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BIAA
Membership as of 2016
The Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) consists of more than 27 divisions and state affiliates across the USA, as well as hundreds of local chapters and support groups. A portion of the individuals involved at these various levels subscribe to the national mailing list which includes the names of approximately 25,000 individuals. Approximately two-thirds of the list members are traumatic brain injury (TBI) survivors and their family members, while the remaining represents a wide variety of professional providers and researchers (Ayotte, personal communication, February, 2016).
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“Our mission is to advance brain injury prevention, research, treatment and education and to improve the quality of life for all individuals impacted by brain injury. Through advocacy, we bring help, hope and healing to millions of individuals living with brain injury, their families and the professionals who serve them” (www.biausa.org)....
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Wodushek, T.R., Greher, M.R. (2018). Brain Injury Association of America. In: Kreutzer, J.S., DeLuca, J., Caplan, B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57111-9_602
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