Helpful Links Resources and Information About Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

Neurological Disorder Resources: faculty.washington.edu/chudler/disorders.html  Provides links to resources about various neurological disorders.

Neuroscience for Kids: faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html
This page is a place for students and teachers who want to learn about the brain, spinal cord, neurons, and the senses.

The Child Neurology Homepage: www-personal.umich.edu/~leber/c-n/ 
This site coordinates the available internet resources in Child Neurology for professionals and patients.

The Brain Injury Association of Michigan: www.biami.org
This site has information for people living with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) in Michigan as well as outside the state. This site includes local TBI support groups, prevention, and educational information.

The Brain Injury Association of America: www.biausa.org
This website has a comprehensive list of resources and links related to Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), legal issues, prevention, associations and much, much more. If you are looking for more information about traumatic brain injury, this is a great place to start.

Dept of Health and Human Services, Center for Disease Control and Prevention: www.cdc.gov/ncipc/tbi
Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – This site contains facts about Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and where to get help. Free booklets can be ordered and some information downloaded.

America Goes Back to School Program: www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/america.html
This site provides safety information to protect children as they go to and from school or while they are at play.

Brain Injury Awareness Week: www.dana.org/brainweek/
The website for Brain Awareness Week, an international effort to advance public awareness about the progress and benefits of brain research.

Brain Injury Resource Center: www.headinjury.com
Another good resource center for people looking for additional information related to Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). 

Little Read School House: www.headinjury.com/school.htm  
A brain injury resource center providing information about children with Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) and educational rights.

Lash and Associates Publishing/Training: www.lapublishing.com
Information and resource center on brain injury in children and adults, this site provides brochures, articles and a family forum – great information for therapists, teachers and families.

LD Online: www.ldonline.org
A website on learning disabilities for parents, teachers and other professionals.

Mothers Against Drunk Driving: www.madd.org 
This site provides the latest news and laws aimed at making our roads safer by removing drivers under the influence of alcohol..

Michigan Dept of Career Development: www.michigan.gov/mdcd
This site provides information related to vocational opportunities and returning to work.

Michigan Works: www.michiganworks.org
This site provides information and fosters high-quality employment and training services.

National Road Safety Foundation: www.nationalroadsafety.org
The National Road Safety Foundation, Inc. is a 501 (c) (3)non-profit charitable organization dedicated to reducing accidents, death and disability on our nation’s highways by promoting safe driving habits through greater public awareness. 

NRSF produces documentaries, educational programs and public service campaigns for broadcast and use in safety, educational and enforcement programs (in fact, a portion of one film was shot right here at Hope Network Rehabilitation Services!). NRSF offers its productions free of charge. About one million copies of the Foundation’s films and public service campaigns have been distributed to educational, enforcement, judicial, traffic safety, health, substance abuse prevention, youth and grass roots related agencies, as well as to corporations, the armed forces, federal, state and local government agencies

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke: www.ninds.nih.gov
This site provides information about neurological disorders and stroke.  They offer numerous informational brochures, which can be ordered for free.

National Safe Kids Campaign: www.safekids.org
If you need safety information or product recall information, this site has just about everything you will need. This site also has information about how you can get involved with safety right in your community!

Spinal Cord Injury Information Network: www.spinalcord.uab.edu
Spinal Cord Injury and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) educational information from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Traumatic Brain Injury Survival Guide: www.tbiguide.com
This site is a book written by Glen Johnson.  You can read, download and even print any or the entire book – and the author asks only for a small donation if you are able to provide it.

Brain Injury Glossary of Terms: www.waiting.com/glossary.html
This site provides a glossary of brain injury terms that is searchable by letter.