Resources for Patients and Families

In addition to performing research to improve outcomes for patients with severe traumatic brain injury, the NICC aims to provide resources and support for patients and families during each stage of the recovery process.  Below is a list of links that have been helpful to our patients and their families. 

General Information about TBI:

• Brain Trauma Foundation: www.braintrauma.org

• Brain Injury Association of America: www.biausa.org

• Center for Disease Control: www.cdc.gov/traumaticbraininjury/severe.html

Community Support Groups for TBI:

• Project Mend the Mind: www.mendthemind.org

Preventing TBI:

• Injury Prevention Programs: www.thinkfirst.org

• Wearing a helmet: https://dougtrails.wordpress.com

• Ending distracted driving: www.enddd.org/simple-steps-we-can-take-for-safer-driving/

Research Information about TBI:

• National Institutes of Health: https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Current-Research/Focus-Disorders/Traumatic-Brain-Injury