Resources


The Comfort Ability provides a wide range of resources and services to help you and your family. 

Website Resources

Websites specifically for Sickle Cell Pain can be found here

Pediatric Pain Specific Resources

  • Meg Foundation: 
    www.megfoundationforpain.org/
    Pain management resources for toddlers, elementary school students, and teens. 
  • Pain and Your Child or Teen:
    www.med.umich.edu/yourchild/topics/pain.htm
    Terrific resource for explaining how pain works in the body and reviewing pain medications.
  • Pain Resource Centre:
    www.aboutkidshealth.ca/En/ResourceCentres/Pain/Pages/default.aspx
    Helpful guide for general information about pain.
  • UCLA Pediatric Pain Program:
    www.healthcare.ucla.edu/pedspain
    Information regarding best practices in pediatric pain healthcare.
  • The TEACh-Pain Project:
    www.teachpain.wordpress.com/
    Teach Pain School Resource Informational website for teachers and school staff regarding chronic pain. Can also be helpful for interested family and friends. 
  • Starship Child Health Pediatric Complex Pain: 
    Printable PDF
    Tip and education sheets on chronic pain.
  • New Zealand Pediatric Society: 
    www.kidshealth.org.nz/chronic-or-persistent-pain
    Site includes general information about pediatric chronic pain as well as videos and a downloadable booklet. 
  • Dr. Rachel Zoffness: 
    www.zoffness.com/
    Page includes resources, videos, workbooks, and information on CBT for pain. 
  • Solutions for Kids in Pain (SKIP): 
    www.kidsinpain.ca
    Videos and printouts on pediatric pain management. 
  • About Kids Health Pain Learning Hub: 
    www.aboutkidshealth.ca/pain
    Made for patients and families, this site from The Hospital for Sick Children in Canada has information on chronic and acute pain.

Pediatric Programs

General Pediatric Health Resources

  • American Academy of Pediatrics:
    www.acp.org
    Informative resource addressing a wide range of pediatric healthcare topics and issues.
  • Kids Health:
    www.kidshealth.org
    Website with general information regarding a variety of pediatric conditions.
  • Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics:
    www.sdbp.org
    Website dedicated to issues of child development and behavior throughout the span of infancy, childhood and adolescence.

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