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ALS Association
27001 Agoura Road, Suite 150
Calabasas Hills, CA 91301-5104
(818) 880-9007
(800) 782-4747 (information and referrals)
Alzheimer’s Association
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Chicago, IL 60611
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American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
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Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 654-7850
Family Caregiver Alliance, National Center on Caregiving
690 Market Street, Suite 600
San Francisco, CA 94104
(800) 445-8106
(415) 434-3388
Les Turner ALS Foundation
8142 North Lawndale Avenue
Skokie, IL 60076
(888) ALS-1107 or (847) 679-3311
Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA)
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3300 East Sunrise Drive
Tucson, AZ 85718-3208
(820) 529-2000 or (800) 572-1717
National Alliance for Caregiving
4729 Montgomery Lane, 5th Floor
Bethesda, MD 20814
National Institute on Aging
Alzheimer’s Disease Education and Referral Center
P.O. Box 8250
Silver Spring, MD 20907-8250
(800) 438-4380
(301) 495-3311
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health
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Bethesda, MD 20892-2540
(800) 352-9424 (recording)
(301) 496-5751
National Mental Health Association
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Alexandria, VA 22311
(703) 684-7722
Project ALS
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New York, NY 10011
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