DCoE Resources for TBI

Discover the Five Things You Need to Know About Concussion [PDF] [PPT]

Take Note – Books, videos and projects for people interested in psychological health and traumatic brain injury issues

The Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC), a DCoE component center, offers state-of-the-art medical care, innovative clinical research initiatives and educational programs to active duty military, dependents and veterans. For detailed information on brain injury and associated research and treatment, check out the DVBIC Web site at www.dvbic.org.

DVBIC Resources for TBI

These resources can be downloaded or requested through the Contact Us form on the DVBIC Web site.

DVBIC fact sheet (TBI causes, symptoms, recovery, etc.) (available in Spanish)
Quick Series booklet: Recovering from TBI
Awareness and Prevention Fact Sheet
Tip cards

The tip cards are a series of brochures covering various topics related to TBI. They cover three main content areas: behavior and communication, adjustment for families, and returning to duty/community. Listed below are all of the tip cards available for order through the DVBIC website.

Behavior and Communication Issues
Adults Living with Brain Injury
Communicating with an Adult: after brain injury
Myths & Facts: about behavior after brain injury
Sexuality: after a person has a brain injury
Social Skills: after brain injury
Adjustment Issues for Families
Caregiving after Brain Injury - a survival guide
Families as Managers - of care and services
Helping Families - when a service member has a brain injury
Life after Brain Injury - a guide for families
Life Changes: when a spouse or partner has a brain injury
Returning to Duty and Community Issues
Adults with Brain Injury: myths & stereotypes about work and life
Back to Work: options after a neurological disability
Going to College or Technical School: after a brain injury
Thinking about Work: services that can help
Work: myths and facts about hiring individuals with disabilities
Coma: when your child is in a coma

More TBI Resources

Discover the CDC Heads Up: Concussion in Youth Sports Campaign

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has estimated that as many as 3.8 million sports and recreation related concussions occur in the United States each year. In response, the CDC has developed the Heads Up: Concussion in Youth Sports campaign to increase awareness and knowledge among youth sports coaches and administrators about concussion and the need to manage concussions.

The CDC campaign contains helpful, easy-to-use information including: fact sheets, a clipboard, magnets and posters available at no cost at: http://www.cdc.gov/concussion/HeadsUp/youth.html.