Our Services

The Epilepsy Association provides comprehensive services to adults, children and families affected by epilepsy in Northeast Ohio. The agency is the sole provider of these services in an eleven-county region.

The Epilepsy Association provides services in three main areas: information and referral, direct social services, and community-based epilepsy education. Please call the Association for additional information.

Information and Referral:

  • Answer questions about epilepsy
  • Free informational materials about epilepsy
  • Referrals to help access appropriate medical and community resources

Support Groups

(Follow the link for more information)

Direct Social Services:

  • Individualized epilepsy education specific to each client’s type(s) of seizures
  • Counseling services to help clients cope with challenges related to epilepsy
  • Advocacy services to ensure that clients’ needs are met
  • Specialized case management services for clients affected by both epilepsy and mental illness

Epilepsy Education in schools and in the community:

  • We provide FREE epilepsy education.  We will come to schools, businesses and community organizations to educate individuals about epilepsy and reduce fears about how to respond to someone having a seizure. 

  • In order for us to best meet your epilepsy education needs, please fill out a request and return it to the Epilepsy Association.  If you are a community organization requesting epilepsy education click here. If you are a school requesting epilepsy education please click here .

  • Please follow the link for more information about our Epilepsy Education Services

Our Education Programs are funded by a grant from the Katherine and Lee Chilcote Foundation


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Announcements

Support group 2012 meeting dates posted. click here for more info.

New Project COPE for parents and teens with epilepsy 2012 schedule ... click here for more information

Click here for EA Annual Reports.

Update list of community resources to help manage epilepsy is now posted.

The Epilepsy Association’s Board of Trustees has adopted a new 3 year strategic plan. Click here to read the plan

Position Openings  --1) Part-time CPST Worker 2) Volunteer coordinator Internship

 

 

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