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Many thanks to the New York Daily News for compiling the following list.
(to which I have periodically added those I have found myself)
- National Health Information Clearinghouse 1-800-336-4797  A service of the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office of the Public Health and Science, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Publications and referrals; on-line database of more than 1,100 health information resources.
- American Self-Help Clearinghouse 1-973-625-3037 (inside New Jersey); 1-800-367-6274 (outside New Jersey) - A project of St. Clare's Hospital with information for more than 800 national, international and one-of-a-kind groups dealing with everything from adoption to widowhood. Publishes The Self-Help sourcebook: Your Guide to Community and Online Support Groups for $10.00. Listings also online
- New York City Self-Help Center 1-212-586-5770 A joint program of the Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services and the CUNY Graduate School and University Center, it has information for more than 500 group meetings in the 5 bououghs. The center publishes Directory of Self-help Groups in New York City: 1998 Guide to Mutual Support Groups available in all branches of the New York Public Library.
- Long Island Self-Help Clearinghouse 1-516-626-1721 This project of the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine of the New York Institute of Technology has information for more than 245 group meetings in Nassau and Suffolk counties and surrounding areas. Publishes a directory called People Helping People available at libraries.
- Westchester Self-Help Clearinghouse 1-914-949-7699, Extension 319 This program of Four Winds/Westchester Jewish Community Services has information on 275 meetings in Westchester County. It publishes Directory of Self-Help Groups in Westchester County  price $10.00
Merck Manual 2nd Home Edition free online version
CENTERS FOR SELF HELP
A
ADVOCACY
- People's Medical Society 1-800-624-8773
AGING
- National Institute on Aging 1-800-222-2225
AIDS/HIV
- Aids Treatment Data Network 1-800-734-7104
- Centers for Disease Control's National AIDS Clearinghouse 1-800-458-5231
- Gay Men's Health Crisis Hotline 1-800-AIDSNYC
- Project Inform National HIV/AIDS Treatment Hotline 1-800-822-7422
ALCOHOL ABUSE
- Alcoholics Anonymous (212) 870-3400
- Moderation Management (888) 561-9834
- National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence 1-800-622-2255
- National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information 1-800-729-6686
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
- Women for Sobriety 1-800-333-1606
- Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters 1-800-356-9996
- Alateen 1-800-344-2666
- Children of Alcoholics Foundation 1-800-359-COAF
ALLERGIES/ASTHMA
- Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America 1-800-7-ASTHMA
- Food Allergy Network 1-800-929-4040
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Facts About Allergies for Parents - Mostly links to other web sites
ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
- National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine's Information Clearinghouse (888) 644-6226
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
- Alzheimer's Association 1-800-272-3900
- Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center 1-800-438-4380
AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS (LOU GERHIG'S DISEASE)
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association 1-800-782-4747
ANXIETY/PANIC DISORDERS/PHOBIAS
- Anxiety Disorders Association of America (301) 231-9350
- National Institute of Mental Health Panic Disorder Helpline 1-800-64-PANIC
ARTHRITIS
- National Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Information Clearinghouse (301) 495-4484
- Arthritis Foundation Information Line 1-800-283-7800
Asperger Syndrome
- Asperger Syndrome Education Network
ATTENTION-DEFICIT DISORDER
- Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) 1-800-233-4050
AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES
- American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association 1-800-598-4668
B
BLINDNESS/VISUAL IMPAIRMENT
- American Council of the Blind 1-800-424-8666
- American Foundation for the Blind 1-800-232-5463
- DB-Link (The National Information Clearinghouse on Children Who Are Deaf-Blind) 1-800-438-9376
- National Association for Parents of the Visually Impaired 1-800-562-6265
- Vision World Wide 1-800-431-1739
BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT
- Bone Marrow Foundation 1-800-365-1336
- Bone Marrow Transplant Newsletter 1-888-597-7674
BRAIN TUMORS
- American Brain Tumor Association 1-800-886-2282
- National Brain Tumor Foundation 1-800-934-CURE
BREAST CANCER
- Komen Breast Cancer Foundation 1-800-462-9273
- Cancer and Careers - a resource for working women with cancer
- Y-Me National Organization for Breast Cancer
BREAST FEEDING
- La Leche League International 1-800-525-3243
C
CANCER-GENERAL
- CancerHelper.com - general cancer information
