Our Mission and Values

Let's Talk Pain is a Coalition dedicated to improving awareness and understanding of pain management and is made up of leading pain advocacy groups committed to improving pain care throughout the nation. Our goal is to encourage people affected by pain and their healthcare professionals to talk more about pain, to listen actively, and to act in ways that improve care for people who live with acute and chronic pain.

The Coalition believes that with improved communication and understanding between healthcare professionals and their patients, meaningful change can occur in the therapeutic outcomes and the patient's quality of life. By working with pain management specialists, primary care physicians, nurses, caregivers, and media, the Coalition will provide information to the public about pain treatment and overall management. To enhance this dialogue, the Coalition will offer resources and tools found on this web site that will help people affected by pain and their healthcare professionals talk more openly and willingly about pain.