Links and Additional Resources

For more information about a topic you do not see here, try Nebraska Brain Injury Advisory Council at www.braininjury.ne.gov and Brain Injury Alliance of Nebraska at www.biane.org.

The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and is headed by the Administrator, who reports directly to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). ACL’s Principal Deputy Administrator serves as Senior Advisor to the HHS Secretary for Disability Policy. The Administration’s mission is to "maximize the independence, well-being, and health of older adults, people with disabilities across the lifespan, and their families and caregivers."
Learn more: acl.gov

Download Nebraska's Traumatic Brain Injury Provider Training Manual for materials and tools to help agency and service provider staff meet the needs of their clients with TBI.

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

Assistive technology
- Agency/organization websites
  - AT4ALL
    https://www.at4all.com/
  - Nebraska Assistive Technology Partnership
    www.atp.nebraska.gov/

Children
- Agency/organization websites
  - Answers4Families
    www.answers4families.org
  - Center for Parent Information and Resources
    www.parentcenterhub.org
  - NDE Concussion and Brain Injury Supports
    www.education.ne.gov/sped/birsst.html
  - Nebraska ChildFind
    www.childfind.ne.gov
  - Nebraska Department of Education (NDE)
    www.education.ne.gov
  - Nebraska Early Development Network
    http://edn.ne.gov
  - Nebraska Family Helpline
    www.dhhs.ne.gov/behavioral_health/Pages/nebraskafamilyhelpline_index.aspx
  - PTI Nebraska
    http://www.pti-nebraska.org
- Documents/training materials
  - Back to School [After a TBI]
    http://www.biausa.org/LiteratureRetrieve.aspx?ID=43317&A=SearchResult&SearchID=1989375&ObjectID=43317&ObjectType=6
  - Teaching Strategies for Students with Brain Injuries
    http://www.biausa.org/LiteratureRetrieve.aspx?ID=48657&A=SearchResult&SearchID=1989346&ObjectID=48657&ObjectType=6
  - Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Central - Students with Traumatic Brain Injury: Identification, Assessment, and Classroom Accommodations
    http://www.mssm.edu/research/centers/brain-injury-research-center-of-mount-sinai/publications/students-with-tbi

Concussion/Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
- Agency/organization websites
  - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – "HEADS UP to School Sports"
    http://www.cdc.gov/headsup/highschoolsports/index.html
  - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – "HEADS UP to Youth Sports"
    http://www.cdc.gov/headsup/youthsports/index.html
  - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – "HEADS UP to Schools – Know Your Concussion ABCs"
    http://www.cdc.gov/headsup/schools/index.html
  - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – "HEADS UP to Health Care Providers"
    http://www.cdc.gov/headsup/providers/index.html
  - Nebraska Injury Prevention Program – Concussion Home Page
    http://dhhs.ne.gov/publichealth/concussion/Pages/Home.aspx
  - Sports Concussion Information for Coaches – BIANE
    http://biane.org/concussion/resources/coachtraining.html
  - Sports Concussion Information for Parents – BIANE
    http://biane.org/concussion/parentsconcussion.html
  - Sports Concussion Information for Athletes – BIANE
    http://biane.org/concussion/sports-related-brain-injury-statistics.html
- Documents/training materials
  - Bridging the Gap from Concussion to the Classroom – Screening tools and training materials
    www.education.ne.gov/sped/birsst.html

Cultural competence
- Agency/organization websites
  - National Center for Cultural Competence
    http://nccc.georgetown.edu
  - National Library of Medicine – American Indian Health
    http://americanindianhealth.nlm.nih.gov/
  - HealthReach
    https://healthreach.nlm.nih.gov/index.php
  - Nebraska Office of Health Disparities and Health Equity
    http://dhhs.ne.gov/publichealth/Pages/healthdisparities_index.aspx
- Documents/training materials
  - Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services – Guidelines for Culturally Competent Organizations
    http://dhhs.ne.gov/publichealth/Pages/healthdisparities_index.aspx

