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We have put together some resources to help you find the support and information that you need. 

Download the Resource Packet

Read more about the lupus information packet.

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If you’re newly diagnosed with lupus and aren’t sure where to start, you’ve come to the right place. In fact, we’d love to help guide you through some of the information you will need without you getting overwhelmed. Get started at the National Resource Center on Lupus. 

For those who are newly diagnosed, we put together the Take Charge Email series, an 8-week email series that will walk you through the first few weeks of your lupus diagnosis and give you resources and tools you need. You can sign up here.

The Lupus Foundation of America does not provide direct financial assistance. If you need help financing your medical care, check out some resources listed on our NRCL: www.lupus.org/resources/financial-assistance

The Expert Series covered it in a video about financing your medical care: www.lupus.org/resources/the-expert-series-financing-your-medical-care

To find out where your donations go, check out our annual report about our research, programs, and services: www.lupus.org/about-us/annual-report

We work with many experts in a variety of fields from Rheumatology, Immunology, Dermatology, Nephrology, Childhood Lupus and more. For more information on how to find the right provider check out our resources:

• Finding a new doctor
• Doctors who treat lupus
• Doctors who treat children with lupus

Please search for an in-person support group near you:
www.lupus.org/resources/find-support-near-you        

Or join our online support community, LupusConnect: www.lupus.org/resources/lupusconnect

If someone you love has lupus, you may find our Toolkit for Caregivers helpful!

You may also find support from other caregivers within our online support community, LupusConnect.

There are many options for health insurance. We've provided a list of your options at www.lupus.org/resources/health-insurance-options.

Open enrollment for health insurance starts in November each year. So, plan ahead and go to Healthcare.gov to check out your options.

If you need information on disability, look at our resources for applying for disability.

*Our health educators cannot assist with your insurance or disability application.