American Pain Foundation - APF
Organization URL(s)
info@painfoundation.orgwww.painfoundation.org/
Other Contact Information
201 North Charles Street
Suite 710
Baltimore,
MD 21201-4111
888-615-7246 (Voice - Toll-free)
Description
The American Pain Foundation (APF) is an independent, nonprofit organization serving people with pain through information, advocacy, and support. The mission of organization is to improve the quality of life for people with pain by raising public awareness, providing practical information, promoting research on pain, and advocating to remove barriers and increase access to effective pain management. APF’s activities include serve as an information clearinghouse, promote recognition of pain as a critical health issue and seek to remove the stigma often experienced by those with pain, and mobilize a national movement of organizations and individuals who care about better pain management.
Online Resources
- Pain Assessment
http://www.painfoundation.org/page.asp?file=documents/doc_036.htm - Pain Question and Answer
http://www.painfoundation.org/page.asp?file=QandA/Intro.htm - Pain: If You Are In Crisis
http://www.painfoundation.org/page.asp?file=page_resources.htm
Print Resources
The Foundation provides information about the causes of pain, different treatment options, ways to find trained specialists, peer support, and how to cope with pain. Information includes newsletters, publications, and news alerts.