Defense and veterans' issues
- Agency/organization websites
  - Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center
    http://www.dvbic.org
  - Military OneSource is the central source for Service members and families to obtain information about all Quality of Life programs and services
    http://www.militaryonesource.mil/
  - Military Severely Injured Joint Support Operations Center (MSIJSOC)
    http://www.military.com/support
  - Nebraska Department of Veterans’ Affairs
    http://www.veterans.nebraska.gov/
  - Nebraska Veterans Brain Injury Task Force (Brain Injury Alliance of Nebraska)
    www.biane.org/audience/veterans_issues/taskforce.html
  - Traumatic Brain Injury: The Journey Home (for Veterans)
    http://www.traumaticbraininjuryatoz.org
- Documents/training materials
  - Traumatic Brain Injury Among Veterans
    http://www.nashia.org/pdf/tbi_among_veterans_may_2011.pdf

Employment and vocational rehabilitation of people with TBI
- Agency/organization websites
  - Nebraska VR
    http://www.vr.nebraska.gov/index.html
- Documents/training materials
  - Achieving Vocational Success After Traumatic Brain Injury
    http://www2.ed.gov/rschstat/research/pubs/vrbriefs/vrbrief-success-after-tbi.pdf
  - Brainline.org - Employment & Training Topics
    http://www.brainline.org/landing_pages/categories/employment.html
  - Job Accommodation Network – Work-site Accommodation Ideas for Persons with Brain Injury
    http://www.jan.wvu.edu/media/BrainInjury.html
  - Nebraska Career Connections
    www.nebraskacareerconnections.org/adults.htm
  - Traumatic Brain Injury Facts: Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Services
    http://nashia.org/pdf/hotopics/vrbrief-success-after-tbi%202010.pdf

General brain injury information, advocacy, and support
- Agency/organization websites
  - Americans with Disabilities Act
    www.ada.gov
  - Brain Injury Alliance of Nebraska (BIANE)
    http://www.biane.org
  - Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA)
    www.biausa.org
  - BrainLine.org
    www.brainline.org
  - CDC: Injury Control and Prevention: Traumatic Brain Injury
    http://www.cdc.gov/TraumaticBrainInjury/
  - Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
    www.carf.org
  - Disability Rights Nebraska
    www.disabilityrightsnebraska.org
  - Independence Rising
    www.cilne.org
  - Lash & Associates Publishing / Training, Inc.
    http://www.lapublishing.com/
  - League of Human Dignity
    www.leagueofhumandignity.com
  - National Association of State Head Injury Administrators (NASHIA)
    www.nashia.org
  - National Information Rehabilitation Center (NARIC)
    www.naric.com
  - National Resource Center for Traumatic Brain Injury
    http://www.tbinrc.com/
  - Nebraska Brain Injury Advisory Council
    http://www.braininjury.ne.gov/
  - Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services – Injury Prevention Action Plan
    http://www.dhhs.ne.gov/publichealth/injuryprevention/Documents/State%20Plan.pdf
  - Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services – Violence Prevention
    www.dhhs.ne.gov/children_family_services/Pages/nea_domestic.aspx
  - Nebraska Hotline for Disability Services
    http://www.cap.nebraska.gov
  - Nebraska Respite Network
    https://nrrs.ne.gov/respite/
  - Panhandle Independent Living Services (PILS)
    Contact: pils@allophone.com or 308-635-7901
  - Social Security Administration
    www.ssa.gov
  - The Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Community Integration of Persons with TBI at Texas Institute for Rehabilitation and Research
    http://www.tbicommunity.org/resources/index.htm
- Documents/training materials
  - Archived webcasts of the HRSA-MCHB
    http://www.mchb.hrsa.gov (search ‘Archived webcasts TBI’)
  - Brain Injury Research Center of Mount Sinai School of Medicine
    http://www.mssm.edu/research/centers/brain-injury-research-center-of-mount-sinai/publications
  - Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center - TBI Consumer Information
    http://msktc.washington.edu/tbi/factsheets/index.asp

Housing and residential placement
- Agency/organization websites
  - Habitat for Humanity
    http://www.habitat.org/
  - Housing.Ne.Gov
    http://www.housing.ne.gov/
  - National Association of Area Agencies on Aging – Links to state specific agencies
    http://n4a.org/about-n4a/?fa=aaa-title-VI#NE
  - Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services – Home & Community Services
    www.dhhs.ne.gov/Pages/hcs.aspx
  - Nebraska Health & Human Services, Adult Care/Homes for the Aged Facilities
    www.dhhs.ne.gov/Pages/aging.aspx
  - Nebraska Home Ownership
    http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/states/nebraska/homeownership
  - Nebraska Section 8 Housing Vouchers
    www.needhelppayingbills.com/html/section_8_housing_nebraska.html
  - Nebraska Statewide Independent Living Council
    www.nesilc.org/home.html
  - Refinance & Mortgage Guide for People with Disabilities
    http://www.refinancemortgagerates.org/mortgage-guide-for-people-with-disabilities/
  - Serve Nebraska
    www.serve.nebraska.gov/disability/disability.htm
  - Tenant-based Section 8 Housing Vouchers: Public Housing Authorities
    http://www.hud.gov/offices/pih/pha/contacts/states/ne.cfm
  - USDA Rural Development
    http://www.rd.usda.gov/ne

