Helpful Links

Try the links below for more detailed information:
(presented in alphabetical order by topic area)

Assistive Technology

• Agency/organization websites
  • Michigan Assistive Technology Loan Fund
  • Michigan Integrated Technology Supports (MITS)
  • Michigan Disability Rights Coalition (MDRC) Assistive Technology Project

Children

• Agency/organization websites
  • National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
  • Michigan Department of Education (MDE)
  • Michigan Intermediate School District (ISD) – County Office Information
• Documents/training materials
  • Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Central
  • Students with Traumatic Brain Injury: Identification, Assessment, and Classroom Accommodations
  • Teaching Strategies for Students with Brain Injuries
  • Back to School [After a TBI]

Cultural Competence

• Agency/organization websites
  • National Center for Cultural Competence
  • National Library of Medicine – Asian American Health
  • National Library of Medicine – American Indian Health
• Documents/training materials
  • Minnesota Department of Human Services
  • Guidelines for Culturally Competent Organizations

Employment & Vocational Rehabilitation of People with TBI

• Agency/organization websites
  • Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth – Michigan Rehabilitation Services
  • MI Works!
• Documents/training materials
  • Job Accommodation Network – Work-site Accommodation Ideas for Persons with Brain Injury
  • Traumatic Brain Injury Facts: Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Services
  • Guide to State Government Brain Injury Policies, Funding and Services: Vocational Rehabilitation, National Association of State Head Injury Administrators 2003

General Brain Injury Information, Advocacy, & Support

• Agency/organization websites
  • Brain Injury Association of Michigan (BIAMI)
  • Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA)
  • Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau (HRSA-MCHB) - Traumatic Brain Injury Program
  • Disabilities Today
  • Epilepsy Foundation of Michigan
  • Michigan Protection and Advocacy Service (MPAS)
  • National Resource Center for Traumatic Brain Injury
  • National Association of State Head Injury Administrators (NASHIA)
  • Michigan Brain Injury Providers' Council (MBIPC)
  • Michigan Disability Rights Coalition (MDRC)
  • MI Legal Services
  • National Information Rehabilitation Center (NARIC)
  • The Southeastern Michigan Traumatic Brain Injury System (SEMTBIS)
  • Traumatic Brain Injury Central
• Documents/training materials
  • Archived webcasts of the HRSA-MCHB (click on ‘Archived webcasts’, then ‘TBI’)
  • TBI Consumer Reports: A published series that summarizes research conducted at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, appropriate for consumers, family members, and service providers
  • Traumatic Brain Injury and Public Services in Michigan
• News, Publications & Education
  • Disabilities Today

Housing & Residential Placement

• Agency/organization websites
  • Michigan Association of Centers for Independent Living (MACIL)
  • Department of Labor and Economic Growth, Michigan Community Service Commission: Michigan Centers for Independent Living
  • Department of Human Services, Adult Services
  • Habitat for Humanity
  • National Association of Area Agencies on Aging
• Links to state specific agencies
  • Michigan Office of Services to the Aging
  • Department of Human Services, Statewide Search for Adult Foster Care/Homes for the Aged Facilities
  • Michigan’s MI Choice Waiver Program
  • USDA Rural Development
  • Tenant-based Section 8 Housing Vouchers: MSHDA
  • Tenant-based Section 8 Housing Vouchers: Public Housing Authorities (PHA)
  • Michigan Home Ownership Coalition – HomeChoice Mortgage
  • United States Department of Housing and Urban Development – Information for People with Disabilities

Management of TBI for Clinicians

• Documents/training materials
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - "Heads Up: Brain Injury in Your Practice Tool Kit" (available to order, free of charge)
  • Veterans Health Initiative - Traumatic Brain Injury, Independent Study Course Released: January 2004

Public Agencies in Michigan

• Agency/organization websites
  • Department of Human Services (DHS) - Home
  • Department of Human Services – County Office Information
  • Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH)
  • Michigan Department of Education (MDE)
  • Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth – Michigan Rehabilitation Services
  • Michigan Rehabilitation Services - Locations by City
  • Michigan Association of Community Mental Health Boards (MACMHB)
  • Community Mental Health Services Programs – County Office Information

Screening & Assessment

• Agency/organization websites
  • The Center for Outcome Measurement in Brain Injury
• Documents/training materials
  • Ohio Valley Center for Brain Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation – TBI Screening
  • Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Central: Brain Injury Screening

Sports

• Michigan High School Athletic Association

Statistics

• Agency/organization websites
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Traumatic Brain Injury: Topic Home

Substance Abuse

• Agency/organization websites
  • Ohio Valley Center for Brain Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation – Substance Abuse and Brain Injuries
  • Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration – Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator
• Documents/training materials
  • 2004/2005 Regional Coordinating Agencies Contact List

Veterans' Issues

• Agency/organization websites
  • Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center
  • Military HOMEFRONT is the central source for Service members and families to obtain information about all Quality of Life programs and services
  • Military Severely Injured Joint Support Operations Center (MSIJSOC)
• Michigan Veteran Organizations
  • Veteran's Administration
    • VA Benefits                              800-827-1000
    • Health Care Benefits                              877-222-8387
    • VISN 11: Veteran's in Partnership
    • Lower Penisula                    734-222-4300           734-222-4300
    • VISN 12: V Great Lakes Health Care System
    • Upper Penisula                    708-202-8400           708-202-8400
• MI Department of Military and Veterans
  • Affairs
    517-335-6523 517-335-6523 www.michigan.gov/dmva
  • Joint Veterans Council of Michigan
    800-455-5228 800-455-5228 - www.michigan.gov/vetbenefits
  • County Veteran Service Counselors
    910-592-2862 910-592-2862 - www.nacvso.org
• Michigan Veteran Service Organizations
  • American Legion
    313-964-6640 313-964-6640 www.legion.org
  • American Red Cross
    202-303-5834 202-303-5834 www.redcross.org
  • Am Vets
    301-459-9600 301-459-9600 www.amvets.org
  • Catholic War Veterans
    313-471-3896 313-471-3896 www.cwv.org
  • Disabled American Veterans
    313-964-6595 313-964-6595 www.dav.org
  • Jewish War Veterans
    202-265-6280 202-265-6280 www.jwv.org
  • Marine Corps League
    313-964-6830 313-964-6830 www.mcleague.org
  • Military Order of the Purple Heart
    313-964-6888 313-964-6888 www.purpleheart.org
  • Paralyzed Veterans of America
    313-471-3996 313-471-3996 www.michiganpva.org
  • Polish Legion of American Veterans
    313-471-3807 313-471-3807 www.plav.org
  • Veterans of Foreign Wars
    313-964-6510 313-964-6510 www.vfw.org
  • Vietnam Veterans of America
    800-VVA-MICH 800-VVA-MICH www.vva.org
• Other Veteran Organizations
  • Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center
    800-870-9244 800-870-9244 www.dvbic.org
• Documents/training materials
  • “Veterans Health Benefits 101 for TBI Advocates,” Archived webcast, Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) of the Department of the US Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration