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United States Organizations

For more information on neurological disorders or research programs funded by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, contact the Institute's Brain Resources and Information Network (BRAIN) at:

• BRAIN
  P.O. Box 5801
  Bethesda, MD 20824
  (800) 352-9424
  http://www.ninds.nih.gov

Information also is available from the following organizations:

• National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
  National Institutes of Health, DHHS
  45 Center Dr, Rm. 4AS19 MSC 6400
  Bethesda, MD 20892-6400
  nidcrinfo@mail.nih.gov
  http://www.nidcr.nih.gov/
  Tel: 301-496-4261

• American Chronic Pain Association (ACPA)
  P.O. Box 850
  Rocklin, CA 95677-0850
  ACPA@pacbell.net
  http://www.theacpa.org
  Tel: 916-632-0922 800-533-3231
  Fax: 916-632-3208
  Provides self-help coping skills and peer support to people with chronic pain. Sponsors local support groups throughout the U.S. and provides assistance in starting and maintaining support groups.

• American Council for Headache Education
  19 Mantua Road
  Mt. Royal, NJ 08061
  achehq@talley.com
  http://www.achenet.org
  Tel: 856-423-0258 800-255-ACHE (255-2243)
  Fax: 856-423-0082
  Non-profit patient-health professional partnership dedicated to advancing the treatment and management of headache and to raising public awareness of headache as a valid, biologically-based illness.

• National Headache Foundation
  820 N. Orleans
  Suite 217
  Chicago, IL 60610-3132
  info@headaches.org
  http://www.headaches.org
  Tel: 773-388-6399 888-NHF-5552 (643-5552)
  Fax: 773-525-7357
  Non-profit organization dedicated to service headache sufferers, their families, and the healthcare practitioners who treat them. Promotes research into headache causes and treatments and educates the public.

• National Foundation for the Treatment of Pain
  P.O. Box 70045
  Houston, TX 77270
  http://www.painmd.com
  Tel: 713-862-9332
  Fax: 713-862-9346
  Not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing support for patients who are suffering from intractable pain, their families, friends and the physicians who treat them. Offers a patient forum, advocacy programs, information, support resources, and direct medical intervention.

• Mayday Fund [For Pain Research]
  c/o SPG
  136 West 21st Street, 6th Floor
  New York, NY 10011
  mayday@maydayfund.org
  http://www.painandhealth.org
  Tel: 212-366-6970
  Fax: 212-366-6979
  The Mayday Pain Project works to increase awareness and to provide objective information concerning the treatment of pain.

• American Pain Foundation
  201 North Charles Street
  Suite 710
  Baltimore, MD 21201-4111
  info@painfoundation.org
  http://www.painfoundation.org
  Tel: 888-615-PAIN (7246) 410-783-7292
  Fax: 410-385-1832
  Independent non-profit information, education, and advocacy organization serving people with pain. Works to improve the quality of life for people with pain by raising public awareness, providing practical information, promoting research, and advocating the removal of barriers and increased access to effective pain management.

• Arthritis Foundation
  1330 West Peachtree Street
  Suite 100
  Atlanta, GA 30309
  help@arthritis.org
  http://www.arthritis.org
  Tel: 800-283-7800 404-965-7100
  Fax: 404-872-0457
  Volunteer-driven organization that works to improve lives through leadership in the prevention, control, and cure of arthritis and related diseases. Offers free brochures on various types of arthritis, treatment options, and management of daily activities when affected.

• National Coalition of Chronic Pain Providers & Professionals (NCCPPPP)
  12320 Parklawn Drive
  Rockville, Maryland 20852
  http://www.nccppp.org/contact-us/
  http://www.painproviders.org/
   

International Organization

The International Association for the Study of Pain brings together scientists, clinicians, health-care providers, and policymakers to stimulate and support the study of pain and to translate that knowledge into improved pain relief worldwide.
http://www.iasp-pain.org/


Australian Organizations

The Australian Pain Management Association Inc. (APMA) is a health charity which was established in 2009 because there weren't any community services for the more than 3.2 million Australians living with pain. APMA is the consumer health organisation for all Australians who live with pain.
http://www.painmanagement.org.au/

The Australian Pain Society is a multidisciplinary organisation aiming to relieve pain and related suffering through advocacy and leadership in clinical practice, education and research.
https://www.apsoc.org.au/

Painaustralia is a national not-for-profit body established to improve the treatment and management of pain in Australia. The organization was formed in February 2011 to facilitate implementation of the National Pain Strategy (NPS), which was developed by more than 200 delegates at the Pain Summit held at Parliament House, Canberra, in March 2010.
http://www.painaustralia.org.au/

Canadian Organizations

Canadian Pain Society is a society of scientists and health professionals who have a vested interest in pain research and management. As a chapter of the IASP, the CPS supports the treatment of pain as a basic human right and is currently advocating for a Canadian National Pain Strategy.
http://www.canadianpainsociety.ca/  

The Chronic Pain Association of Canada is Canada's largest independent, not-for-profit charitable organization serving people affected by pain, through education, information, support advocacy.
http://chronicpaincanada.com/

The Canadian Academy of Pain Management is dedicated to promoting excellence of care for pain sufferers; through comprehensive professional development for professionals who care for pain sufferers; in a context of interdisciplinary collaboration; and through adherence to the core professional attitudes and acquisition of knowledge essential for caring for pain sufferers.
http://canadianapm.com/


United Kingdom Organizations

The British Pain Society is the largest multidisciplinary professional organisation in the field of pain within the UK. Membership comprises medical pain specialists, nurses, physiotherapists, scientists, psychologists, psychiatrists, general practitioners, occupational therapists and other healthcare professionals actively engaged in the diagnosis and treatment of pain and in pain research for the benefit of patients.
https://www.britishpainsociety.org/

Pain UK is an alliance of charities providing a voice for people in pain. They were founded in November 2011 and registered as a charity in January 2012. Since then, their membership base has grown rapidly and they now support charities dealing with all manner of painful conditions, from head to toe.
https://painuk.org/

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