Publications
The Brain Injury Association of Minnesota produces information materials to raise awareness and educate about brain injury prevention, causes, symptoms and support resources.
Informational Material
If you would like copies of any of these materials, click here to e-mail us or call 800-669-6442 and ask for the Public Awareness department.
2010 Consumer Guide to Brain Injury Resources
Brain Injury Association of Minnesota's 2010 Annual Report
Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS/inflicted Traumatic Brain Injury) Flip Card
Your Brain Is More Fragile Than You Think Bookmark
Bicycle Safety Bookmark (English and Spanish)
Helmet Safety
- More kids ages five to 14 go to the hospital emergency departments with injuries related to biking than with any other sport.
- Each year, about 567,000 people go to hospital emergency departments with bicycle-related injuries; about 350,000 of those injured are children under 15. Of those children, about 130,000 sustain brain injuries.
- In Minnesota, approximately 13 percent of TBI-related injuries are caused by bicycle crashes in children ages five to 14.
- When worn properly, bike helmets can reduce the risk of brain injury by 88 percent.
- The average bicycle injury in Minnesota costs $49,000, including hospitalization, loss of productivity, and pain and suffering.
- According to a recent study, only 8 percent of Minnesotans wear a bicycle helmet consistently.
Newsletters
If you would to join the mailing list to receive Mind Matters and Headlines Online, which are published by the Brain Injury Association of Minnesota and available for free, click here to e-mail us or call 800-669-6442. Headlines, our quarterly newsletter, changed formats with the Spring 2009 edition and is now published as the Mind Matters quarterly magazine. Published quarterly, Mind Matters provides information on issues important to the brain injury community including: real-life stories from people affected by brain injury, navigating life after brain injury, advances in rehabilitation therapies, upcoming events, and education and advocacy opportunities.
Current Newsletter
Mind Matters - Winter 2011
Read about the Walk for Thought, supporting a family member with a brain injury, finding community in Resource Facilitation, and the gift of giving
Past Newsletters
Mind Matters - Fall 2011
Read about working with children with brain injuries, Multicultural Outreach helping underserved communities, 2011 Up Up and Away Award winners, the 2010 Annual Report and more.
Mind Matters - Summer 2011
Read about the upcoming Walk for Thought, the 2011 Annual Conference for Professionals in Brain Injury, youth sports concussions and more.
Mind Matters - Spring 2011
Read about the power of hope, the upcoming 2011 Annual Conference for Professionals in Brain Injury, living with a concussion as a teenager, Brain Injury Awareness Month and more.
Mind Matters - Winter 2010
Read about a consumer who almost fell through the cracks, the 2010 Walk for Thought, managing the holidays, giving during the season and more.
Mind Matters - Fall 2010
Read about the upcoming Walk for Thought, sports concussion, Cranestorm and more.
Mind Matters - Summer 2010
Read about transforming tragedy into inspiration, legislative update, our Annual Conference, the upcoming Walk for Thought and more.
Mind Matters - Spring 2010
Read about State Budget Cuts, Brain Injury Awareness Month, our 25th Annual Conference for Professionals in Brain Injury and more.
Mind Matters - Winter 2009-2010
Read about Resource Facilitation, Assessment Report Summary, Walk for Thought update and more.
Mind Matters - Fall 2009
Read about Veterans and TBI, our 8th Annual Walk for Thought, our last five years and more.
Mind Matters - Summer 2009
Read about Resource Facilitation, Unallotment, Paint-A-Room, the 2009 Walk for Thought, our second ten years and more.
Mind Matters - Spring 2009
Read an interview with participants in our Peer Mentor Support Connection, the first 10 years of the Association, the upcoming Annual Conference and the Association's participation in Art-A-Whirl.
In this issue, read about the 7th Annual Walk for Thought, the Gift of Giving, departmental spotlights and more.
Fall 2008 (9.5 mb)
In this issue, read about sending children with brain injury back to school as well as the 7th Annual Walk for Thought, departmental spotlights and more.
