Resources
The Comfort Ability provides a wide range of resources and services to help you and your family.
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
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Pediatric Pain Programs:
Pediatric Chronic Pain Programs by State
General Pediatric Health Resources
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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.
Caregiver Support
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Caregiver Wellbeing:
https://div54cwsig.wixsite.com/caregiverwellbeing
Resources from the Society of Pediatric Psychology to support and uplift caregivers of children with medical conditions, including pain.