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Welcome to the Brain Injury Association of Texas

If you or some one you know has suffered a brain injury, we can help.
Call our FREE Brain Injury Help Line 1-800-444-6443.

Did you know?.

• More than 144,000 Texans sustain a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) each year. That’s one every four minutes.
  
  
• More than 5,700 Texans are permanently disabled every year from a TBI, and an estimated 440,000 Texans (2% of the population) live with a disability caused by a TBI. (These figures do not include veterans or military service members.)

The Brain Injury Association of Texas (BIATX) provides help, hope and a voice for Texans who have suffered a brain injury.

BIATX is dedicated to providing access to quality health care and raising awareness and understanding of brain injury through resource facilitation, education, advocacy and research for individuals who live with brain injury, their families and the professionals who serve them. BIATX and its state chapters is one of more than 40 chartered state Bran Injury Associations affiliated with the Brain Injury Association of America

Brain injury is not an event. It marks the start of a neurological disease that most often lasts a lifetime. Individuals who sustain a brain injury must have quick access to expert trauma care followed by specialized rehabilitation and lifelong disease management to live healthy, independent and satisfying lives.

 

BIATX 28th Annual State Conference The Brain Injury Road Map: Finding Your Way to Brain Health, Hope and Healing June 14-17, 2012 Marriott Austin South Austin, Texas Call for Papers Click here for registration information

Please join us in Irving, Texas on Saturday, March 24th for our Walk For Thought to celebrate Brain Injury Awareness Month.

Details:

Campion Trails - Sam Houston Trail Park

Irving, Texas

Registraion Sign In: 8am

Walk begins: 9am

Please click here for more information and to register

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Newsletter The Summer edition of the BIA Texas Newsletter you’ll find reports on Legislative action, the state of DARS funding, a report on social networking after TBI and a new feature “CareGiving Notebook.” Read it all at Summer Newsletter Public Policy The vision of BIA Texas is that of an active grassroots community working toward solutions to the complex problems associated with brain injury. The Public Policy Department conducts grassroots activity that builds the capacity of people to take action to help meet the need of all Texans affected by brain injury. Learn more or join our Advocacy Community. Looking for material on Brain Injury? Lash and Associates Publishing/Training publishes practical and affordable materials on traumatic brain injury in children, youths, adults and veterans. Information is presented in jargon-free user-friendly formats that can be readily understood and applied by clinicians, families and educators. Learn more at Lash and Associates website for more information.