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Offers personal stories, resources and announcements of services available to Veterans with traumatic brain injury and their families.

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Information about resources available from the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation Paralysis Resource Center (PRC), the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC) and the Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) to enhance the care and recovery of active military and Veterans with paralysis and/or traumatic brain injury.

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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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A Web site geared to survivors of brain injury, caregivers of persons with brain injury and to professionals who need information, resources, and help in finding the right treatment, therapy and rehabilitation for their clients. Includes information on Soldiers & TBI, services available at their facility in Southern California and a listing of Support Groups in California.

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Offers answers to frequently asked questions about blast injuries provided by the Defense & Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC).

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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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Provides reliable, timely and comprehensive resources on the Internet for brain injury and spinal cord injury survivors.

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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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National non-profit agency operated for and by survivors of acquired brain injury (abi), which includes traumatic brain injury (tbi), stroke, brain illness and brain tumor. Provides advocacy, information and referral, peer support, Internet social community, 5,000+ resource and link directory.

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Founded to improve the outcome of patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) by developing best practice guidelines, conducting clinical research and educating medical personnel. Includes specific research and resources on TBI in the Military.

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

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Describes common vision problems that may result from a TBI and provides links to helpful related resources.

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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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Newsletter of the Defense Centers of Excellence (DCoE) for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), a collaborative network led by DoD and VA to share knowledge about psychological health and TBI, enhance clinical and management approaches and serve the needs of warrior families.

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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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Addresses the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and mitigation of deployment-related injuries and psychological health concerns of deployed military personnel.

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A DoD memorandum issued in October 2007 that establishes a common definition of TBI, severity of brain injury stratification and method of data collection.

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Airing on Thursdays at 3 p.m. (EST), each radio program provides information on military health. Tune in to learn about managing stress, brain injury, combat stress and much more.

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Research and expectations regarding post-TBI vocational outcomes.

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Provides information on state reintegration services for returning Service Members and their families. Includes information on emergency financial assistance, education and housing programs, mental health hotlines, services for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI) and reintegration counseling.

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Explains what can happen after a concussion, how to get better and where to go for more information and help when needed.

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General information on TBI from the Brain Injury Association of America.

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Federal grant program administered by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau to help states enhance access to comprehensive and coordinated community-based services for individuals with TBI and their families.

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

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Fact sheet for employers and workforce development professionals that provides answers to frequently asked questions about TBI and employment.

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A physician's tool kit to improve clinical diagnosis and management of traumatic brain injury.

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An Institute of Medicine assessment on the the possible long-term health outcomes of traumatic brain injury (TBI). Details outcomes that might be associated with mild, moderate, and severe injuries including neurologic, endocrine, psychologic outcomes, in addition to problems with social functioning.

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Information about the loss of side vision, or hemianopsia, that may result from TBI, including signs and symptoms, treatment options and information on the use of peripheral vision awareness devices.

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Resource page on Veterans and military health from the National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health that provides comprehensive information ranging from lost limbs to head injuries, post-traumatic stress disorder, rehabilitation and recovery, directories, organizations and more. Also available in Spanish.

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Tool to identify Service Members who may need further evaluation for MTBI.

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As part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), aims to improve understanding of the biological processes invoked after traumatic or burn injury.

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Information about TBI from NINDS. Includes organizations that can help people living with TBI.

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24-hour/7 days a week outreach center available by phone at 866-966-1020 and by e-mail at resources@dcoeoutreach.org. Operated by the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury (DCoE) and provides information and referrals to military Service Members, Veterans, their families and others with questions about psychological health and traumatic brain injury.

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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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Conference to be held June 4-5, 2009, in Williamsburg, VA, focusing on talks relating to technology and innovation. Presented by Brain Injury Services, Inc., Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center and the National Resource Center for TBI. Download the registration form and read the conference brochure .

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Describes the less visible psychological and neurological injuries associated with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or traumatic brain injury (TBI). The report titled Invisible Wounds: Serving Service Members and Veterans with PTSD and TBI identifies solutions for continuing care.

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A resource for social workers who encounter clients with TBI in their clinical practice. Helps social workers feel more comfortable and confident in their clinical interactions with clients with brain injury, and to increase their knowledge about TBI.

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Provides general suggestions for communicating with people with disabilities, as well as tips for appropriate etiquette when interacting with those with combat-related conditions such as TBI and PTSD.

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

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Provides information about visual problems that may result from TBI, including symptoms that may indicate a vision problem and TBI's affects on visual skills, as well as information on rehabilitation, behavioral optometry and developmental optometry.

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The National Institute on Child Health and Development (NICHD) site, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), provides easy access to the most current information about NICHD research projects, publications, news releases and other activities related to TBI and TSR and similar disorders.

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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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A learning, collaboration and benchmarking tool for grantees and others affiliated with the Federal Traumatic Brain Injury Program.

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A central resource for researchers and data collectors within the Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems (TBIMS) program. The TBINDSC provides technical assistance, training and methodological consultation to 16 TBIMS centers as they collect and analyze longitudinal data from people with TBI in their communities, and as they conduct research toward evidence-based TBI rehabilitation interventions.

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A resource guide produced by the Rehabilitation Research Center at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center that provides information and resources available on a range of topics related to TBI.

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Explains the impact that a brain injury in one family member can have on the entire family. Contains information on the structure and function of the human brain; the causes of brain injury; the recovery process; and behavior and communication changes after brain injury.

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

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Provides comprehensive inter-disciplinary care at Polytrauma Rehabilitation Centers and 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 on the symptoms and visual problems associated with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), including Post Trauma Vision Syndrome (PTVS).

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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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