Support groups offer family members a network of individuals who have similar life problems, connecting families to each other and to outside resources. The following groups provide support.

Brain Injury Association of New York State
10 Colvin Avenue
Albany, NY 12206
Voice 1 (718) 545-1301; (800) 228-8201
Fax (518) 482-5285
http://www.bianys.org

Association for the Help of Retarded Children (AHRC)
200 Park Avenue South
New York, NY 10003
Voice 1 (212) 780-2652
http://www.ahrc.org

Epilepsy Society of NYC
305 7th Avenue, 12th Floor
New York, NY 10001
Voice 1 (212) 633-2930
Fax (212) 633-2991
http://www.efnyc.org

Manhattan Mothers and Others
160 E. 65th Street, Apt. 25D
New York, NY 10021-6654
Voice 1 (212) 570-6860
Fax (212) 570-9946

National Jewish Council for the Disabled and Yachad
333 7th Avenue
New York, NY 10001
Voice 1 (212) 613-8235
Fax (212) 613-0796
http://www.OU.org

New York Council on Adoptive Children
666 Broadway, Room 820
New York, NY 10012
Voice 1 (212) 475-0222
Fax (212) 415-1972

YAI/National Institute for People with Disabilities
460 W. 34th Street, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10001
Voice 1 (212) 273-6182
TTY (212) 220-2787

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