ALS Association (National organization)
ALS Association Bay Area Chapter These sites provide resources for families and caregivers of those suffering from ALS (Lou Gehrig' Disease).
Alzheimer’s Association Provides resources for families and caregivers of those suffering from Alzheimer’ disease.
Autonomy Now AUTONOMY NOW represents persons with disabilities who expect choice in all aspects of their lives, including choice at the end of life.
The California Coalition for Compassionate Care The coalition is a statewide partnership of more than 60 regional and statewide organizations dedicated to the advancement of palliative medicine and end-of-life care in California. The site includes free advance directives.
Cancer Information
Cancer Care These sites provide general information about cancer treatment and care.
Caring Connections Caring Connections, a program of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), is a national consumer engagement initiative to improve care at the end of life, supported by a grant from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
The Center for Family Caregivers Provides online support and educational materials to family caregivers.
Compassion & Choices Compassion & Choices is our parent organization. As a national organization with over 60 chapters and 30,000 members, our parent organization helps patients and their loved ones face the end of life with calm facts and choices of action during a difficult time. The national group also aggressively pursues legal reform to promote pain care, put teeth in advance directives and legalize physician aid in dying in other states. Death with Dignity National Center Death with Dignity National Center is one of the leaders in the death with dignity movement, based on its development, implementation and defense of Oregon’s Death with Dignity Act. Eldercare Locator Provides information about local services
Family Caregiver Alliance Offers research, publications, fact sheets, public policy news and information on a variety of long term care concerns.
Grief Provides information and resources about recovering from grief.
National Alliance for Care giving Provides care giving tips and guides and an internet clearinghouse of 1,000 reviewed and rated resources for caregivers.
National Family Caregivers Association Offers caregiving tips and on-line resources including a support network and resource guides.
National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) cares for terminally ill persons and their families, and is dedicated to making hospice an integral part of the US health care system.
Oregon Department of Human Services The Oregon Department of Human Services' webpage has all of the forms and annual reports on Oregon 's aid-in-dying law.
Pain Management Resources Pain Management Resources provides a complete listing of groups from the American Alliance of Cancer Pain Initiatives to the Pain Research Institute.
Palliative Care Policy Center Palliative Care Policy Center (PCPC) offers expert support to hospitals, nursing homes, health systems, hospices, and other organizations that serve individuals nearing the end of life.
Suicide Prevention Provides information about the suicide prevention lifeline and other related resources.
World Federation of Right to Die Societies World Federation provides an international link for organizations working to secure or protect the rights of individuals to self-determination at the end of their lives. |