Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

Publications

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) – Learn more about DRT’s TBI services.
Traumatic Brain Injury In Tennessee – An 2021 infographic of data collected by the Tennessee Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Program. PDF.
A Guide to Employing Veterans with TBI and PTSD – Information from DRT for employers about supporting people with TBI in the workplace.
What is Traumatic Brain Injury? – A summary from the CDC.
Brain Injury Facts and Statistics – Facts about brain injury from the Brain Injury Association of America
Back to School: Guide to Academic Success After Traumatic Brain Injury – information from the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center for veterans with TBIs returning to higher education.
2016 TBI Data and Fact Sheet – Information from the TN Department of Health about incidences of TBI in Tennessee.
Heads Up (ages 11-13), Heads Up (ages 14-18), and Heads Up (in Spanish) – A series of fact sheets for athletes from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Improving Awareness & Understanding of Brain Injury – Information on student athlete brain injury.
Fact Sheet for School Nurses – Information from the CDC about signs and symptoms of a concussion.

Brain Injury Support Groups – Information about brain injury support groups in TN.
Crumley House – A brain injury rehabilitation facility providing day and residential services in Limestone, TN.
Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center – Brain injury resources and services for veterans.
Traumatic Brain Injury Program – A part of the Department of Health created to address the needs of those individuals who have sustained a brain injury, as well as their family members and primary caregivers.
Brain Links – Resource and training network for educators, families, and health professionals who support students in Tennessee with Traumatic Brain Injury. The Traumatic Brain Injury State Partnership Program creates and strengthens a system of services and supports that maximizes the independence, well-being and health of people with TBI across the lifespan.
Pi Beta Phi Rehabilitation Institute (PBPRI)– An outpatient pediatric neurological rehabilitation institute at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
TBI Service Coordinators – 2022 List of regional Service Coordinators in TN that assist individuals with TBI and their families identify appropriate services in the community.
Brain Injury Association of Tennessee – The Brain Injury Association of Tennessee (BIAT) is a non-for-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for survivors of traumatic brain injury and their families and to the prevention of brain injuries.

TN Department of Health’s TBI Program Services Information Clearinghouse – A comprehensive resource directory regarding traumatic brain injury for individuals across Tennessee that can also be reached by phone at 800-882-0611.
TN Sports Concussion Law – Information on TN’s sports concussion law designed to reduce youth sports concussions and increase awareness of traumatic brain injury.
NDNRC Population Specific Fact Sheet: What to Know When Assisting a Consumer with a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) – This fact sheet is intended to help Navigators identify what issues are unique to consumers with TBI.
HEADS UP – Centers for Disease Control and Preventions (CDC) brain injury information program has fliers and trainings about many topics including sports and returning to school following a brain injury for everyone from parents to professionals.