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Study Finds Traumatic Brain Injuries Linked to Faster Aging in Post-9/11 Veterans
Post-9/11 veterans who sustained one or more traumatic brain injuries show faster biological aging compared to veterans without a TBI.
Traumatic Brain Injuries Linked to Faster Aging in Post-9/11 Veterans, New Study Finds
Post 9/11 veterans who sustained one or more traumatic brain injuries show faster biological aging compared to veterans without a TBI.
Veterans with Brain Injury and Disability Benefits: What to Know
On Veterans Day, the Brain Injury Association of America honors and thanks the veterans who bravely served our country and the military service members who serve today. Social Security benefits protect veterans when injuries, including brain injuries, prevent them from returning to active duty or performing other work. Both the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs...
Webinar: TBI Among Service Members & Veterans
What Behavioral Health Providers, Families, and Peers Should Know
Promising Research Promotes Hope Among Veterans with Moderate to Severe TBI
Among U.S. military personnel injured during Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, 10 to 20 percent sustained traumatic brain injuries (TBIs).
Window to Hope: A Psychological Suicide Prevention Intervention for Veterans with TBI
Lisa Brenner, Ph.D., ABPP, presents a Mitchell Rosenthal Memorial Research live webinar.
VA Secretary Grants Relief for Veterans with TBI
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert McDonald has granted equitable relief to more than 24,000 Veterans following a national review of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) disability compensation examinations conducted between 2007 and 2015. Equitable relief is a unique legal remedy that allows the Secretary to correct an injustice to a claimant, where VA is not...
Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010
The Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 expanded services and supports for caregivers of Post 9/11 Veterans.
THE Challenge! – Groups at Risk for Brain Injury
View the contents of the Groups at Risk for Brain Injury edition of THE Challenge!
From My Desk
Brain Injury Association of America CEO Rick Willis shares updates about BIAA and new developments in the brain injury world.
Race, Ethnicity, and Traumatic Brain Injury in America
A new systematic review published in Injury Prevention shows that race and ethnicity play a large role in who gets injured, who survives, and how often these injuries occur.
State Affiliate News
BIAA's Affiliates have been working hard in their communities. Read what they've been up to.