Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Resources

Brain Injury Resources

Links to Helpful Resources

These links are presented as a service to visitors to the Learning Services web site and are for informational purposes only. 

American Brain Tumor Association

The American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA) has provided critical funding to researchers working toward breakthroughs in brain tumor diagnosis, treatment and care, with the ultimate goal of finding a cure.


American Stroke Association

The American Stroke Association provides effective, credible information for professional, patient and general public audiences on the risks of strokes.


Brain Injury Association of America 

The Brain Injury Association, Inc. National Office Information Page.  The following links represent fully chartered affiliates of the Brain Injury Association of America in states in which Learning Services is present:

Brain Injury Information Network

An online index of Brain Injury related resources.

Brain Injury News and Information Blogs

News and Information on brain injury, head injury, concussions, coma, traumatic epilepsy or other brain trauma.

Brain Injury Recovery Network

The Brain Injury Recovery Network provide practical, actionable advice for brain injury victims and families. 

Brain Injury Resource Center

A non-profit clearinghouse founded and operated by brain injury activists since 1985

Brain Injury Resource Foundation of Georgia

International resource for brain injury information.

BrainLine.org

BrainLine.org is a WETA website funded by the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center through a contract with the Henry M. Jackson Foundation. Government funding support is not an endorsement of WETA or any of its products.

The Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies

A nonprofit, charitable organization whose mission is to advance the scientific study of behavior and its humane application to the solution of practical problems, including the prevention and relief of human suffering.

CARF

The Commission on the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF).  "An internationally-recognized accreditation authority for organizations serving people with disabilities and others in need of rehabilitation."

CCM

The Center for Case Management. "We assist other clinicians and administrators in designing reliable clinical and information systems for better patient care across the continuum."

CDC

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention site from the Department of Health and Human Services.  This government-funded web site offers information on traumatic brain injuries.

CMRG

Case Manager's Resource Guide - A guide that includes over 100,000 individual facilities, programs, companies, and organizations in health services, such as homecare, rehabilitation, long-term care, disease management & specialty services, psychiatry & addiction, and more.

CMSA

Case Management Society of America.

Coma/ Traumatic Brain Injury Recovery Organization

C / TBIRA is a non-profit support organization for coma and brain injury survivors, family members, friends and professionals.

Lash and Associates Publishing/Training Inc.

Lash and Associates Publishing/Training Inc. specializes in information and books on brain injury for the rehabilitation and treatment of brain injury, concussion, special needs and disabilities in adults and children.

Learning Services's Facebook Page

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Learning Services's Twitter Page

Hear the latest tweets about brain injuries and Learning Services by following Learning Services.

MedSite

This site calls itself "the largest medical search engine ever," rating and reviewing over 10,000 medical/healthcare-related sites.

Mosby Year Book

Publisher of The Case Manager and Joint Commission Journal of Quality Improvement, Mosby is one of the largest publishers of medical books and scientific journals.

NABIS

North American Brain Injury Society is an organization for brain injury professionals.  

NASHIA

National Association of State Head Injury Administrators.  Assisting state government in promoting partnerships and building systems to meet the needs of individuals with brain injury and their families.

National Aphasia Association

The National Aphasia Association (NAA) is a nonprofit organization that promotes public education, research, rehabilitation and support services to assist people with aphasia and their families.

National Brain Injury Research, Treatment and Training Foundation

NBIRTT is a national, not-for-profit foundation organized to provide support for research, treatment and training in brain injury through individual research grants, contracts and small business grants.

National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome

The National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome;'s mission is to educate and train parents and professionals, and to conduct research that will prevent the shaking and abuse of infants in the United States.

National Headache Foundation

The National Headache Foundation (NHF) provides educational and informational resources, supporting headache research and advocating for the understanding of headache as a legitimate neurobiological disease.

National Resource Center for TBI

Practical information for professionals, persons with brain injury, and their families. From Virginia Commonwealth University.

Neurosciences on the Internet

A searchable index of neuroscience resources available on the Internet.

Neurotrauma Registry

NeuRe provides a web-based directory of brain and spinal cord injury programs and professionals.

The Perspectives Network

Focuses on raising public awareness about ABI/TBI and fostering communication between survivors, families and caregivers.

Social Security and Disability Resource Center

Provides a detailed overview of how the federal disability system works (social security disability and SSI) as well as answers to many typical questions.

TBI Chat Rooms

Features homepages of TBI survivors, and includes a helpful list of e-mail support groups for survivors and families. This page also has links to chat rooms where survivors, families and caregivers can come together and share information and support online.

Traumatic Brain Injury Survival Guide

The Traumatic Brain Injury Survival Guide is designed to better prepare the head injured person and family for the long road ahead.

United States Brain Injury Alliance

United States Brain Injury Alliance is committed to improving lives through awareness, prevention, advocacy, support, research and community engagement.

Vestibular Disorders Association

The Vestibular Disorders Association (VDA) provides diagnosis and treatment information that connects people with vestibular disorders to healthcare specialists.  The VDA also elevates public awareness about vestibular disorders to promote understanding about those facing the challenges of a vestibular disorder.

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