Resources for Families
Resources and Information for Juvenile Arthritis
Below are several resources and information for parents, families, teachers, friends, and other people in your community, to help understand Juvenile Arthritis, its causes, symptoms, treatments, etc.
Please call our Chapter office for FREE copies of the following brochures:
Arthritis In Children
A great resource for teachers and families.
Kids Get Arthritis Too!
Bi-monthly newsletter filled with the information your family needs to live successfully with arthritis. Please call our chapter office for a FREE copy or click here to order a free subscription.
Raising a Child with Arthritis
From the editors of the Kids Get Arthritis Too newsletter is a brand-new edition of Raising A Child With Arthritis. Cutting through the medical textbook jargon, this book covers how to understand disease types, treatment and research, financial concerns, school challenges and more. Personal stories sharing personal triumph and tips for success are peppered throughout. The appendix includes helpful worksheets, charts and a list of additional resources. Order in the Arthritis Foundation online store or by calling 800-283-7800.
Online Community and Discussions
Find out what people are talking about in our Parents and Parenting and Young Adults message boards. Read entries and blogs by others and start your own. Connect with parents and young adults dealing with the effects of arthritis.
Visit The Arthritis Foundation Online Community.
Arthritis in Children, Teens, and Young Adults
Right now, there are nearly 300,000 children in America with some form of arthritis or rheumatic disease. There are 8.4 million young adults between the ages of 18-44 who have arthritis and millions of others at risk for developing it.
While there are some issues that are shared by everyone with arthritis, its impact on school, social life, family, relationships, dating, sports, and almost every other aspect of an active, growing young person's life raises special concerns. New coping skills for living with the everyday challenges of arthritis must be learned. Teens and young adults entering the workforce have new issues to face.
Types of Juvenile Arthritis
Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (JRA)
Pauciarticular JRA
Polyarticular JRA
Systemic Onset JRA
Juvenile Spondyloarthropathy Syndromes
Juvenile Ankylosing Spondylitis
Juvenile Enteropathic Arthritis
Juvenile Reactive Arthritis
Juvenile Reiter's Syndrome
Seronegativity, Enthesopathy, Arthropathy or SEA Syndrome
Other forms of Juvenile Arthritis
Juvenile Arthritis and Related Conditions
Juvenile Dermatomyositis
Juvenile Non-Inflammatory Disorders
Juvenile Psoriatic Arthritis
Juvenile Scleroderma
Juvenile Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
Juvenile Vasculitis
The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) and the Arthritis Foundation partnered to launch a CD-ROM on Pediatric Rheumatic Diseases and Other Related Information. This comprehensive educational tool for health professionals is also available to the public. Learn more.
