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State News--The Brain Injury Association of Indiana has available to them many organizations & qualified people to provide information & assistance to the needs of those of us with Brain Injury.
1. Brain Injury Association of Americawww.biausa.org
800-444-64432.
2.Centers for Disease Control & Preventionwww.cdc.gov
800-311-34353.
3.Defense & Veterans Brain Injury Centerwww.dvbic.org
800-870-92444.
4.Health Resources & Services Administrationwww.hrsa.gov
301-443-33765.
5.National Association of State Head Injury Administratorswww.nashia.org
301-656-35006.
6.National Brain Injury Research Treatment and Training Foundationwww.nbirtt.org
434-220-4824
7. National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research, NICHD, NIHwww.nichd.nih.gov/about/ncmrr
800-370-29438.
8.National Institute on Disability & Rehabilitation Researchwww.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/nidrr
202-245-7640.
9. North American Brain Injury Societywww.nabis.org
703-960-6500
800-352-9424.
800-772-1213
Remember…there is always more than one brain to handle a Brain Injury problem. When you need assistance the Brain Injury Association is there to help where they can.
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CLUBHOUSE UPDATE: The Clubhouse is a cognitive rehabilitation service of two hours or more in duration, provided for individuals with acquired brain injury who cannot return to competitive employment or full time employment following the completion of their inpatient & outpatient rehabilitation services. Work in the clubhouse, whether it is clerical, data input, meal preparation or reaching out to their fellow members, provides the core healing process. The participants are called members, not patients & the focus is on their strengths not their limitations.
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Brain Injury Partners: Navigating the School System Receive up to $100 to evaluate a program that teaches advocacy skills to parents of children with brain injury. The Oregon Center for Applied Science (ORCAS) is looking for parents/guardians of a school-aged child with a brain injury to help us evaluate a web-based program on advocacy skills. The research begins in early 2007. You’ll receive up to $100.00 to spend approximately two hours viewing the program & completing three surveys.
If interested call: 888.349.5472 or http://study.braininjurypartners.com ##