Additional information on public services for individuals with TBI in North Carolina is available at www.ncdhhs.gov/mhddsas/services/TBI/Index.htm and www.ncdhhs.gov/mhddsas/providers/TBI/Index.htm.

If you want more information about a topic you do not see listed here, try the Brain Injury Association of North Carolina (BIANC) at www.bianc.net. Also see other websites listed below under General Brain Injury Information, Advocacy and Support. Try the links below for more detailed information presented in alphabetical order by topic area:

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

• Assistive technology
  • Agency/organization websites
    • Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
      The North Carolina Assistive Technology Program (NCATP) http://www.ncatp.org/

• Children
  • Agency/organization websites
    • National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
      http://www.nichcy.org/
    • Public Schools of North Carolina State Board of Education Department of Public Instruction/Exceptional Children Division
      http://www.ncpublicschools.org/ec/
  • Documents/training materials
    • Teaching Strategies for Students with Brain Injuries
      http://www.biausa.org/brain-injury-children.htm.
      

• Cultural competence
  • Agency/organization websites
    • National Library of Medicine – Asian American Health
      http://asianamericanhealth.nlm.nih.gov/
    • National Library of Medicine – American Indian Health
      http://americanindianhealth.nlm.nih.gov/

• Defense and veterans' issues
  • Agency/organization websites
    • Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center
      http://www.dvbic.org
    • Military HOMEFRONT is the central source for Service members and families to obtain information about all Quality of Life programs and services
      http://www.militaryhomefront.dod.mil/
    • Military Severely Injured Joint Support Operations Center (MSIJSOC)
      http://www.military.com/support
    • Vet Centers in North Carolina
      http://www2.va.gov/directory/guide/vetcenter_flsh.asp
    • My Health eVet
      http://www.myhealth.va.gov
  • Documents/training materials
    • Health and Medical Information for veterans in North Carolina
      www.nchealthinfo.org
    • Understanding Traumatic Brain Injury
      Video introduced by General Colin L. Powell, USA (Ret.), offers an introduction to TBI.
      www.dvbic.org
    • Beyond the Invisible: Living with Brain Injury, video narrated by Lee Woodruff
      Brain Injury Association of NY State
      http://www.bianys.org/bianys-veterans.htm

• Employment and vocational rehabilitation of people with TBI
  • Agency/organization websites
    • Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
      North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
      http://dvr.dhhs.state.nc.us/
  • Documents/training materials
    • Job Accommodation Network – Work-site Accommodation Ideas for Persons with Brain Injury
      http://www.jan.wvu.edu/media/BrainInjury.html

• General brain injury information, advocacy, and support
  • Agency/organization websites
    • Brain Injury Association of North Carolina (BIANC)
      http://www.bianc.net
    • Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA)
      www.biausa.org
    • BrainLine: Preventing, Treating and Living with Traumatic Brain Injury Information, education and resources
      www.brainline.org
    • Centers for Independent Living (CIL)
      http://www.ilru.org/html/publications/directory/index.html
    • Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau (HRSA-MCHB) - Traumatic Brain Injury Program
      http://www.hrsa.gov/gethealthcare/conditions/traumaticbraininjury/
    • Disability Rights North Carolina (DRNC)
      http://www.disabilityrightsnc.org
    • National Resource Center for Traumatic Brain Injury
      http://www.neuro.pmr.vcu.edu/
    • National Association of State Head Injury Administrators (NASHIA)
      www.nashia.org
    • North Carolina Community Colleges Compensatory Education (CED)
      http://www.nccommunitycolleges.edu/Basic_Skills/compensatoryEducationCed.htm
    • North Carolina's careLink
      https://www.nccarelink.gov
    • Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems
      http://www.tbindsc.org/CentersDetail.aspx?Id=16
    • Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems, Understanding TBI Modules
      http://msktc.washington.edu/tbi/factsheets/index.asp

• Housing and residential placement
  • Agency/organization websites
    • Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Independent Living Services (VRIL)
      http://www.ncdhhs.gov/dvrs
    • Department of Health and Human Services
      North Carolina Division of Aging and Adult Services/Housing
      http://www.dhhs.state.nc.us/aging/housing.htm
    • Habitat for Humanity
      http://www.habitat.org/local/affiliate.asp?place=59
    • USDA Rural Development
      http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/mi/
    • Tenant-based Section 8 Home Ownership Program US Department of Housing and Urban Development
      http://www.hud.gov/local/nc/news/sec8program.cfm
    • United States Department of Housing and Urban Development – Information for People with Disabilities
      http://www.hud.gov/groups/disabilities.cfm
    • Brain Injury Association of NC Resource Book Residential Options
      http://www.bianc.net/

• Resources for Local Management Entities and Providers
  • Agency/organization websites
    • North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services
      http://www.ncdhhs.gov/mhddsas/providers/TBI/educationalresources.pdf

• Screening and assessment
  • Agency/organization websites
    • ImPACT concussion management
      http://www.impacttest.com/
    • North Carolina TBI Training Module 3: HELPs
      http://www.nctbitraining.org

• Statistics
  • Agency/organization websites
    • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
      http://www.cdc.gov/datastatistics

• Substance abuse
  • Agency/organization websites
    • ICARE Partnership Substance Abuse Resources
      http://www.icarenc.org/index.php?option=com_weblinks&catid=74&Itemid=124
    • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
      http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/Spotlight/2003_Alcohol_Conference_Proceedings.htm
  • Documents/training materials
    • Brain Injury and Substance Abuse: The Cross-Training Advantage
      www.abinetwork.ca/bisamanual.htm
    • Substance Abuse Issues after Traumatic Brain Injury (BIAA)
      http://www.biausa.org/brain-injury-community.htm
    • Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Substance Use Disorder (SUD)
      http://www.ncdhhs.gov/mhddsas/providers/TBI/factsheet.pdf

• Support Groups in North Carolina
  • Agency/organization websites
    • Brain Injury Association of North Carolina (BIANC) Support Group Listing
      http://www.bianc.net/