Support Groups and Forums
- Amputation
- Birth Trauma
- Blindness
- Brain Injury
- Burns
- Paralysis and Spinal Cord Injury
- Addictions
- Miscellaneous
Amputation
Amputee Center - Product services, forums, links.
URL :http://www.amputee-center.com/
Amputee Coalition of America - Amputee online resource service.
URL: http://www.amputee-coalition.org/
Amputee Support - Amputee support, humor, missing limbs, prosthetics.
URL: http://www.stumps.org/
New Beginnings - Non profit organization specializing in children - offers comprehensive services to address all needs of children with limb deficiencies.
URL: http://www.newbeginnings2000.org/
United Amputee Services - Volunteer run, non-profit organization that provides support and education to amputees.
URL: http://www.oandp.com/resources/organizations/uasa/
Birth Trauma
United Cerebral Palsy of Colorado - Support group that explains the causes, effects and types of cerebral palsy, and offers programs and services.
URL: http://www.cpco.org/
Blindness
American Council of the Blind - 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.
URL: http://www.acb.org/
Brain Injury
Brain Injury Association - Provides information on prevention, treatment, and rehab, resources and support.
URL: http://www.biausa.org/
Brain Injury Association of Texas - Helps families in their search for facilities and support for loved ones who have sustained brain injury.
URL: http://www.biatx.org/
Coma Recovery Association - A non-profit organization for coma and brain injury survivors, family members, etc.
URL: http://comarecovery.org/
National Resource Center for TBI - 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.
URL: http://www.neuro.pmr.vcu.edu/
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services - 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.
URL: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/index.html?src=mr
Burns
American Burn Association
Burn care, research, teaching, rehab and prevention.
URL: http://www.ameriburn.org/
Burn Fund - BC Professional Fire Fighters Association Burn Fund - 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.
URL: http://www.burnfund.org/
Burn Support Group Database - List of support groups for burn victims.
URL: http://www.burnsupportgroupsdatabase.com/
Burn Survivor - List designed to allow burn survivors to talk to each other provide support and asks questions.
URL: http://www.burnsurvivor.com/script/boardlogin/login.asp
Burn Survivors Throughout the World - (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.
URL: http://www.burnsurvivorsttw.org/home.html
Nephrogenic Fibrosing Dermopathy (NSF)
The NSF Connection - New forum promoting discussions on NSF, causes, treatment and healing.
URL: http://nsfconnect.great-forum.com/
Ortho Evra
Ortho Evra Support - Information about the side effects of Ortho Evra.
URL: http://groups.google.com/group/Ortho-Evra-Support
Paralysis and Spinal Cord Injury
American Association of Spinal Cord Injury - Organization of psychologists and social workers who provide for the emotional, behavioral and psychosocial care of those affected by SCI.
URL: http://www.aascipsw.org/
Healthlink USA - Links to spinal cord websites to include treatment, cures diagnosis, prevention and support groups.
URL: http://www.healthlinkusa.com/Spinal_Cord_Injury.htm
National Spinal Cord Injury Association - 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.
URL: http://www.spinalcord.org/
Addictions
There are thousands of support groups on the internet available to those who seek help. These are only a small sample of what can be found online, and are not meant to be taken as our recommendation on addiction recovery.
Addictions Forum - Support group to help others get and remain free from addictions.
URL: http://www.uncommonforum.com/viewforum.php?f=10
Revolution Health - Addictions - Forum designed to meet the needs of addicts in several topics including alcohol, drugs, and smoking.
URL: http://www.revolutionhealth.com/community-overview/addiction
Social Group from Drugs Community - Exists to help those fighting drug addiction.
URL: http://www.drugs-forum.com/forum/group.php?groupid=43
Miscellaneous
Mesothelioma Online Support Group - Discuss the different types of mesothelioma (peritoneal, pleural or pericardial), symptoms, treatment options (chemotherapy, radiation therapy, surgery), sources of asbestos exposure (shipyards, power plants, metal works, etc) as well as latest mesothelioma news.
URL: http://www.mdjunction.com/mesothelioma
Mesothelioma Chatroom - Developed for mesothelioma victims and their families.
URL: http://www.mesotheliomachatroom.com/
