March is Brain Injury Awareness Month, organized by the Brain Injury Association of America. The observance offers an important opportunity to bring attention to the prevention of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and to promote strategies to improve the quality of life for persons living with TBI and their families. In honor of Brain Injury Awareness Month, NARIC staff look at our blog post, Traumatic Brain Injury: What is It and What Research and Resources are Available?, and share new research and resources related to TBI.

NIDILRR currently funds over 40 research and development projects related to TBI. These projects look at the impact of chronic pain on outcomes following TBI, setting families on a positive path to recovery after pediatric TBI, and using virtual reality to improve job reentry in adults with TBI, among others. They also include the centers that make up the TBI Model System and its collaborative projects. NARIC staff also searched REHABDATA, the database indexing our library collection, and found over 1,000 abstracts of articles and other publications on TBI, including more than 1,000 articles, books, and other documents from the NIDILRR Grantee Community.

Resources for people with TBI and their families have also increased since the original blog post. These resources include information and research on TBI from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, brain injury and education resources from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and a resource directory from Brainline, among others.

To learn more about TBI and research and resources related to TBI, contact NARIC’s information specialists via phone, chat, or email.