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Introduction » Brain Injury

Resources and Website Links

American Academy for the Certification of Brain Injury Specialists
www.aacbis.net

  • Offers a voluntary national certification program for professionals working in brain injury services. Certification is not restricted to any one profession or discipline. Website provides information and requirements. Study manual available for purchase through this site.

BrainLine.org
www.brainline.org

  • Resources for preventing, treating and living with a traumatic brain injury.

Brain Injury Association of America
www.biausa.org

The BIA is the leading national organization serving and representing individual, families and professionals who are touched by traumatic brain injury.

Brain Injury Association of Minnesota
34 - 13th Avenue NE, Suite B001
Minneapolis, MN 55413
(612) 378-2742
www.braininjurymn.org

Offers support to Minnesotans affected by brain injury through:

  • advocacy and public policy
  • resource facilitation services which provide information and connection to resources - interpreter services are available for non-English speakers
  • Case management for individuals on traumatic brain injury or Community Alternative for Disabled Individuals waivers
  • Statewide educational opportunities about brain injury for family and professionals
  • Multicultural outreach to communities throughout Minnesota.
  • Volunteer opportunities

Brain Injury Resource Center
www.headinjury.com

  • Provides a wealth of information, creative solutions and leadership on issues related to brain injury. Check out the section - Learn About Brain Injury.

Center for Disease Control
www.cdc.gov

  • Online source for credible health information. Downloadable fact books available on subjects such as Preventing Violence and Injury, Health and Safety topics, Injury Prevention, etc.

Centre for Neuro Skills
TBI/ABI/Stroke Resource Guide
www.neuroskills.com

  • In the resource section, find a glossary of TBI terms and Rating Scales of Brain Injury

Courage Center
3915 Golden Valley Road
Golden Valley, MN 55422
9763) 588-0811
www.couragecenter.org

  • Transition rehab for Spinal Cord Injury, Traumatic and Acquired Brain Injury, Congenital Disabilities and Pediatrics. Courage Center also has neuropsychology, outpatient services and community reintegration programming for individuals with traumatic brain injury.

Hamline University
St. Paul, Minnesota
www.hamline.edu

Lash & Associates Publishing
www.lapublishing.com

  • Lash and Associates Publishing/Training Inc. specializes in information and books for the rehabilitation and treatment of brain injury, blast injury, PTSD, and concussion. Products emphasize rehabilitation for brain injury recovery, treatment for veterans and troops with blast injury, PTSD and concussion, resources for families and caregivers after brain injury and concussion, education of students with brain injury and concussion in school, training programs on behavior, attention, memory, cognition and communication, and special products for children, adolescents and adults after brain injury.

Minnesota Low Incidence Projects

www.mnlowincidenceprojects.org/tbi.html

Minnesota Department of Human Services
www.dhs.state.mn.us

  • The Minnesota Department of Human Services helps people meet their basic needs by providing or administering health care coverage, economic assistance, and a variety of services for children, people with disabilities and older Minnesotans. In the search field, type 'Brain Injury'.

Minnesota Department of Education, PANDA (Physical And Neurological Disabilities Assistance), Lori Leininger, Coordinator. (763) 504-4093, lori_leininger@rdale.org

  • PANDA equips Minnesota Adult Basic Education teachers, program managers and volunteers throughout the state with training, disability awareness, resources and curriculum to positively impact adult students with physical and neurological disabilities.

Robbinsdale Area Schools Adult Academic Disability Program

Individual and small group tutoring in reading, writing, spelling and basic math for adult students with physical and neurological disabilities, including small groups for individuals with aphasia on Wednesday afternoons. Located at the New Hope Learning Center, 8301 - 47th Avenue North, New Hope, Minnesota 55428. For information, call or email Lori Leininger, Adult Academic Lead Teacher, (763) 504-4093 or lori_leininger@rdale.org

 

See Bibliography section for more information.

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