Support Services
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Duke Health offers several support services designed to help you or your loved ones.
- Bereavement Services - support for grieving family members
- Cancer Support Services - support groups, counseling, therapies, and more
- Caregiver Support Program - support for those acting as a caregiver for their loved ones
- Chaplain Services - emotional and spiritual support at all of our hospitals
- Decedent Care - support after patient death
- Foster Care Clinic - medical evaluations to children who enter foster care in Durham and Orange county
- Partners In Caring - support for people living with HIV
- Social Work Services - clinical social workers are available in our hospitals and clinics
Duke also provides a list of Community Resources which includes information on obtaining food, transportation assistance so you can get to your doctor appointments, financial assistance for obtaining medications, and other resources.
Advocacy Groups
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These groups, which are not part of Duke, are available to speak on behalf of your specific interests.
- North Carolina State Government, Department of Human Resources
Division of Services for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing - North Carolina Division of Social Services
Refugee Assistance Program - North Carolina State Government, Department of Justice
Consumer Protection Division of the Attorney General's Office - Area Agencies on Aging
Triangle J. Council of Governments - North Carolina State Government, Department of Administration
Disability Rights North Carolina - North Carolina Department of Labor
Occupational Safety and Health Division - Durham County Government
Social Services Department - National Child Abuse Hotline
Childhelp