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Headache Resources
General Pain Resources
The Comfort Ability - Apps & Resources
A collection of apps and websites focused on pediatric pain education and symptom management, offering tools for relaxation, tracking, and coping skills across various types of pain (including headache). We particularly recommend the Comfortability list of Relaxation/Meditation applications.
Meg Foundation
A research-backed nonprofit offering reliable pain information and resources for all ages, including evidence-based guidance on procedural, acute, and chronic pain (including headaches).​
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Headache Resources
Handout: What is CBT for Headache?
This handout describes what effective behavioral health care for headache looks like and why therapeutic tools directly help improve headache symptoms and daily functioning.
Meg Foundation: Headache Toolkit
Provides headache-specific tools and downloadable worksheets to help families and clinicians understand and plan for headache prevention and rescue strategies.
Headache Relief Guide
Created by headache specialists, this interactive website uses videos and tools to teach headache and migraine education, coping strategies, and lifestyle management for youth and families.
American Migraine Foundation
A comprehensive library of patient resources, guides, and educational materials that support understanding, managing, and advocating for migraine care across the lifespan.
Headache Procedure Resources
Provider Only Resource
Headache Procedure: Comfort Menu
This worksheet teaches adolescents evidence-based strategies to help them feel more prepared and comfortable during headache procedure visits, such as Botox or nerve blocks.
Headache Procedure: Numbing Cream Guide
This easy-to-follow guide shows how to use numbing cream to reduce pain during headache treatment procedures, such as Botox or nerve blocks.
Comfort Menu Provider Training Video
This educational video provides an overview for providers on how to support adolescent patients in using the Comfort Menu during headache-related procedures.
Headache & School Resources
Migraine at School
A non-profit resource hub offering educational materials, migraine action plans, and advocacy tools designed to support children, families, and schools in managing migraine.
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Information about 504 Plans
A clear overview explaining what a Section 504 plan is, how it helps ensure students with medical conditions or disabilities have equal access to education, and examples of accommodations (like flexible attendance, rest breaks, or modified assignments) that schools can provide.
How to Request at 504 Meeting
A ready-to-use template letter that parents can personalize and send to school administrators to formally request a Section 504 meeting to discuss their child’s need for accommodations under the Rehabilitation Act.
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Caregiver Resources
Caregiver Wellbeing
Links to practical information, self-care tips, and supportive tools designed to promote emotional and mental health for the parents of children with medical conditions.