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The following links take you to patient-friendly information provided by mentalhealthchannel and neurologychannel, physician-monitored resources:
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Hotlines
National Child Abuse Hotline
1.800.422.4453 (1-800-4-A-Child)
The National Domestic Violence Hotline
1.800.799.7233 (1-800-799-SAFE)
Poison Control
1.800.222.1222
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1.800.273.8255 (1-800-273-TALK)
Alcohol/Drug Abuse
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
American Council on Alcoholism
American Council on Drug Education
Cocaine Anonymous (CA)
Narcotics Anonymous (NA)
National Association for Children of Alcoholics
Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator (U.S.)
Anxiety Disorder
Anxiety Disorders Association of America
Anxiety Panic Attack Resource Site
Eating Disorders
The Eating Disorder Referral and Information Center
Mental Health
The Arc of the United States
The Bright Side- Wings of Support
The Glendon Association
National Mental Health Association
National Resource Center on Psychiatric Advance Directives
Suicide Prevention Action Network USA
Medication Safety
Consumer Health Education Center
Safe Medication
Sexual Health
SexHealthMatters.org
A website for healthcare consumers by the Sexual Medicine Society of North America, Inc.
Healthcommunities.com, Inc., the publisher of neurologychannel, does not endorse specific organizations. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the following links, which are provided as a courtesy. If any information requires updating, please contact neurologychannel.
Hotlines
National Child Abuse Hotline
1.800.422.4453 (1-800-4-A-Child)
The National Domestic Violence Hotline
1.800.799.7233 (1-800-799-SAFE)
Poison Control
1.800.222.1222
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1.800.273.8255 (1-800-273-TALK)
Attention Deficit Disorder
ADD Resources
Children and Adults with ADD (CHADD)
Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's Association
Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral (ADEAR Center)
American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
American Health Assistance Foundation
Consumer Consortium on Assisted Living
Eldercare Locator
Ethnic Elders Care
Aphasia
National Aphasia Association
Ataxia
National Ataxia Foundation (NFA)
Autism
Autism Research Institute
Growing Minds Autism Programs
Interactive Autism Network
The Son-Rise Program...The Autism Treatment Center Of America
Brain Injury
Brain Injury Association Inc.
Cerebral Palsy
BlazeSports®
United Cerebral Palsy
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD)
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Foundation, Inc.
Dystonia
Dystonia Medical Research Foundation (DMRF)
Epilepsy
The Epilepsy Foundation
Fibromyalgia
National Fibromyalgia Association
Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Guillain-Barre Syndrome Foundation International
Headache/Migraine
American Council for Headache Education (ACHE)
National Headache Foundation
World Headache Alliance
Hemifacial Spasm
Hemifacial Spasm Association
Huntington's Disease
Caring For People with Huntington's Disease
Huntington's Disease Society of America
Lyme Disease
American Lyme Disease Foundation
Lyme Disease: A Patients Guide
Lyme Disease Info
Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (MSAA)
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Movement Disorders
WE MOVE
Muscular Dystrophy
Muscular Dystrophy Association
Myasthenia Gravis
Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America (MGF)
Neurofibromatosis
Neurofibromatosis, Inc.
The Children's Tumor Foundation
Neuropathy
Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association
The Neuropathy Association
Pain Management
National Foundation for the Treatment of Pain
American Chronic Pain Association, Inc. (ACPA)
Spine Health
Parkinson's Disease
American Parkinson Disease Association
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
National Parkinson Foundation, Inc.
Parkinson's Disease Foundation
Restless Leg Syndrome
Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation
Spasmodic Dystonia/Torticollis
National Spasmodic Dystonia Association (NSDA)
National Spasmodic Torticollis Association (NSTA)
Stem Cell Information
Stem Cell Information
Stroke
American Stroke Association
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
National Stroke Association
Tourette Syndrome
Tourette Syndrome Association, Inc.
Tremor
International Tremor Foundation
Tremor Action Network
Other Neurological Resources
Aging Parents and Elder Care
The Brain Matters
Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Resource Center
Family Caregiver Alliance
The National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC)
General Health Care Resources
OTCsafety.org: Safe & Effective OTC Medicine Use
Safe Medication
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