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Introduction
The Brain Injury Association of Kansas and Greater
Kansas City is a not-for-profit organization comprised of people
with brain injuries, family members, friends and professionals.
Brain Injury Association of Kansas and Greater Kansas City is part
of a network of brain injury associations across the United States,
and is a chartered affiliate of Brain Injury Association of America.
The Brain Injury Association of Kansas and Greater Kansas City is
the only organization in Kansas and Greater Kansas City serving
individuals with brain injury, their families and professionals who
treat them and is dedicated to providing information, advocacy, and
support.
Mission Statement
To improve the quality of life for
people with brain injuries and their families, and to create a
better future through prevention, research, education and advocacy.
Current Programming:
TBI Needs Assessment and Strategic Planning
The Brain Injury Association of Kansas and Greater Kansas City needs to hear from those affected by TBI including military service members, military veterans, and older Kansans especially, as well as the general public. The big question is this: What TBI services do people across Kansas need, and how can public and private organizations best provide them?
To help answer this question, we have scheduled several public consultation meetings for February 2010:
- February 10 in Overland Park
- February 16 in Wichita
- February 24 in Topeka
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Resource Coordination Program
Resource Coordination provides support to persons
with brain injury and their family members, assisting them with
identifying and utilizing local, state, and national resources to
improve their quality of life.
Lunch-N-Learn
for loved ones living with the impact of brain injury
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Other Programs and services offered through the
Association's resource coordination efforts include:
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Kansas City Brain
Injury Case Managers Consortium: This monthly
meeting held in the main conference room of our building
brings together professionals to discuss issues associated
with working with survivors or brain injury. Meetings are held
the third Tuesday of each month from 12:00-1:00.
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Domestic
Violence and Traumatic Brain Injury Training for
Professionals:
1. Build basic
understanding of TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury)
2. Gain awareness of the high incidence of TBI in survivors of
domestic violence
3. Increase ability to recognize signs and symptoms of TBI
4. Introduce basic tools for screening and accomodations
5. Recommendations for follow-up
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National Brain Injury
Information Center: This toll-free number is
accessible nationwide for information, referral and support.
All calls with Kansas and Kansas City area codes are
automatically routed to our phone line. 1-800-444-6443
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Support Groups:
There are twenty Support Groups and
contact persons throughout Kansas & Greater Kansas City. The
groups usually meet on a monthly basis for survivors of brain
injury and their families.
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Survivor and Family
Seminars: These seminars are held annually, one in
Kansas City and one in mid-Kansas. The seminars offer those
affected directly with brain injury an opportunity to learn
more about brain injury, resources in the community and to
meet others facing similar issues on road to recovery.
Life After Brain Injury:
Seminars for Survivors and Families
Each year the Brain Injury Association
of Kansas offers two Survivor and Family seminars in an effort to
provide information, resources, and to help improve the daily life
of those affected by brain injury.
Please contact Kate Kershaw,
913-754-8883, ext. 2 for more information or to be an Exhibitor
Prevention Program
Each year, the Association gives away bicycle helmets
to children in need. With each helmet, the child is educated on the
importance of wearing the helmet correctly to prevent brain injury.
Staff and volunteers educate elementary, middle and
high school students about the importance of safety belt and helmet
usage, as well as other injury prevention strategies. Videos on
injury prevention are available in our lending library for any
group.
Professional Development
A professional conference is offered annually to
educate those working with people that have sustained brain injuries
to better the outcomes for all involved. Continuing education units
are offered for those that qualify.
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