These flags are a call to action.

More than 40 million Americans live with migraine and other headache disorders. We need a national plan.

Flags for headache

The Installation

From June 13 to June 28, 2026, thousands of purple flags will stand in Washington, D.C. as a public demand for action on migraine and headache disorders. Each flag represents approximately 1,500 people living with these conditions in the United States. Pop-up installations and events are taking place in communities across the country throughout the month of June.

A public health crisis hiding in plain sight.

Headache disorders are common, costly, and chronically under-addressed.

1 in 4 households.

Migraine affects 1 in 4 households in the United States. It impacts 1 in 5 women, 1 in 16 men, and 1 in 11 children. Despite the scale, headache disorders are still routinely dismissed as "just a headache."

$78 billion annually.

Headache disorders cost the U.S. economy approximately $78 billion each year, including more than 157 million lost workdays from migraine alone. The lived cost is harder to count, and harder to ignore.

1 specialist per 44,000 patients.

Fewer than 850 board-certified headache specialists serve more than 40 million patients. Federal research investment trails far behind comparable disease categories. Many patients wait years for accurate diagnosis.

Headache Advocacy in Action

We need the HEADACHE Act.

The Headache Education, Access, Diagnosis, and Care Health Equity Act would create the first comprehensive federal response to migraine, cluster headache, and other headache disorders. It is the bill this community has needed for generations.

What the bill does:

Strengthens federal coordination on headache disorders
Improves data collection, public awareness, and clinician education
Expands the headache workforce and access to specialty care
Drives federal research investment

Science has advanced. Federal policy still has not caught up. Tell your members of Congress that migraine, cluster headache, and other headache disorders deserve a national plan.

An installation by the Alliance for Headache Disorders Advocacy and The Headache Alliance.

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