Find support, or help research
People near you who know what living with Parkinson disease is like, and ways you can help find better treatments.
Support groups in United States
- American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA)Chapter network and Information and Referral Centers, support group and exercise class finder, virtual events, newly-diagnosed resources.All of United States
- Parkinson & Movement Disorder Alliance (PMD Alliance)US nonprofit for people affected by Parkinson's and other movement disorders, offering webinars, resource libraries, support communities and provider education.All of United States
- Parkinson's FoundationHelpline in English and Spanish (Mon-Fri 9-19 ET), referrals to PD-trained professionals, support groups and exercise classes, information packets.All of United States
- The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's ResearchThe world's largest nonprofit funder of Parkinson's research; also offers patient information, research participation and community resources.All of United States
Contact details come from each group's own page and are checked every 3 months.
Help research
You do not need to join a trial to help. Below are the programmes we found in United States and how to reach them. You contact them yourself: Frontlight does not collect or pass on your details.
Give blood or tissue for researchResearchers use stored samples to find what causes Parkinson disease.
Share your health dataA registry collects health data, without your name, so research teams can study many people at once.
Take part as a healthy volunteerStudies need people without Parkinson disease to compare with. Family and friends can help.