Duke University Medical Center offers a number of free support services designed to help you or your family members cope with your special health needs.
Social Work
Clinical social workers are available throughout our hospitals and outpatient clinics to help all patients and families manage the stresses that may be associated with a person's illness or life situation.
Clinical social workers provide:
- Psychosocial assessment
- Crisis intervention
- Information, education, and referral to available community resources
- Individual, group, marital, and family counseling
- Patient and family conferences
- Discharge planning in the outpatient clinics
- Self-help and support groups for patients and families
- Patient and family advocacy
To reach a social worker, please call 919-681-4722.
Visit the Social Work Services page on DukeHealth.org to learn more.
Support Groups
The following support groups are sponsored by Duke Medicine.
Support Groups at Duke University Medical Center
Breast and Gynecologic Cancer Support Group
Chemotherapy Orientation Class
Childhood Cancer Support Group
Gastrointestinal and Pancreatic Cancer Support Group
Leukemia, Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma Support Group
Lung Cancer Support Group
Prostate Cancer Support Group
Community Support Groups
Dialogues on Grief
General Loss Support Group
Sibling Loss Grief Support Group
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