Resources

Information Resources

NIH Neurological Institute
P.O. Box 5801
Bethesda, MD 20824
(301) 496-5751
(800) 352-9424
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, a component of the National Institutes of Health, is the leading Federal supporter of research on disorders of the brain and nervous system. The Institute also sponsors an active public information program and can answer questions about diagnosis, treatment, and research related to headache.
 
Private voluntary organizations that offer information and services to those affected by headache include the following:

American Council for Headache Education (ACHE)
875 Kings Highway
Suite 200
Woodbury, NJ 08096
(609) 384-8760
(800) 255-ACHE (2243)
http://www.achenet.org
This organization is a nonprofit patient/health professional partnership dedicated to advancing treatment and management of headache and to raising the public awareness of headache as a valid, biologically based illness. ACHE offers headache brochures, a quarterly newsletter, the book Migraine: The Complete Guide , assistance through in-person support groups, and support via the Internet and commercial on-line service providers.

National Headache Foundation
428 W. St. James Place
2nd Floor
Chicago, IL 60614-2750
(312) 388-6399
(800) 843-2256
The foundation promotes research and public education, publishes a newsletter, and offers many publications including a state-by-state list of physician members, a headache chart, a handbook, brochures, and fact sheets.