Epilepsy Foundation
The Epilepsy Foundation, also Epilepsy Foundation of America (EFA), is an American non-profit national foundation, headquartered in Landover, Maryland, it was established in 1968, with the goal to provide the welfare of people with epilepsy, and seizure disorders. The foundation and its 59 affiliates, provide assistance in counseling, and in healthcare.The Epilepsy Foundation came into existence from the result of a merger of the Epilepsy Association of America and the Epilepsy Foundation in 1967. It now includes the National Epilepsy League and in December of 2012, it merged with The Epilepsy Therapy Project.
The Epilepsy Foundation current positions include supporting diversity programs; supporting the right to equal employment, eliminating discrimination against epilepsy, and to those suffering with seizure disorders, commitment to their perceived vision on a better future, as well as cultural diversity. Programs include educational, counseling, referral, and employment assistance. In addition the Foundation includes many youth programs, training grants and programs.
In 2025, the vision of the Epilepsy Foundation was as follows:
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