Brain Injury
Advocacy - Awareness - Education - Support
Northern Catskills
Links
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Brain Injury Association of New York State (BIANYS)
Support, educate and advocate for people impacted by brain injury
Statewide non-profit membership organization that advocates on
behalf of individuals with brain injuries and their families.
Provides education, advocacy, and community support services that lead to
improved outcomes for children and adults with brain injuries and their families.
Offers a toll-free family help line, chapters and support groups throughout the state.
National project offering authoritative information and support to anyone whose life has been affected by brain injury or PTSD: people with brain injuries, their family and friends, and the professionals who work with them.
BrainLine also provides military-specific information and resources on traumatic brain injury (TBI) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to veterans, service members, and their families.
Clinical Trials
Provider of information on publicly and privately supported clinical trials
Clinical trials are a research studies in which volunteers are assigned to a behavior, drug, procedure or product based on a plan.
Studies which are recruiting enrollees are listed.
Results of studies that have been completed are available.
Hope after Head Injury
Online community for
survivors, caregivers and family members
You are not Alone !
Exists to provide hope, community, support, encouragement, education, and awareness for brain injury.
Grief is a universal human experience, yet people often feel very alone and isolated. And even report feeling crazy. At Imagine, children and adults discover what they are feeling is normal and that they are not alone.
Imagine provides free peer grief support groups for those coping with loss due to death or who are living with a family member with a life-altering illness.
Job Accommodation
Network (JAN)
Source of free and confidential guidance on job accommodation and disability employment issues.
JAN helps everyone recognize the value and talents that qualified workers with disabilities add to the workforce.
JAN provides free one-on-one practical guidance and technical assistance on job accommodation solutions, Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and related legislation, as well as self-employment and entrepreneurship options.
John wrote and has performed a solo show (“Brain Freeze”)
about his experiences during and after his stroke.
Research team seeks new ways to improve mobility, cognition, quality of life and
provide access to job opportunities.
Goal is to help people regain independence and lead full and productive lives.
Love Your Brain
Improve the quality of life of people affected by brain injury and
Raise awareness about the importance of brain health
Enable everyone affected by TBI can fully access their resilience,
connect with a compassionate community and reach their full potential.
Tri-State Advocacy
Advocates who personally faced the challenges of having a family member with a catastrophic injury
A major obstacle faced by many is not knowing how to get needed help.
Goal is to help with the following:
Identify health insurance benefits
Evaluate eligibility for government benefits
Seek out community resources for services
Wellness Rx
Blending traditional pharmacy
with natural medicine.
Tannersville, NY
Wellness Rx provides a new way to work within our ever-changing healthcare system to provide a more holistic approach to what a hometown pharmacy can be.
With wellness services integrated into the traditional pharmacy model, our customers get a more "patient-centered" experience designed to promote wellness, rather than continue the cycle of medicating.