- American Cancer Society 1-800-227-2345
- Cancer Care 1-212-302-2400
- National Cancer Institute's Cancer Information Service 1-800-422-6237
CHILDHOOD CANCER
- Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation 1-800-366-2223
- National Childhood Cancer Foundation 1-800-458-6223
CEREBRAL PALSY
- United Cerebral Palsy Association 1-800-872-5827
CHILD ABUSE
- Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline 1-800-4-A-CHILD
- National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect 1-800-FYI-3366
CHILD HEALTH
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
CHIROPRACTIC
- American Chiropractic Association 1-800-986-4636
CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROM
- Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome Association
- National Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia Association
CYSTIC FIBROSIS
- Cystic Fibrosis Foundation 1-800-344-4823
D
DEAFNESS AND COMMUNICATIONS DISORDERS
- American Speech-Language Hearing Association Hearing and Speech Helpline 1-800-638-8255 (Voice/TDD)
- Better Hearing Institute 1-800-327-9355
- National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
- Self Help for Hard Of Hearing People
DENTAL
- American Dental Association 312- 440-2593
- National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
DIABETES
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
- Children With Diabetes
DISABILITIES
- Easter Seals 1-800-221-6827
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
- National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-SAFE
- National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
- National Domestic Violence Organizations A - M
- National Domestic Violence Organizations N - Z
- State Domestic Violence Coalitions D - H
- State Domestic Violence Coalitions I - L
- State Domestic Violence Coalitions M
- State Domestic Violence Coalitions N
- State Domestic Violence Coalitions O - S
- State Domestic Violence Coalitions T - V
- State Domestic Violence Coalitions W
DOWN SYNDROME
- National Down Syndrome Society Hotline 1-800-221-4602
DRUG ABUSE
- American Council for Drug Education 1-800-DRUG-HELP
- National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence
- Cocaine Anonymous 1-800-347-8998
- Marijuana Anonymous 1-800-766-6779
- Methadone Anonymous
- Narcotics Anonymous 1-818-773-9999
- National Institute on Drug Abuse 1-888-644-6432
- Methadone Support and Recovery Anonymous
FAMILY FRIENDS SUPPORT
- Nar-Anon
DISLEXIA
- International Dyslexia Association 1-800-ABCD-123
E
EATING DISORDERS
- National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders 1-847-831-3438
- Overeaters Anonymous 1-505-891-2664
EPILEPSY
- Epilepsy Information Service 1-800-642-0500
- Epilepsy Foundation of America 1-800-332-1000
EYE
- American Macular Degeneration Foundation 1-413-587-9475
- Glaucoma Research Foundation 1-800-826-6693
- National Eye Institute
F
FAMILY PLANNING
- Planned Parenthood 1-800-669-0156 (for health info) 1-800-230-PLAN) to connect to a center nearest you)
FIBROMYALGIA
- National Fibromyalgia Association
- Fibromyalgia Network 1-800-853-2929
FOOD SAFETY
- Meat and Poultry Hotline 1-800-535-4555
- Seafood Hotline Publications List 1-800-FDA-4010
G
GROWTH
- Human Growth Foundation 1-800-451-6434
- Little People of America 1-888-LPA-2001
H
HEADACHE
- American Council for Headache Education 1-800-255-ACHE
- National Headache Foundation 1-800-843-2256
HEAD INJURY
- Brain Injury Association Family Helpline 1-800-444-6443
- International Brain Injury Association
HEALTH-GENERAL
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1-800-311-3435
- Food and Drug Administration Office of Consumer Affairs 1-888-INFOFDA
- National Library of Medicine 1-888-FINDNLM
HEART
- American Heart Association 1-800-242-8721
- Mended Hearts 1-214-706-1442
- National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute 1-301-592-8573
I
Hodgkins Disease
- Lymphoma and Hodgkins
IMMUNIZATION
- National Immunizations Information Hotline 1-800-232-2522
- National Vaccine Information Center 1-800-909-SHOT  For parents of children adversely affected by vaccines
INCONTINENCE
- National Association for Continence 1-800-BLADDER
- Simon Foundation for Continence
K
KIDNEY
- National Kidney Foundation 1-800-622-9010
- National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse 1-800-891-5390
- National Kidney Cancer Association 1-800-850-9132
L
LEAD
- EPA Lead Information Center 1-800-424-LEAD(5323)
LEARNING DISABILITIES
- Learning Disabilities Association of America 1-412-341-8077
- National Center for Learning Disabilities 1-888-575-7373
LEUKEMIA
- The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society 1-914-949-5213
LEPROSY
- American Leprosy Mission 1-800-LEPROSY
LIVER
- American Liver Foundation 1-800-223-0179
LUNG
- American Lung Association of NY 1-800-LUNG-USA
- Alliance for Lung Cancer Advocacy, Support and Education 1-800-298-2436
LUPUS
- Lupus Foundation of America 1-800-558-0121
LYMPHOMA
- Lymphoma Research Foundation of America 1-310-204-7040
- Lymphoma Information Network
- Lymphoma and Hodgkins
LYME DISEASE
- Lyme Disease Foundation 1-800-886-LYME
