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Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

Newsletter discusses drug and alcohol use in persons with TBI. This newsletter is also available in Spanish. Document is in .pdf format.

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Offers support to the families of service members and veterans who have traumatic brain injuries, including a a chat room and a web based peer support network for these veterans and their family members.

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Information for soldiers, National Guard and Army Reserve on issues including Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and suicide prevention. Includes help for children, couples and extended families.

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Raises public awareness of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and combat stress and assists service members and families as they navigate the road to recovery.

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Information on the causes, types and degrees of brain injuries. Includes a list of frequently asked questions about living with a brain injury and contact information for BIAA state offices.

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Provides a variety of information and resources on traumatic brain injury (TBI).

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Group of seven Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) programs in DoD and VA hospitals and two civilian TBI rehabilitation programs. These DVBIC sites work together to provide and improve TBI care for active duty military, veterans and eligible beneficiaries.

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A collaborative effort within the Department of Defense (DoD) that works to improve psychological health and traumatic brain injury (TBI) treatment of service members. Component organizations include the Defense & Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC), the Center for Deployment Psychology (CDP), the Deployment Health Clinical Center (DHCC), the Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress (CSTS) and the National Intrepid Center of Excellence (NICoE).

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Research and expectations regarding post-TBI vocational outcomes. Document is in .pdf format.

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Information about traumatic brain injury and DVBIC, including the type of care available through DVBIC sites.

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Tool to identify service members who may need further evaluation for MTBI. Document is in .pdf format.

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National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke information on TBI. Includes organizations that can help people living with TBI.

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Provides information on competitive sports for individuals with cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injuries and stroke survivors.

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Center provides information and resources to help people affected by TBI, their families and professionals who work with and treat them in order to maximize their access to services and their participation in their communities.

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Provides information on state reintegration programs and services for service members returning from overseas and their families, which include emergency financial assistance, education and housing programs, mental health hotlines, services for PTSD and TBI and reintegration counseling.

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A resource for social workers who encounter clients with traumatic brain injury in their clinical practice. The goal of this educational tool is to help social workers feel more comfortable and confident in their clinical interactions with clients with brain injury, and to increase their knowledge about TBI. This guide is in .pdf format.

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Causes, symptoms, classifications, recommendations and resources from Hooah 4 Health regarding TBI.

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Article from the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Magazine discusses complications associated with TBI.

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Information from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke on TBI, including signs, symptoms and post-injury complications.

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TBI information and resources from the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) for veterans, active duty military members, families, friends and advocates.

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Video from the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center features the recovery journeys of several service personnel and their families.

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Comprehensive inter-disciplinary care at 4 Polytrauma Rehabilitation Centers and 21 Polytrauma Network Sites for veterans and returning service members with injuries to more than one physical region or organ system. Each site treats Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), hearing loss, amputations, fractures, burns and visual impairments. Check out the locations of all sites.

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Information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on TBI, including its prevalence, causes, symptoms and outcomes.

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