Links/Hotlines

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Hotlines
National Child Abuse Hotline
1.800.422.4453 (1-800-4-A-Child)

The National Domestic Violence Hotline
1.800.799.7233 (1-800-799-SAFE)

Poison Control
1.800.222.1222

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1.800.273.8255 (1-800-273-TALK)

Alcohol Abuse
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
American Council on Alcoholism

ALS
ALS Association

Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's Association
Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral (ADEAR Center)
Ethnic Elders Care

Aphasia
National Aphasia Association

Arthritis
Arthritis National Research Foundation
The Arthritis Research Institute Of America (ARIA)

Bladder
National Association for Continence
National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse
Simon Foundation for Incontinence

Cancer
American Cancer Society (ACS)
Cancer Site Finder
Coalition for Skin Cancer Prevention
Melanoma Patient's Information Page
National Cancer Institute
Prostate Cancer Foundation
Prostate Cancer Calculator
Prostate Cancer Research Foundation of Canada
Prostate Cancer Research Institute

Cardiovascular Disease
American Heart Association
Family Caregiver Alliance
The Heart Failure Society of America, Inc. (HFSA)
Mended Hearts
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
You Can Quit Smoking

Diabetes
American Diabetes Association
CDC's Diabetes and Public Health Resource
National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC)

Eye Care
American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS)
The Glaucoma Foundation
Macular Degeneration Foundation
Thyroid Eye Disease: Understanding Graves' Ophthalmopathy

Foot Care
American Podiatric Medical Association
Lyme Disease Info
The Wound Care Institute, Inc.

Kidney
American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP)
National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information
National Kidney Foundation
Kidney & Urology Foundation of America

Lung
American Association for Respiratory Care
American Lung Association (ALA)
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA)
Pulmonary Hypertension Association

Menopause
The Australasian Menopause Society
The North American Menopause Society

Mental Health
American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA)
National Mental Health Association
Suicide Prevention Action Network USA

Osteoporosis
National Osteoporosis Foundation

Parkinson's Disease
National Parkinson Foundation, Inc.
Parkinson's Action Network
Parkinson's Disease Foundation
Parkinsonpoly.com

Prostate
Prostatitis Foundation
Male Chronic Pelvic Pain Network

Stroke
American Stroke Association
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
National Stroke Association

Tremor
International Tremor Foundation
Tremor Action Network

General Resources
Aging Parents and Elder Care
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
OTCsafety.org: Safe & Effective OTC Medicine Use
U.S. Administration on Aging (AoA)
Safe Medication