Our Mission
Migraine at School programs will be introduced to schools nationwide using the power of grassroots organizing. These programs are the building blocks to ensure children with migraine are able to succeed in school. Because children with migraine disease will benefit from early treatment, this strategy of education and identification will make a difference for generations to come.
Migraine at School envisions a world where children understand and are able to treat their migraine and headache disease, and are able to get the education they deserve. Migraine at School will take the lead in making this happen through migraine and headache screening, an education curriculum for schools, and resources for students, parents, and educators.
THE LEGACY OF SUPPORT
The Danielle Byron Henry Migraine Foundation is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for people living with migraine.
Their mission revolves around providing steadfast support for a range of programs and initiatives designed to alleviate the burdens associated with this debilitating disease. Migraine at School is the foundation of this work.
HISTORY OF MIGRAINE AT SCHOOL
The foundation of this initiative is in thanks to the community building work of the Coalition for Headache and Migraine Patients (CHAMP). CHAMP brings migraine and headache organizations together to figure out the gaps in the patient journey and then empowers these organizations to fill those gaps.
In 2018, a conversation about stigma began. Under the leadership of CHAMP’s Director of Programs Amy Graham* and Association of Migraine Disorders’ Executive Director Alicia Torborg, a stigma committee was formed. By early 2019 the committee, which included organizations across the disease space, decided to focus on school-age children with the understanding that if you can educate a population when they are young, you can change how a disease is perceived for generations.
The Danielle Foundation was a member of this committee and realized quickly how closely this work aligned with their own mission. It was with their support and partnership this went from an idea in a committee to a program and then to a national movement to change the lives of children living with migraine.
Migraine at School will be forever thankful that CHAMP provided the space to think big.
*Amy Graham now serves as the Executive Director of Migraine at School
Why we do this work
Hear more about the difficult journey of living with migraine while navigating going to school.