Epilepsy Foundation 24/7 Helpline
Trained specialists answer questions about epilepsy and point you to local help, day or night. 1-800-332-1000, or 1-866-748-8008 in Spanish.
Everything we wish
someone had handed us
on day one.
Support lines, school and workplace tools, financial help, and printable materials. Gathered in one place so you are not searching for it at 2am.
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In an emergency
Call 911 for a seizure lasting over 5 minutes, repeated seizures, breathing trouble, injury, a seizure in water, or a first seizure. For mental health crisis support in the US, call or text 988.
Find Support
You should not have to carry this by yourself.
Epilepsy Dove does not run support groups. These people do, and they answer.
Local resources
The same helpline points people to national and local resources, for anyone living with epilepsy and for the people who care for them. Chat and online forms too.
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
If you are overwhelmed and need to talk to someone right now, call or text 988. You do not have to be in crisis to reach out.
Practical Help
Sorted by the problem you are actually trying to solve.
At school
A seizure action plan for the school file, and a one-page briefing a teacher can read in a few minutes.
At work
Your rights around disclosure and accommodations, straight from the official sources.
Medical appointments
Bring facts, not memories, so a short appointment actually counts.
Benefits and local help
Where to start with disability benefits, and a free line that can point you to help near you.
Printable Toolkit
Print it. Laminate it. Put it where it will be found.
The card in a wallet or taped inside a locker door is the one that works on the day it matters.
Seizure First Aid Card
Stay. Safe. Side. and when to call 911, as a one-page poster plus cut-out wallet cards.
PDF · 2 pages
Download Seizure First Aid Card (PDF)Seizure Action Plan
A printable plan to fill in with the doctor: seizures, medication, contacts, and what to do.
PDF · 2 pages
Download Seizure Action Plan (PDF)Teacher and Coach Briefing
One page a teacher, coach, or manager can read in a few minutes.
PDF · 1 page
Download Teacher and Coach Briefing (PDF)Seizure Diary
Track date, length, possible triggers, and recovery to bring to appointments.
PDF · 3 pages
Download Seizure Diary (PDF)Questions for Your Neurologist
A checklist to make a short appointment count, with space for the answers.
PDF · 1 page
Download Questions for Your Neurologist (PDF)Kids Activity Pack
Coloring, a word search, and seizures explained in kid language.
PDF · 7 pages
Download Kids Activity Pack (PDF)General education, not medical advice. First aid content follows CDC guidance. Free to print and share.
Trusted Organisations
Go straight to the source.
When you need clinical depth or national-scale services, go straight to the source.
Epilepsy Foundation
US national organization. 24/7 helpline, education, advocacy, and research.
epilepsy.com (opens in a new tab)CDC Epilepsy Program
US public health data, school resources, and self-management programs.
cdc.gov/epilepsy (opens in a new tab)World Health Organization
Global epilepsy fact sheets, treatment gap data, and international policy.
who.int (opens in a new tab)
The memoir
A Smile That Hid Pain
The Silent Battle Behind My Smile, My Mind, and My Strength
This is more than a story about seizures. It is a story about losing yourself, questioning everything you once believed, and finding the courage to listen to the voice within.
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