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UNITED STATES BRAIN INJURY ALLIANCE
Building state and national capacity to create a better future alongside individuals affected by brain injury.
Keeping children and teens healthy and safe is always a top priority. Whether you are a parent, youth sports coach, school coach, school professional, or health care provider, this site will help you recognize, respond to, and minimize the risk of concussion or other serious brain injury. To read more about this, click here.
For a look at our latest newsletter, click 1st Quarter – Winter 2022 USBIA Newsletter.
Registration is open for Brain Injury Awareness Day on Capitol Hill! Join United States Brain Injury Alliance advocates from across the country and hear from Congressional Brain Injury Task Force co-chairs Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-N.J.) and Don Bacon (R-Neb.). This is a virtual public policy briefing in honor of March, Brain Injury Awareness Month.
MNBIA Virtual BI Educational Seminar on April 14, 2022 • 12pm-1:30pm CST • Via Zoom Please read this flyer for more information: MNBIA Conference Announcement
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UPCOMING EVENTS
2022 USBIA Webinars
February 9, 2022 at 2:00 pm Eastern: Connection, Loneliness, and Finding Meaning presented by Kate Kerkmans, VP of Client Programs at the Brain Injury Alliance of Colorado. To view this webinar, click here..
May 18, 2022 at 2:00 pm Eastern: Repetitive brain injuries are not just for athletes and military personnel: Understanding the prevalence and mechanisms of brain injuries in women victims of intimate-partner violence presented by Eve Valera, Associate Professor in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and Research Scientist at Massachusetts General Hospital. Register here.
August 10, 2022 at 2:00 pm Eastern: Return to School Following Brain Injury: Promising Practices and Current Research presented by Melissa McCart, Research Assistant Professor and Director of the Oregon TBI Teams at the Center on Brain Injury Research and Training (CBIRT) at the University of Oregon. Register here.
November 9, 2022 at 2:00 pm Eastern: Michelle Wild is the President and CEO of Brain Education Strategies and Technology. She will present on The Use of Apps Within the TBI Community. Register here.
PAST USBIA WEBINARS
February 9, 2022: Connection, Loneliness, and Finding Meaning presented by Kate Kerkmans, VP of Client Programs at the Brain Injury Alliance of Colorado. To view the presentation, click here.
November 10, 2021: Supporting Survivors of Brain Injury in a Criminal Justice Setting, presented by Liam Donevan, Program Manager – Criminal Justice System, Brain Injury Alliance of Colorado. To watch the presentation, click here.
August 4, 2021: The New Age of Concussion: Refining Diagnosis and Treatment, presented by Gerard A. Gioia, PhD, Chief, Division of Pediatric Neuropsychology, Children’s National Hospital. To watch the presentation, click here.
May 12, 2021: Grieving the Loss of Normal, presented by Gina Pollard, MDiv, CTSS, Certified Grief Recovery Specialist. To watch the presentation, click here.
February 17, 2021: Cognitive and Social Effects of COVID-19 on TBI Survivors and Caregivers, presented by Alina K. Fong, PhD, and Jaycie Loewen, PhD. To watch the presentation, click here.