National Resources
Brain Injury Association of America Position Statement
MedPro Professional Medication Access Service/ Prescription Assistance
We offer a professional service to individuals and families in need of relief from paying retail cost for medications. Our service includes finding the medication programs to fit your individual needs, completing the applications, refill and renewal process. This help comes from existing programs sponsored by the United States Pharmaceutical Companies
Contact Debra Leonard -Statewide at (904) 705-4861
The Traumatic Brain Injury Directory
The North American Brain Injury Society
Navigating the School System
Books/Articles
Successfully Living with Traumatic Brain Injury
http://www.givebackorlando.com/resources.html
My Child Has Brain Injury, What Do I Do Now?
City, State & Government Resources
Jacksonville Directory of Services for People with disabilities
http://www.211.org/about.html
2-1-1 is an easy to remember telephone number that, where available, connects people with important community services and volunteer opportunities. The implementation of 2-1-1 is being spearheaded by United Ways and comprehensive and specialized information and referral agencies in states and local communities. United Way of America (UWA) and the Alliance for Information and Referral Systems (AIRS) strongly support federal funding so that every American has access to this essential service.
Florida Traumatic Brain Injury Support Groups
More detailed information on Support Groups such as address, days and times of meetings, events will be coming soon .
Health Resources and Services Administration
www.hrsa.gov
301-443-3376
National Association of State Head Injury Administrators
www.nashia.org
301-656-3500
National Brain Injury Research Treatment and Training Foundation
www.nbirtt.org
434-220-4824
National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research, NICHD, NIH www.nichd.nih.gov/about/ncmrr
800-370-2943
National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/nidrr
202-245-7640
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH
www.ninds.nih.gov
800-352-9424
Social Security Administration
www.ssa.gov
800-772-1213
North American Brain Injury Society
http://www.nabis.org/
703-960-6500
Injury Prevention
Allstate Foundation’s Protect Teen Drivers Program
Safe Kids Coalition http://www.usa.safekids.org/state_display.cfm
Links
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