support group
noun1
A group of people who informally support each other over a problem which all of its members share.
- If you can't stay sober, you need a support group like Alcoholics Anonymous.
- Its heroes are the women who meet in support groups and through Facebook; who talk openly about ruined sex lives and medical horrors; who come out to picket shareholder meetings and industry conferences.2018 July 26, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, “A documentary muckraker takes on the tech sector of health in The Bleeding Edge”, in The Onion AV Club, archived from the original on 29 Jul 2018: