Other Parkinson's Resources

NC RESOURCES

Moving Day NC Triangle
Annual funds- and awareness-raising walk for Parkinson's in Cary!
www.movingdaynctriangle.org 

Moving Day Winston-Salem
NEW funds- and awareness-raising walk for Parkinson's in Winston-Salem!
www.movingdaywinstonsalem.org

Parkinson Association of the Carolinas
Resource for support groups, PD community events, and an e-newsletter for NC and SC
Phone: 704-248-3722
www.parkinsonassociation.org

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Mental Health Counselors
These are lists of mental health counselors/therapists who have been recommended to us over the years by PD patients and families, many of whom specialize in things like coping with chronic illness, aging, loss/grief, and caregiving.

• Triangle area
  
• Wilmington and surrounding towns
  
• Mountain area
  
• Alamance area
  
• Greensboro-High Point area
  
• If we do not yet have a list of therapists in your area of NC, try searching on psychologytoday.com

NATIONAL RESOURCES

For more information on Parkinson's disease, check out these great resources:!...

The Parkinson's Foundation:
www.parkinson.org

• Free Helpline: 1-800-4PD-INFO
  Free Aware in Care hospital kits
• Free educational booklets on different aspects of Parkinson's
• Free webinars on various topics
• Free quarterly newsletter
• Free online webinars on various topics
• Blog with up-to-date information on research advances
• Walks for Parkinson's in cities across the United States
• Trainings for allied health professionals
• Support and funding for Centers of Excellence at 41 Movement Disorders Centers internationally

Davis Phinney Foundation: www.davisphinneyfoundation.org

• Victory Summit educational program for patients/families
• Every Victory Counts workbook for PD
• PD exercise essentials video

Michael J. Fox Foundation:
www.michaeljfox.org

• Information on clinical trials
• Free online webinars on various topics

American PD Association:
www.apdaparkinson.org

• Young onset center

Northwest Parkinson Foundation:
www.nwpf.org

• Free online yoga for PD
• E-newsletter

CurePSP:
www.psp.org

• Information and support for “Atypical Parkinsonism Disorders," including Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Multiple System Atrophy and Corticobasal Degeneration