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UNITED STATES BRAIN INJURY ALLIANCE
The mission of the United States Brain Injury Alliance is to engage the community in preventing brain injury and improving lives.
Sport-Related Concussion in Children and Adolescents
Abstract Sport-related concussion is an important topic in nearly all sports and at all levels of sport for children and adolescents. For more information, click here.
Concussions Tied to Doubled Risk of Suicide
(Reuters Health) – Survivors of traumatic brain injuries may be more than twice as likely to die by suicide as individuals without a history of injuries like concussions or skull fractures, a research review suggests. For more information, click here.
CDC Pediatric TBI Guidelines
Read more about the updated Pediatric TBI Guidelines here.
For Kids With Concussion, Less Time in a Dark Room
The C.D.C.’s first guidelines to focus on children’s head injuries steer doctors away from CT scans and prolonged isolation. Click here for article.
BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP
Peer-to-Peer Communication
Web-Based Organizational Resources
Continuing Education
A Unified Voice for Public Policy and Advocacy
Resource Generation
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Brain Injury Awareness Month Materials
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UPCOMING EVENTS
USBIA WEBINAR
January 30, 2019
2 p.m. EST
Location: ZOOM Webinar Room
#NotInvisible by Amy Zellmer
LOVE YOUR BRAIN by Kim Baker
Contact mrodgers@usbia.org to register.