Media Center

Members of the national media may contact the Brain Injury Association of America's media relations staff for facts about brain injury, information on current news and to interview subject matter experts. Local media may contact BIAA or a chartered state affiliate.

Founded in 1980, the Brain Injury Association of America is the oldest, largest and only nationwide brain injury advocacy organization in the U.S. As the voice of brain injury, BIAA provides help, hope and healing for the millions of Americans who sustain this life-altering, sometimes devastating, injury.

Please visit the News and Announcements section of our Website for top news stories from BIAA.

Quick Facts About Brain Injury

An estimated 1.7 million children and adults in the U.S. sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI) and another 795,000 individuals sustain an acquired brain injury (ABI) from non-traumatic causes each year.

Currently more than 3.1 million children and adults in the U.S. live with a lifelong disability as a result of TBI and an estimated 1.1 million have a disability due to stroke. 

(Statistics courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and the Stroke Fact Sheet also through the Centers for Disease Control)