Management of TBI for clinicians
- Documents/training materials
  - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – "HEADS UP to Health Care Providers"
    http://www.cdc.gov/headsup/providers/index.html
  - Veterans Health Initiative - Traumatic Brain Injury, Independent Study Course Released: April 2010
    http://www.publichealth.va.gov/docs/vhi/traumatic-brain-injury-vhi.pdf

Public agencies in Nebraska
- Agency/organization websites
  - Department of Health & Human Services – Local Office Information
    http://www.dhhs.ne.gov/Pages/localoffices.aspx
  - Health Center Association of Nebraska
    www.hcanebraska.org
  - Nebraska Association of Behavioral Health Organizations
    www.nabho.org
  - Nebraska Department of Education (NDE)
    http://www.education.ne.gov
  - Nebraska Department of Education, Early Development Network
    http://edn.ne.gov
  - Nebraska Department of Education, Office of Special Education
    www.education.ne.gov/sped/index.html
  - Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services Adult Protective Services
    http://dhhs.ne.gov/children_family_services/Pages/nea_aps_apsindex.aspx
  - Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services Division of Behavioral Health
    www.dhhs.ne.gov/developmental_disabilities/Pages/developmental_disabilities_index.aspx
  - Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services, Division of Developmental Disabilities
    www.dhhs.ne.gov/developmental_disabilities/Pages/developmental_disabilities_index.aspx
  - Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services, Division of Medicaid & Long-Term Care
    www.dhhs.ne.gov/medicaid/Pages/medicaid_index.aspx
  - Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) – Home
    http://www.dhhs.ne.gov
  - Nebraska Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs – Nebraska Rehabilitation Services
    http://www.dhhs.ne.gov/publichealth/Pages/crl_profindex1.aspx
  - Nebraska VR
    http://www.vr.nebraska.gov/offices/index.html

Rehabilitation Services in Nebraska
- Agency/organization websites
  - CHI Health Immanuel Rehabilitation Institute
    http://www.chihealth.com/immanuel-rehabilitation-center
  - Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital
    www.madonna.org
  - Quality Living, Inc.
    www.qliomaha.com

Screening and assessment
- Agency/organization websites
  - The Center for Outcome Measurement in Brain Injury
    http://www.tbims.org/combi/
- Documents/training materials
  - Brain Injury Resource Center of Mount Sinai: Brain Injury Screening
    http://www.mssm.edu/research/centers/brain-injury-research-center-of-mount-sinai/resources/technical-assistance/brain-injury-screening
  - Ohio Valley Center for Brain Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation – TBI Screening
    http://ohiovalley.org

Statistics
- Agency/organization websites
  - Brain Trauma Foundation
    http://www.braintrauma.org/
  - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Traumatic Brain Injury: Topic Home
    http://www.cdc.gov/traumaticbraininjury/data/index.html

Substance use
- Agency/organization websites
  - American Society of Addiction Medicine
    http://www.asam.org
  - Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services – Alcohol & Substance Abuse
    http://www.dhhs.ne.gov/behavioral_health/Pages/sua_suaindex.aspx
  - Ohio Valley Center for Brain Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation – Substance Abuse and Brain Injuries
    http://ohiovalley.org/informationeducation/substanceuseinformation/
  - Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration – Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator
    http://www.findtreatment.samhsa.gov/
  - Substance Use and Brain Injury Bridging Project
    www.subi.ca
- Documents/training materials
  - A clinician’s guide: Helping patients who drink too much
    http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/Practitioner/CliniciansGuide2005/clinicians_guide.htm

For more information about specific service programs in Nebraska or for comments and feedback regarding this training, contact:

Keri Bennett

Nebraska VR Program Director for Acquired Brain Injury

keri.bennett@nebraska.gov

Nebraska Traumatic Brain Injury Online Training

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