Resources for Family & Friends

Here you'll find educational materials and external links that may be useful to you. For additional resources on TBI, please visit BrainLineMilitary.org or BrainLine.org.

Educational Materials

Health care providers can use this handout to educate families and caregivers of patients with a moderate or severe TBI. The fact sheet describes the common signs and symptoms, stages of treatment...

This booklet offers coping techniques for caregivers and families who are trying to manage stress, anxiety or sadness, while caring for an injured service member/veteran.
This booklet is essential to families with a service member/veteran with a TBI.

It is important for children to understand what a TBI is and that their family member may be a little different afterwards.

This booklet provides essential tips on how to explain to children what a moderate or severe TBI is and how to cope with the changes in their loved one.

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External Links

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) offers a number of services that can provide support to caregivers — whether you need help at home or just someone who will listen.

FCA is a public voice for caregivers. Its programs provide information, education, services, research and advocacy.  

The Job Accommodation Network (JAN) is a service provided by the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy. JAN is the leading source of free, expert, and confidential guidance on workplace accommodations and disability...

CAP provides assistive technology, devices and support services to people with disabilities who work for federal agencies. A federal law passed in 2006 allows service members to keep the assistive technology CAP provides to them upon separation...

CPAS provides research, training, dissemination and technical assistance on issues of personal assistance services. Funding is provided by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, U.S. Department of Education, Office of...

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