M
MENTAL HEALTH
- Emotions Anonymous 1-651-647-9712
- National Institute of Mental Health 1-800-421-4211
- National Mental Health Services Knowledge Exchange Network 1-800-789-CMHS
- National Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse 1-800-553-4539
- National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) 1-800-950-NAMI
MENTAL RETARDATION
- American Association on Mental Retardation 1-800-424-3688
METABOLIC DISORDERS
- World Life Foundation 1-800-289-5433
MINORITY HEALTH
- Office of Minority Health Resource Center 1-800-444-6472
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
- Multiple Sclerosis Foundation 1-800-441-7055
- National Multiple Sclerosis Society 1-800-FIGHTMS
- Multiple Sclerosis Association of America 1-800-LEARNMS
MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY
- Muscular Dystrophy Association 1-800-572-1717
MYELOMA
- International Myeloma Foundation 1-800-452-2873
N
NARCOLEPSY
- Narcolepsy Network 1-973-276-0115
NEUROLGICAL DISORDERS
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke 1-800-352-9424
O
OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE
- Obsessive Compulsive (OC) Foundation 1-203-878-5669
- Madison Institute of Medicine's Obsessive Compulsive Information Center 1-608-827-2470
ORGAN TRANSPLANT
- Living Bank 1-800-528-2971
- UNOS (United Network for Organ Sharing) 1-800-24-DONOR
OSTEOPOROSIS
- National Institutes of Health's Osteoporosis and Related
Bone Diseases Helpline 1-800-624-BONE
OVARIAN CANCER
- National Ovarian Cancer Coalition 1-888-OVARIAN
P
PAIN-CHRONIC
- American Pain Society 1-847-375-4715
PANCREATIC CANCER
- Pancreatica.org 1-831-658-0500
PARALYSIS
- Christopher Reeve Paralysis Association 1-800-225-0292
PARKINSON'S DISEASE
- American Parkinson Disease Association 1-800-223-2732
- National Parkinson Foundation 1-800-327-4545
POLIO
- International Polio Network 1-314-534-0475
POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
- National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder 1-802-296-5132
PRIMARY IMMUNE DEFICIENCY
- Jeffrey Modell Foundation 1-800-JEFF-844
PROSTATE
- American Prostate Society 1-410-859-3735
- Matthews Foundation for Prostate Cancer Research 1-800-234-6284
- Us Too International 1-800-80-USTOO
PSORIASIS
- National Psoriasis Foundation 1-800-723-9166
R
RARE DISORDERS
- FDA Office of Orphan Products Development 1-800-300-7469
- National Organization for Rare Disorders 1-800-999-6673
REHABILITATION
- National Rehabilitation Information Center 1-800-346-2742
- National Reye's Syndrome Foundation 1-800-233-7393
- National Rosacea Society 1-888-NO-BLUSH
S
SCHIZOPHRENIA
- National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression 1-516-829-0091
SCOLIOSIS
- Scoliosis Association 1-800-800-0669
SELF ABUSE
- SAFE (Self-Abuse Finally Ends) Alternatives Information Line 1-800-DONT-CUT
SEXUAL COMPULSIVITY
- Co-Dependents of Sex Addicts 1-612-537-6904
- S-Anon 1-615-833-3152
- Sex & Love Addicts Anonmous 1-781-255-8825
- Sexaholics Anonymous 1-615-331-6230
- Sexual Compulsives Anonymous 1-800-977-4325
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE
- National STD Hotline 1-800-227-8922
SICKLE CELL DISEASE
- Sickle Cell Disease Association of America 1-800-421-8453
SKIN
- Foundation for Ichthyosis and Related Skin Types 1-800-545-3286
- Skin Cancer Foundation 1-800-SKIN-490
SLEEP
- National Sleep Foundation
SMOKING
- Centers for Disease Control and Preventin Office on Smoking and Health-800-CDC-1311
- Nicotine Anonymous 1-415-750-0328
SPINA BIFIDA
- Spina Bifida Association of America 1-800-621-3141
SPINAL CORD INJURY
- National Spinal Cord Injury Association 1-800-962-9629
STROKE
- National Stroke Association 1-800-STROKES
- American Stroke Association 1-800-553-6321
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke 1-800-352-9424, 301-496-5751
- National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute 301-592-8573
STUTTERING
- National Center for Stuttering 1-800-221-2483
- Stuttering Foundation of America 1-800-992-9392
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME
- American SIDS Institute 1-800-232-SIDS
- SIDS Alliance 1-800-221-SIDS
SUICIDE
- American Association of Suicidology 1-202-237-2280
- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention 1-888-333-2377
SYRINGOMYELIA
- American Syringomyelia Alliance Project 1-800-ASAP-282
T
THYROID
- Thyroid Foundation of America 1-800-832-8321
- Thyroid Society for Education and Research 1-800-THYROID
TOURETTE SYNDROME
- Tourette Syndrome Association 1-800-237-0717
TRAUMA-PHYSICAL
- American Trauma Society 1-800-556-7890
TRAUMA-EMOTIONAL
- Sidran Foundation 1-410-825-8888
U
UROLOGICAL DISORDERS
- American Foundation for Urologic Disease 1-800-272-2383
V
VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS
- VZV Research Foundation Information Line 1-800-472-VIRUS  Chicken pox, shingles and post-herpetic nerualgia
W
WOMENS HEALTH
- National Latina health Organization 1-510-534-1362
- National Black Women's Health Project 1-202-543-9311
- National Women's Health Network 1-202-347-1140
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