Documents

Camp FunZone (children and adolescent camp) this camp is open to children and adolescents between the ages of 8 and 17 with a primary diagnosis of brain injury.

Become a camp sponsor

Sponsor one day of a camper's week

Fact Sheets

Common Questions (PDF format)http://www.biail.org/factsheets/common_questions.pdf
Family Adjustment (PDF format)http://www.biail.org/factsheets/family_adjustment.pdf
Financial Resources (PDF format)http://www.biail.org/factsheets/financial_resources.pdf
Rehabilitation (PDF format) http://www.biail.org/factsheets/rehabilitation.pdf
What Is Brain Injury (PDF format)http://www.biail.org/factsheets/what_is_brain_injury.pdf
Who Is BIA of IL? (PDF format) http://www.biail.org/factsheets/who_is_bia_of_il.pdf

Currently, there are at least 5.3 million Americans living with a disability because of a brain injury and the estimated lifetime costs of brain injury (including direct medical costs and indirect costs such as lost productivity) totaled $60 billion in 2000. Every 23 seconds a traumatic brain injury occurs, and in the next year, an average of 1.4 million Americans will sustain a traumatic brain injury.

Brain Injury Awareness Month

http://www.biausa.org/biam.htm

Click on one of the links below to view Brain Injury Awareness Month materials from that year.

BIAM 2007

BIAM 2006

BIAM 2005

BIAM 2004

BIAM 2003

BIAM 2002

Road to Rehabilitation

Road to Rehabilitation #1 Pathways to Comfort: Dealing with Pain and Brain injury

http://www.biausa.org/publications/roadToRehab1.pdf

Road to Rehabilitation #2 Highways to Healing: Post Traumatic Headaches and Brain Injury

http://www.biausa.org/publications/roadToRehab2.pdf

Road to Rehabilitation #3 Guideposts to Recognition: Cognition, Memory and Brain Injury

http://www.biausa.org/publications/roadToRehab3.pdf

Road to Rehabilitation #4 Navigation the Curves: Behavior Change and Brain Injury

http://www.biausa.org/publications/roadToRehab4.pdf

Road to Rehabilitation #5 Crossing the Communication Bridge: Speech, Language, and Communication

http://www.biausa.org/publications/roadToRehab5.pdf

Road to Rehabilitation #6 Mapping the Way: Drug Therapy and Brain Injury

http://www.biausa.org/publications/roadToRehab6.pdf

Road to Rehabilitation #7 Traveling Toward Relief: Dealing with Spasticity and Brain Injury

http://www.biausa.org/publications/roadToRehab7.pdf

Road to Rehabilitation #8 Journey Toward Understanding Concussion and Mild Brain Injury

http://www.biausa.org/publications/roadToRehab8.pdf

CDC's "Facts About Traumatic Brain Injury"

English Version (PDF format)http://www.biail.org/factsheets/CDC.August%202005%20English.pdf

Spanish Version (PDF format)

http://www.biail.org/factsheets/CDC.August%202005%20Spanish.pdf

Victimization of persons with brain injury fact sheet (PDF format)

http://www.biail.org/factsheets/cdc_victimization_persons.pdf

Victimization of persons with brain injury

for professionals (PDF format)

http://www.biail.org/factsheets/cdc_victimization_fact_pro.pdf

Traumatic Brain Injury:

A Guide for Criminal Justice Professionals
This guide provides anoverview of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), information on the extent of TBI and related problems within the criminal justice system, and how these problems can be addressed.

http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/tbi/FactSheets/Prisoner_Crim_Justice_Prof.pdf

Traumatic Brain Injury in Prisons and Jails:

An Unrecognized Problem
This guide provides information for professionals about what is known about individuals with TBI in prisons and jails, how TBI-related problems affect them and others while they are incarcerated, and what is needed to address these problems.

http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/tbi/FactSheets/Prisoner_TBI_Prof.pdf

Brain Injury Check List

http://www.headinjury.com/checktbi.htm

http://www.biail.org/

info@biail.org

(312) 726-5699 or 800-699-6443

Brain Injury Group

A head injury is not something that CAN happen. It DOES happen!