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BIAPA President Ann Marie McLaughlin announced the establishment of a Virtual Caregiver Support group in a message focusing on BIAPA’s appreciation of the unique needs of individuals caring for those with a brain injury and BIAPA’s commitment to serve those members of Pennsylvania’s Brain Injury Community. “We hear you and we are here for you! …

BIAPA is pleased to welcome Reading Hospital in Wyomissing to the Brain Injury Ambassador Program! We are so pleased to be able to offer the services of our trained volunteer ambassadors to brain injury patients and families in this facility. Our Ambassador volunteers, who all have lived experience with brain injury, offer an important personalized…

BIAPA is very proud and appreciative of our Brain Injury Resource Line (BIRL) team! This month we are shining the spotlight on Elayne Masters, who began her involvement with BIAPA in 2019. Here is Elayne’s inspiring story, in her own words.

BIAPA is pleased welcome Penn State Rehabilitation Hospital in Hershey to the Brain Injury Ambassador Program! We are glad to be able to offer the services of our trained volunteer ambassadors to brain injury patients and families in these facilities. Our ambassador volunteers, who all have lived experience with brain injury, offer an important personalized…

One highlight of the Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania’s annual conference is the presentation of awards that recognize the achievements and contributions made by individuals, institutions and families to Pennsylvania’s brain injury community.  Nine recipients were honored at the 2022 Conference, which was held in June in Lancaster.  Since the 2021 Conference was cancelled due…

The Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania partnered with the Pennsylvania Department of Health and the Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute to study the feasibility and satisfaction with cognitive rehabilitation services delivered through a video-conference platform. This project included 27 individuals with traumatic brain injury enrolled in the Pennsylvania Head Injury Program. After 6 months of treatment,…

The Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania (BIAPA) in partnership with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS) and the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (PA DOC), will be working on a 5-year federal grant from the National Institutes of Justice (NIJ) to implement a randomized clinical research trial to determine if a case management…

The Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania is creating a new space for survivors on our website. It will be easier to navigate and to help you keep in the know about what’s coming up! It will include a section devoted to the skills and talents of brain injury survivors. Whatever your talent is, from painting…