• A non-profit clearinghouse founded and operated by brain injury activists since 1985.
• If you have landed on this site it is probably because you have learned that head injury is poorly understood, and you need expert guidance to make sense of it. 

• More questions remain than answers. 
• Therefore, it stands to reason that the general public wouldn't have a clue as to what they are in for. 
• Consequently, when it happens to you, or someone you love, you find yourself ill-equipped to deal with the sweeping, life changes it brings. 

• A study by the National Institutes of Health found that 85% of brain injury patients do not receive any treatment or counseling concerning the long term difficulties caused by brain injury. 
• That same study found that the high cost of rehab services has placed them out of reach of many who would seek help. 
• A related study showed that simple interventions could provide effective work-arounds for many of the difficulties caused by brain injury.

• This shocking situation, points to the vulnerability of patients and their families during this difficult time. 
• This regrettable situation underscores the need for consumers to be wise and wary, and that's where we come in.

     The purpose of this site is to share with you lessons we learned long ago. 

• Our intention is help you avoid much of the grief and loss of  brain injury, and perhaps to inspire you to get involved. 
• To achieve these goals we offer you the benefit of our considerable knowledge and experience. 
• Most importantly, we learned that pro-active involvement, knowledge, self-awareness, and self-advocacy are key to quality of life following brain injury. 

• We strongly urge you to learn everything you can about brain injury and its life-long effects. 
• Learn about how it affects you, and how to limit its impact on you. 
• Set individual and family rehabilitation goals. 
• Draft treatments plans and timelines. 
• Learn about your treatment, and how it is supposed to benefit you. 
• Check credentials and track-records of  professional service providers. 
• Work hard to achieve your rehabilitation goals. 
• Embrace challenges, instead of giving up when thing things don't come easily. 
• Take remedial and/or refresher course work in areas of your core competencies. 
• Ask questions, search out information, and get answers. 
• Thank those who help you. 
• Keep your Personal Safety Net in good repair. 

• Acknowledge your losses, give yourself time to grieve, and then pick up the pieces and move on with your new life. 
• Moreover, get to know and, learn to love your new self. 
• Re-affirm your values and priorities, and trust your instincts. 
• If you do these things you will achieve your rehabilitation goals, get the help you need, and make informed decisions. 
• If you adopt and apply these practices your life will change for the better. 

• Our goal is to help you maximize your recovery. 
• To achieve our goal we have placed much of what we've learned on this web site. 
• Its contents have been drawn from our personal experiences, along with years of research and consultations with our medical and legal advisors. 
• We provide information on brain injury and the impairments caused by it, as well as resources and support for dealing with it
• We promote self-advocacy, and self-care, centered around collaborative partnerships with family, loved ones, and professional service providers. 
• After you've been checked medically your next stop is here.

• This is where you will find information on the brain, and how injury changes brain functioning and behavior. 
• This is where you'll find links to brain injury resources, services, and support. 
• Additionally, you will find guidelines for choosing and evaluating professional services, as well as links to sites to check out, and/or file complaints about doctors, lawyers, and rehab facilities. 
• This is where you can assess your own situation and learn effective interventions. 
• Additionally, you'll find guidelines for creating and maintaining your personal safety net. 

About this Site:

• This site was designed for those who want to learn about the effects of brain injury in daily life. 
• It is based on the premise that physically surviving brain injury is just the first step in a lifelong process of adjustment and accommodation. 
• Our intent is to give you the benefit of our considerable knowledge, skills and talents. 
• Our mission is to help you avoid some of the unnecessary losses and devastation caused by the effects of brain injury. 
• Meet our consultants

• America Academy of Neurology -- we assisted with the development of their diagnostic and treatment guidelines 

on Concussion in Sports
• National Institutes of Health TBI Rehab Consensus Conference Statement; Click on the following link to read our statement on the long term effects of brain injury in daily life. NIH-TBI
• Federal Interagency Conference on TBI 2000. Consultation
• More

• We offer factual, authoritative information on brain injury, the impairments caused by it and treatment options. 
• We provide self-tests, checklists, and strategies to meet the challenges of living with brain injury. 
• We empower you to know when you need help -- including self help -- and, we enable you to find help and to make informed decisions concerning such help.
• We bring together those seeking specialized, professional services with those uniquely qualified to provide such services. 
• We strive to advance understanding of  brain injury and the impairments that result from it. 
• We encourage collaboration between consumers and professional service providers. Additionally, we provide guidelines and checklists for selecting and monitoring such services.
• We provide resource directories, of social services, and kindred souls for chat and support.
• We promote prevention of brain injury. 

     The site is divided into several major topics see the navigation bar on the left side of the screen. On it you will find information to help you achieve your rehabilitation goals.  Topics include:

• Learn about the brain and how injury affects brain functioning.
• Resources, including medical and rehabilitation
• Advocacy including life skills and legal resources.
• Additionally, you can learn about us and the services we offer

        Use the scroll bar on that page to view links to additional support and resources. These highly recognizable navigational aids can be found on each page of this site.

• Call, or click here for a free premium with your sliding scale-fee consultation and, learn more about our line of services, 206-621-8558..

• It achieves that goal by providing a framework for reconstructing lives devastated by traumatic brain injury. 
• This site was designed to serve a broad audience. 
• To that end it provides information and resources on brain injury for the individual, the family and the professionals that serve them.  
• It provides information and resources on brain injury from the point of injury to its effects on daily life. 
• Other information and resources help you recognize and minimize its impact on you and your family. 
• Still other resources help you select and monitor professional, as well as social services. 
• Finally, it provides  resources for those seeking expert guidance and/or self-help options.