Brain Injury Association of
Indiana
9531 Valparaiso Court, Suite A
Indianapolis, Indiana 46268
P: (317) 356-7722 F: (317) 808-7770 |
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“Save the Noggin Ride” to benefit BIAI a
Huge Success!
There were 128 participants and $8127 was raised
for BIAI!. Participants enjoyed the scenic bike ride as well as the
fun and informative bike rodeo for kids.
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Thank you to committee
members, volunteers, and participants.
A special thank you to the Dan Holmes Group
for providing wonderful entertainment and Todd Hittinger with
Circle City Bicycles for providing bike mechanic support!
And thanks to our sponsors: |
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Bike Rodeo Sponsor
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Presenting Sponsors
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NEW SUPPORT GROUP - For Parents of
Children with Brain Injury
Please join us for a support group for parents of
children with brain injury. The monthly meetings will be held the
first Monday of each month from 6:00-7:30 p.m. at Methodist Hospital
located in Indianapolis. For more information, please contact Kathy
Munroe at 317-962-5009 or by email at
kmunroe@clarian.org
Resource Directory!
2007-2008 BIAI
Statewide Resource Directory is available at the BIAI office.
Please contact the office if you are interested in picking one up.
Click
here to download the PDF version (a very large file)
Save the Date…
Plans are
underway for the 26th Annual BIAI Education Conference. The two day
conference will be held October 2 & 3,
2008 at the Ramada Indy. Jackie Pflug will be a keynote speaker–
look for more info to come.
National News
Range of Statistics Cited on the
Number of Returning Service Members with TBI. Yet, one thing seems
apparent - the numbers are large.
There are several
different sets of numbers out there about how many TBIs have
resulted from combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. Screening continues to
be a big issue, as the Department of Defense does not have a
comprehensive screening program in place to detect TBI in returning
service members. Thus, it is likely that large numbers of mild or
moderate cases of TBI are going undetected (note: BIAA advocates
legislation which would require DOD to institute immediate pre- and
post-deployment cognitive measures as a first step towards
comprehensive TBI screening for all service members). Unfortunately,
mild TBIs are not necessarily “mild” in effect and can still lead to
substantial disability, so the term is a bit misleading.
To read more on
this, click here.
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issue, school issue, or any other concern that you may have
regarding brain injury. Be sure to include your name and city in
which you reside. Thank you! |
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Brain Injury Association of
Indiana
9531 Valparaiso Court, Suite A
Indianapolis, Indiana 46268
P: (317) 356-7722 F: (317) 808-7770
Email: info@biai.org
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