Abstract
Self-help groups hold the potential for helping many persons adjust to life stresses. The self-help clearinghouse concept is a community-centred approach toward developing and realizing this potential. This paper presents a history of clearinghouses and an overview of the services they provide. Planning issues and implementation strategies are also discussed. Although the clearinghouse concept has evolved considerably in the last 10 years, many issues remain to be addressed if clearinghouses are to become established community resources. With the resolution of these issues, however, clearinghouses may give rise to an exciting new practice specialty that integrates service and research. Professionals who are self-help movement by contributing to the development of the clearinghouse concept.
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