Resources

Web Resources

The following Web sites are a few of the many that are available on the Internet to provide information and support for people interested in TBI. Many of these sites provide additional Web addresses to hundreds of other sources of help.

Wide-Ranging Information

• Brain Injury Association of America, Inc.
  www.biausa.org
  This site provides linkages to many other organizations, including state chapters of BIAA, which are often excellent resources in finding help in your own state or region of the country. Provides good information on brain injury and informational resources relevant to TBI.
• National Association of State Head Injury Administrators
  www.nashia.org
  This website provides resources on brain injury policy, program, and services, aimed at state employees and others interested in state government.

Research, Rehabilitation, Prevention

• Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on TBI Interventions
  www.mssm.edu/tbicentral/rrtc/
  Information about research being done on developing better treatments/interventions for people with TBI.
• Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center
  http://msktc.washington.edu/research/searchpubs.asp?modelsys=tbi
  Access to research published by the TBI Model System Centers across the U.S.
• Think First
  www.thinkfirst.org/
  This website focuses on prevention of traumatic brain injury through education, research and policy

General Support for Consumers and Caregivers

• The Perspectives Network
  www.tbi.org
  Frequently-asked questions translated from English into Chinese, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, and Greek; also a variety of other resources.
• BI Home
  tbihome.org
  Message boards, stories, Web resources, writings, and so on.
• Brain Injury Chat Rooms
  braininjurychat.org
  Chat rooms for people with TBI and friend/family members.

Health and Wellness

• RRTC on Health and Wellness
  www.healthwellness.org
  The Web site of the RRTC on Health and Wellness, which conducts research and training to support the health and wellness of persons with long-term disabilities.

Return to Work

• America's Heroes At Work
  www.healthwellness.org
  Designed for employers, this Web site is provides links to information and tools to help returning service members and other Americans affected by TBI and/or PTSD succeed in the workplace. A variety of resources are provided.