This page is designed to provide information on brain injury as well as some links to brain rehabilitation advocacy and resources that might be helpful. If you have a question, please feel free to contact us.
- Awareness and Depression: A model that shows the emotional aspect of recovery.
- Catastrophic Reaction: This model provides information on catastrophic reaction, which is a common problem for people who have sustained a brain injury.
- Exercise and the Brain: Exercise has many positive qualities and can improve mood and encourage the growth of new brain cells.
- Food that is good for the Brain: There are different foods that have healthy or protective properties for your brain.
- Neuropsychological Terms and Definitions: A list of neuropsychological terms and their definitions to make it easier to understand medical reports.
- Sexual Functioning and Satisfaction after Traumatic Brain Injury: This guide was designed to help people understand the changes that may occur after a brain injury and to provide information to assist in adjusting to those changes.
- South Dakota Advocacy: Protecting and advocating the rights of South Dakotans with disabilities through legal, administrative, and other remedies.
- Brain Injury Association of America: Creating a better future through brain injury prevention, research, education and advocacy.
- Brain Injury Alliance of South Dakota: Advocating for people with brain injury and their families.
- Brain Injury Support Groups: The Brain Injury Alliance of South Dakota’s website lists brain injury suppport groups available in South Dakota.
- Brainline.org: Provides extensive information about brain injury for survivors, family members and professionals.
- The Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC): Serves active duty military, their dependents and veterans with traumatic brain injury (TBI) through state-of-the-art medical care, innovative clinical research initiatives and educational programs.
- Family of a Vet: Helping veterans and their families learn to survive and thrive after combat. Information on TBI, PTSD and other challenges.
- South Dakota Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities: Advocating for the full inclusion of all people with disabilities into all aspects of society.
- South Dakota Department of Human Services: To promote the highest level of independence for all individuals regardless of disability or disorder.
- South Dakota Department of Social Services: To strengthen and support individuals and families by fostering independence and personal responsibility; protecting people; providing opportunities for individuals to achieve their full potential; and promoting healthy families and safe communities by ensuring quality, cost-effective and comprehensive services are provided in cooperation with our partners.
- United States Brain Injury Alliance: The mission of the United States Brain Injury Alliance is to engage the community in preventing brain injury and improving lives.