Mission
3 FOLD MISSION OF SUPPORT, EDUCATION, AND RESEARCH. SUPPORT: TO HELP PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES COPE WITH SCLERODERMA THROUGH MUTUAL SUPPORT PROGRAMS, PEER COUNSELING, PHYSICIAN REFERRALS, AND EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION. EDUCATION: TO PROMOTE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND EDUCATION THROUGH PATIENT AND HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SEMINARS, LITERATURE, AND PUBLICITY CAMPAIGNS. RESEARCH: TO STIMULATE AND SUPPORT RESEARCH TO IMPROVE TREATMENT AND ULTIMATELY FIND THE CAUSE OF AND CURE FOR SCLERODERMA AND RELATED DISEASES.