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Mission To advance awareness, research, treatment and education and improve the quality of life for all people affected by brain injury. Brain Injury Facts 3.5 million children and adults acquire brain injuries each year. Nearly 10


  1. Mission To advance awareness, research, treatment and education and improve the quality of life for all people affected by brain injury.

  2. Brain Injury Facts 3.5 million children and adults acquire brain injuries each year. • Nearly 10 million live with brain injury-related disability (1 in 60). • On average, caregivers spend 84 hours per week assisting loved • ones. The estimated lifetime cost of care for a person with brain injury • exceeds $4 million dollars. The cost to society for medical care and lost wages for people with • brain injury is $76.4 billion per year. A brain injury happens every 9 seconds. •

  3. Strategic Goal Improve care and support for individuals with brain injury and their family members.

  4. Advocacy

  5. Research Guidelines for the Rehabilitation and Chronic Disease Management of Adults with Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury

  6. National Brain Injury Information Center 1-800-444-6443

  7. Academy of Certified Brain Injury Specialists

  8. Brain Injury Fundamentals

  9. Brain Injury Fundamentals

  10. Brain Injury Fundamentals

  11. Brain Injury Fundamentals

  12. Brain Injury Fundamentals

  13. Strategic Goal Increase awareness and understanding of brain injury and the Brain Injury Association.

  14. Educational Webinars

  15. The Challenge! Magazine

  16. Awareness Month With thanks to American Association for Justice TBI Litigation Group

  17. biausa.org/brownbagit

  18. How to Host a Brown Bag It Event

  19. Brown Bag It Toolkit

  20. Toolkit Contents

  21. Facebook & Twitter Graphics

  22. Instagram Promotions

  23. Donations By credit card online www.biausa.org/Pilot By check mailed to Brain Injury Association of America P.O. Box 7416 Merrifield, VA 22116-7416

  24. Thank You! Susan H. Connors President/CEO Brain Injury Association of America 1608 Spring Hill Road, Suite 110 Vienna, VA 22182 703-761-0750 ext. 627 sconnors@biausa.org www.biausa.org

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