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Traumatic Brain Injury
Brain Injury Association
of America – The mission of the Brain Injury Association
of America is to create a better future through brain injury
prevention, research, education and advocacy.
Brain Injury Association
of Virginia – The mission of the Brain
Injury Association of Virginia is to improve the quality of
life of persons with brain injury and their families and to
develop and support programs to prevent brain injury within
the commonwealth of Virginia.
Center
for Disease Control TBI in the USA: Assessing Outcomes in
Children (2002) – Summarizes existing measures for
assessing outcomes and describes their applicability to studies
of traumatic brain injury.
Center
for Outcome Measurement in Brain Injury – Provides
detailed information and support regarding outcome measures
for brain injuries.
Information
and Resource Center on Brain Injury in Children and Adults
– Contains articles that discuss the consequences of
brain injuries for children, the effects on their families,
and special education needs in the schools.
International
Brain Injury Association – Founded in 1993, the
International Brain Injury Association is dedicated to providing
international leadership and advancing opportunities and successes
for persons with brain injury.
IRSC
(Internet Resources for Special Children) – The
IRSC Web site is dedicated to children with disabilities and
other health-related disorders worldwide.
NICHCY’s
Fact Sheet on Traumatic Brain Injury [pdf]
National
Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research – NIDRR's programmatic efforts are aimed at
improving the lives of individuals with disabilities from
birth through adulthood.
National
Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke –
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
(NINDS) conducts and supports research on brain and nervous
system disorders. Current and past research studies are summarized
so that professionals and families can have a better understanding
of diagnosis, treatment and prevention of neurological disorders,
including brain injury in children.
United Cerebral
Palsy – As one of the largest health charities in
America, UCP's mission is to advance the independence, productivity
and full citizenship of people with cerebral palsy and other
disabilities, through its commitment to the principles of
independence, inclusion and self-determination.
VCU
National Resource Center for Traumatic Brain Injury –
The mission of the National Resource Center for Traumatic
Brain Injury is to provide relevant, practical information
for professionals, persons with brain injury, and family members.
Many of its products were developed by nationally recognized
experts. It has more than 20 years of experience developing
intervention programs, assessment tools, and investigating
the special needs and problems of people with brain injury
and their families.
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