Support Groups & Teams
For Individuals with a Brain Injury or Those Who Need Information For Someone with a Brain Injury
Support groups and school support teams share strategies and resources to help you or someone you know transition back into daily activities after a brain injury.
Click here to watch informative webinar presented by Tony Gentry, PhD OTR/L and co-sponsored by Nebraska Veterans Administration's Vocational Rehabilitation Program, Nebraska Brain Injury Advisory Council, Nebraska Assistive Technology Partnership, and RESNA Catalyst Project.
Who is affected by brain injury?
Seniors
Brain injuries due to falls cause roughly 8,000 deaths and 56,000 hospitalizations yearly among Americans age 65 and older.
Youth
(babies, young sports players, and students in out of home placements)
Approximately 1 in 500 school-age children each year receive a head injury severe enough to be hospitalized.
Veterans
Since the brain injury screening by the Veterans Administration (VA) began in April 2007, 2,029 Nebraska veterans have been screened for brain injury. Of those screened, 500 Nebraska veterans have screened positive and 316 have agreed to undergo a full brain injury assessment.
2013 Events
- Hiring Our Heroes Job Fairs
- Click on date and location for additional information*
- *June 12th- Omaha