Table 3.

Types of social support offered or requested through the Facebook COVID-19 support groups.

Offered Social Support
Offered practical support	Food shopping & collecting prescriptions
	Food donations & support for food banks
	Support with pets
	Provision of transport
	Offers of items (sanitary items, household items, items for babies)
	Making masks and visors
	Support with translations and languages
Offered informational support	Provision of information (on deliveries and availability of products)
	Signposting to groups and support services
	Creating leaflets
	Sharing mental health resources
Offered emotional support	Phone calls
	Leisure activities
	Mental health activities & sessions
Requested Social Support
Requested practical support	Food shopping & collecting prescriptions & medical items
	Support with food parcels & food banks
	Support with transport
	Requests for volunteering
	Donations to charities
	Household items
	Language support
Requested informational support	Requests for advice (on deliveries, collecting prescriptions, signposting to professionals or volunteers, accommodation)
	Advice on medical issues and governmental guidance
	Linking to other groups
Requested emotional support	Phone calls