Summer 2008 (4 mb)
In this issue, read about our new Executive Director, Resource Facilitation, the Annual Conference, the Family Retreat, departmental spotlights and more.
Spring 2008 (3.7 mb)
In this issue, read about fall prevention in the senior community; the Legislative Session; departmental spotlights and more.
Winter 2007-08 (1.7 mb)
In this issue, read about the ongoing work with individuals in the correction system who have brain injuries; the upcoming Legislative Session; departmental spotlights and more.
Fall 2007 (2.6 mb)
Read about the Walk for Thought; TBI specific outpatient programs; concussions; departmental spotlights for Education, Legislative, Membership, Multicultural Outreach, Volunteers and more.
Read about the upcoming Walk for Thought on October 6; support for individuals after brain injury; the 22nd Annual Conference for Professionals in Brain Injury; departmental spotlights and more.
Spring 2007 (2.5 mb)
Read about homelessness and traumatic brain injury; waivers; Citizen Advocacy; departmental spotlights and more.
Winter 2006-2007 (3 mb)
Read about the Minneapolis Polytrauma Unit; Case Management at the Association; 2006 Walk for Thought wrap; perspectives on brain injury; departmental spotlights and more.
Fall 2006 (2.5 mb)
Read about the upcoming 2006 Walk for Thought; Association grant updates; Peer/Mentor Support Connection; methamphetamine and traumatic brain injury; departmental spotlights and more.
Summer 2006 (2.1 mb)
Read about the Association's recent corrections grant; a report on the 21st Annual Statewide Conference on Brain Injury; summer recreation for persons with brain injury; the 2006 Family Retreat; departmental spotlights and more.
Spring 2006 (2.3 mb)
Read about the Association's new Executive Director, Ardis Sandstrom; Brain Injury Awareness Month; the 21st Annual Statewide Conference on Brain Injury; Resource Facilitation; departmental spotlights and more.
Winter 2005-2006 (1.3 mb)
Read about the 2005 Walk for Thought wrap; vocational rehabilitation; mild to moderate traumatic brain injury rehabilitation; service and therapy dogs; departmental spotlights and more.
Fall 2005 (650 k)
Read about the 2005 Walk for Thought; the second in a two-part article about methamphetamine in Minnesota; driving after traumatic brain injury; departmental updates and more.
Summer 2005 (1 mb)
Read the first in a two-part article about methamphetamine in Minnesota; TBI data released by the Minnesota Department of Health; the 2005 Xtreme Safety Fest; the 20th Annual Statewide Conference on Brain Injury; departmental updates and more.
Spring 2005 (1.2 mb)
Read about the upcoming 20th Annual Statewide Conference on Brain Injury; the 2005 Xtreme Safety Fest; assistive technology devices available through the United Cerebral Palsy of Minnesota; the addition of Multicultural Outreach to the Association and more.
Winter 2004-2005 (882 k)
Read about the 2004 Walk for Thought wrap; vocational rehabilitation; the addition of Case Management to the Association; medications used in the treatment of brain injury; departmental updates and more.
Fall 2004 (686 k)
Read about traumatic brain injury in the military; an overview of the Association after 20 years; the Association partnership with Medtronic and more.
Summer 2004 (562 k)
Read about the upcoming 2004 Walk for Thought; wrap article on the 19th Annual Statewide Conference on Brain Injury; wrap article on the 2004 Xtreme Safety Fest and more.
Spring 2004 (859 k)
Read about the upcoming 2004 Xtreme Safety Fest; the upcoming 19th Annual Statewide Conference on Brain Injury; new training opportunities at the Association; school services for students with traumatic brain injury and more.
Winter 2003-2004 (389 k)
Read about the expansion of Resource Facilitation; 2003 Walk for Thought wrap; the faces of brain injury; and more.
Headlines Online (Enews) is distributed via e-mail bi-weekly and contains the latest information about event opportunities, changes to or new support services, research studies, support group meetings and more. Click here to subscribe to Headlines Online.