Websites
Brain Injury Resource Center – a nonprofit organization with information on the brain and how injury changes brain functioning and behavior, links to brain injury resources, services, and support, resource directories, professional services, tips for coping with life after brain injury, and contacts for medical and legal advisors. The site is designed for the individual survivor, the family, and the professionals that serve them.
The Brain Injury Specialists are located in Ventura, CA. The home and community neuro-rehabilitation specialists serve people who have sustained a variety of injuries by providing speech, cognitive, physical, and occupational therapies, helping with reintegration into work and the community, and offering services in Spanish. Contact information and links to support groups are given.
The California Brain Injury Association, based in Bakersfield, CA is a non-profit membership organization providing information, referrals, links to resources, education, advocacy, and support for those affected by brain injury. Statewide events are listed, there is a discussion forum for survivors and their families, and the site has the internet’s largest online traumatic brain injury bookstore. The TBI Resource Guide – in association with Amazon.com – has compiled over 200 books specializing in the field of neurological injury, treatment, and outcome. A person can search for books by using keywords and then order from amazon.com.
The Brain Injury Association of America provides information on policy, prevention, legalities, press releases, legislation, research, litigation strategies, and a roster of resources and events (seminars, conferences). The site has information for survivors, their families, and educators. A person can also purchase books and BIAA (brain injury awareness of America) jewelry/items. Materials are also in Spanish
Coping with Behavior Problems After Brain Injury.
This site promotes the Traumatic Brain Injury Survivor Guide, written by Dr. Glen Johnson, Clinical Neuropsychologist, Clinical Director of the Neuro-Recovery Head Injury Program in Traverse City, Mi. The site also contains information on head injury and how to cope with the after effects.
The Traumatic Brain Injury National Resource Center provides relevant, practical information for professionals, persons with brain injury, and family members. The NRCTBI is housed at Virginia Commonwealth University’s Medical College of Virginia Campus and is a major sponsor of the annual conference for people with brain injury and the Caregiver’s Conference, both held in Williamsburg, VA. There is a “chat with Pat” section and links to resources.
Stroke Support Group designatedВ for survivors, their families and caregivers, as we learn the skills of recovery, and share resources, support, encouragement, vital information, and hope. Participants will learn that recovery continues long after the return to home. The Stroke Recovery Groups at the Wellness & Caregiver Center of Ventura County empowers survivors and families to cope, discover new capabilities, and see that life still holds meaning, purpose, and enjoyment.
The Community Care Licensing Division of the State of California falls within the Department of Social Services. This site enables you to search for a licensed facility.
This PDF file provides a list of various Educational Apps available for use on iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch devices.В Some Apps are free and others are available for a small cost, however, when you purchase an App you can install that same App on multiple devices at no charge.
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