numbers for a wide variety of topics.