Epilepsy Foundation of Delaware

The Epilepsy Foundation of Delaware is a private, non-profit organization that provides programs and services to individuals and families affected with Epilepsy and seizure disorders and the general community throughout the state of Delaware. We have two general types of services we provide: information and support, and training and outreach.information and support-direct support for individuals with Epilepsy or who have a loved one with Epilepsy. We help with questions about medications, transportation, work, disability, etc. Over 140 served in this program. -meet and greet support groups are held twice per month (via zoom during covid) and have 10-15 attendees each group-project uplift is our over the phone skill based program for adults with Epilepsy. It is 8 weeks long and combines cbt (cognitive behavioral therapy) skills with mindfulness. We conducted two cohorts with an average of 3 attendees (it is only for small groups)-paces is also an over the phone small group program teaching people with Epilepsy skills on how to manage medications, talk to their doctor, and live their best lives. We also conducted two cohorts with an average of 3 attendees.training and outreach-teens-this is a seizure first aid and awareness program for teens in school health classes. We trained 284 teens.-school personnel- we trainined 159 school personnel on seizure first aid in the classroom. -law enforcement-we trained 175 law enforcement recruits on how to identify and properly provide aid to individuals having seizuresmedical/other-we trained 100 medical professionals, camp counselors and others who asked to know how to help someone having a seizure-seizure first aid-this is a new national certification program and val is a certified instructor on the national level. We have also provided local seizure first aid certification and offered this to all the groups above. In addition to the numbers above, we have certified 832 delawareans in seizure first aid.-delaware Epilepsy conference-we had 125 participants register for our first ever virtual Delaware Epilepsy conference, up significantly from the year before.