The Alzheimer's Association has a nationa network of local chapters, providing programs and services to families and professionals within their communities. Support groups, telephone helplines, educational programs, publications, and information and referral services are typical offerings.
Some chapters even fund local research.
To learn more about the services in your community, contact your local chapter . The Benjamin B. Green-Field Library and Resource Center in the Association's national office collects a wide range of materials on Alzheimer's disease and related disorders. Library staff respond to information requests, do literature searches, lend materials, and provide reading lists. Every two years the Association hosts the world's premier research conference on Alzheimer's disease and related disorders. Click here to read about the 2002 conference in Stockholm .