Support Groups and Self Help
- Amputation
- Birth Trauma
- Blindness
- Brain Injury
- Burns
- Paralysis and Spinal Cord Injury
- Addictions
- Miscellaneous
Amputation
Amputee Center
http://www.amputee-center.com/
Product services, forums, links.
Amputee Coalition of America
http://www.amputee-coalition.org/
Amputee online resource service.
Amputee Support
http://www.stumps.org/
Amputee support, humor, missing limbs, prosthetics.
New Beginnings
http://www.newbeginnings2000.org
Non profit organization specializing in children - offers comprehensive services to address all needs of children with limb deficiencies.
United Amputee Services
http://www.oandp.com/resources/organizations/uasa/
Volunteer run, non-profit organization that provides support and education to amputees.
Birth Trauma
United Cerebral Palsy of Colorado
http://www.cpco.org/
Support group that explains the causes, effects and types of cerebral palsy, and offers programs and services.
Blindness
American Council of the Blind
www.acb.org/
Serving as a representative national organization of blind people, offers resources on emergency evacuation and disaster preparedness. Also includes ACB radio station, job bank, braille forum and announcements from Washington.
Brain Injury
Brain Injury Association
www.biausa.org/
Provides information on prevention, treatment, and rehab, resources and support.
Brain Injury Association of Texas
www.biatx.org/
Helps families in their search for facilities and support for loved ones who have sustained brain injury.
Brain Injury Ring
www.altelco.net/~jame/bir/bir.htm
Homepages of brain injury survivors, caregivers, friends, family and BI resources.
Coma Recovery Association
comarecovery.org/
A non-profit organization for coma and brain injury survivors, family members, etc.
National Resource Center for TBI
http://www.neuro.pmr.vcu.edu/
From Virginia Commonwealth University, this resource center provides relevant, practical information for professionals, persons with brain injury and family members. Site provides resources, chat room, ideas and gives information on training and conferences.
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/index.html?src=mr
OSERS provides a wide array of support to parents and individuals, school districts and states in the areas of special education, vocational rehabilitation and research.
Burns
American Burn Association
www.ameriburn.org/
Burn care, research, teaching, rehab and prevention.
B.C. Burn Network Society
www.vanserve.org/proinfo.html
To provide concise information from the members of the Burn Team, to assist community physicians and paramedical staff in assessing and treating minor burns, and/or assessing major burns prior to transfer to specialized facility.
Burns/Disfigurement Support Group Database
www.burnsupportgroupsdatabase.com
List of support groups in America for burn victims.
Burn Survivor Email
www.burnsurvivor.com/contact.htm
List designed to allow burn survivors to talk to each other provide support and asks questions.
Burn Survivors Throughout The World, Inc.
http://www.burnsurvivorsttw.org/home.html
(BSTTW) is an International 501 (c)(3) Non Profit Organization offering memberships, peer support, education, advocacy, medical referrals, public awareness for the burn survivor community, etc. They offer a support team, emergency and public chats, articles, poems, polls, newsletters, and more.
Paralysis and Spinal Cord Injury
American Association of Spinal Cord Injury
www.aascipsw.org/
Organization of psychologists and social workers who provide for the emotional, behavioral and psychosocial care of those affected by SCI.
Healthlink USA
www.healthlinkusa.com/Spinal_Cord_Injury.htm
Links to spinal cord websites to include treatment, cures diagnosis, prevention and support groups.
National Spinal Cord Injury Association
www.spinalcord.org/
Working to empower individuals and families with spinal cord injury issues to make informed choices, overcome disabilities and take action to achieve their highest level of indepence and personal fulfillment.
Addictions
NCADD - National Commission Against Drunk Driving
http://www.ncadd.com
No longer online. A private and public sector coalition working to cut personal and social losses due to drunk driving.
Safety Transportation Services
www.stsny.com
Fleet safety management company specializing in safety seminars, substance abuse programs, criminal checks, loss control and more.
Young Adults Educating Responsible Drinking
http://www.yaerd.org/
YAERD is an organization that was setup to help young adults educate EVERYONE about the dangers of drinking and driving.
Miscellaneous
MD Junction Support Groups
http://www.mdjunction.com/bipolar
A collection of existing support groups, all of which include a home page, forum launch, and articles on the support group subject. Also includes the opportunity to start new support groups.
