There are several professional organizations that have information that you may find helpful. The links are below:
 | National Organization for Human Service Education: http://nohse.com/ |
| Southern Organization for Human Service Education: http://sohse.org/ |
| National Association of Social Workers: http://www.naswdc.org/ |
| National Association of Social Workers, North Carolina Chapter: http://www.naswnc.org/ |
The following pages may be helpful to you or to clients with whom you work: This information is provided solely for informational purposes and does not constitute a recommendation:
| Americans with Disabilities Act Home Page: http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm |
| Learning Disabilities online: http://www.ldonline.org/ |
| All Kinds of Minds: http://www.allkindsofminds.org/ |
| The Humor Project: http://www.humorproject.com/ |
| Terri Hamrick's web site: http://www.2feelis2heal.com (You can also check out the show!: "To Feel is To Heal" is broadcast simultaneously on WRXO-WKRK radio and WRNC Channel 10 cable network in Roxboro NC. The program is heard on Tuesday mornings at 11:00 AM and is designed to provide information on mental health and substance abuse issues. It is a call in show with specific topics selected for each week.) |
The following are a list of area support groups. This information is provided solely for informational purposes and does not constitute a recommendation:
Duke University Health System Support Groups (These groups are free and open to anyone in the community)
| Breast Cancer Support Groups (919) 684-4497 |
| Brain Injury Support Group (919) 684-2335 |
| Brain Tumor Support Group (919) 681-1890 |
| Cancer Support Groups (919) 684-4497 |
| Congestive Heart Disease Support Group (919) 681-9275 |
| Coping with Change and Losses Support Group (919) 416-3853 |
| Crohn's and Colitis Support Group (919) 875-0587 (after 6:00 p.m.; Raleigh) |
| Daughters Concerned for Aging Relatives (919) 660-7510 |
| Duke Heart Center Patient Community Support Program (919) 681-9275 |
| Hepatitis C Support Group (919) 681-6819 or 684-8992 |
| HIV/AIDS Support Group (919) 668-0169 |
| HOPE Support Group (for families who terminate a wanted pregnancy because of a medical diagnosis) (919) 684-3604 |
| Leukemia Support Group (919) 684-4497 |
| Limb Loss Support Group Nancy Payne (919) 668-0135 or Amanda Medlin (919) 684-2474 |
| Look Good...Feel Better (for patients undergoing chemotherapy and radiation) (919) 684-8564 |
| Multiple Myeloma Support Group (919) 684-4497 |
| Memory Disorder Support Group (919) 668-2836 |
| Parkinson's Disease Support Group (919) 681-2033 or (919) 668-2938 |
| Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Youth Group Meetings - Rhonda Lowe (day) (919) 784-3468 or (evening) (919) 846-3875 |
| Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Support Group (919) 684-5002 or (919) 286-0335 |
| Pregnancy and Postpartum Depression Support Group (919) 681-6840 |
| Prostate Cancer Support Group (919) 684-4497 |
| Stroke Support Group (919) 416-3853 |
| Unicorn Bereavement Center Support Groups (Various loss support groups offered through Duke Community Hospice: General Loss, Men's group, Loss of a child, Children and Caregivers, Traumatic Loss) (919) 644-6869 |
| Visual Resources Support Group (919) 684-2477 |
Community Support Groups
| Alzheimer's Disease Support Group (919) 660-7510 |
| ARC Developmental Disabilities Support Group (919) 493-8141 |
| Autism Support Group Susanne Harris (919) 493-8388 |
| Caregiver Connection (919) 688-8247 |
| Cornucopia House Cancer Support Center (various cancer support groups) (919) 410-9333 |
| Domestic and Sexual Violence Support Groups (Durham Crisis Response Center) (919) 403-6562 |
| Durham Arthritis Support Group Dott Faulkenbury (919) 477-4679 |
| Durham Learning Disabilities Association Support Group (919) 489-1700 |
| Durham Mother's Club Karen Stiffler (919) 572-2726 |
| Durham/Chapel Hill Fibromyalgia/Chronic Fatigue Support Group Pat Latta (919) 575-4031 or Rosalyn Dougherty (919) 667-9909 |
| National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) Durham (919) 490-5236 (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) or (919) 489-0514 |
| NOW and LATER (Wlecome Baby) (for parents of newborns) (919) 560-7341 |
| Parent Care (perinatal loss group for death from conception to age 1) (919) 350-8567 |
| Rex Triangle Amputee Group Wilma Miller (919) 781-1234 |
| Sickle Cell Support Group of Durham County Mary Abrams (919) 684-6464 |
| Strengthening Families in Durham (919) 361-1223 |
| TOPS - Taking Pounds Off Sensibly Laura Wickwar (919) 870-0479 |
| Triangle Area Scleroderma Support Group Teresa Stone, (919) 596-0560; Steve and Jane Pahner (919) 969-7676 |
| Triangle Chapter of National Stuttering Association Abhi Banerjee (919) 931-6235 |
| Triangle Post-Polio Support Group (919) 845-9668 |
| Wake County Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Support Group Sue Leonard (919) 266-2931 |
General Health and Support Information: http://www.dukehealth.org