Maine Brain Injury and Stroke Resource Directory: 3rd Edition
The Maine Brain Injury and Stroke Resource Directory is intended to provide information and resources available to individuals with brain injuries or stroke. The fluid nature of services and service providers makes it likely that contact information and service availability will change and that some services and/or providers may not be included. It is the responsibility of the user to verify and investigate services and providers to determine the best options for your individual situation.
The Maine Brain Injury and Stroke Resource Directory is intended to provide information and resources available to individuals with brain injuries or stroke. The fluid nature of services and service providers makes it likely that contact information and service availability will change and that some services and/or providers may not be included. It is the responsibility of the user to verify and investigate services and providers to determine the best options for your
individual situation.
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THE BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA –<br />
MAINE CHAPTER (BIAA-ME)<br />
BIAA-ME serves people of all ages who have<br />
sustained a traumatic or acquired brain injury<br />
from many causes including but not limited to:<br />
<strong>Brain</strong> <strong>Injury</strong> Association of America, <strong>Maine</strong> Chapter<br />
60 Western Ave., Ste. 3, Box 221<br />
Augusta, ME 04330<br />
E-mail: BIA<strong>Maine</strong>@biausa.org<br />
Website: www.biausa.org/maine<br />
For brain injury information <strong>and</strong> resource information,<br />
contact BIAA’s <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Brain</strong> <strong>Injury</strong> Information Center:<br />
(800) 444-6443<br />
Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.<br />
E-mail: <strong>Maine</strong><strong>Brain</strong><strong>Injury</strong>Info@biausa.org<br />
The <strong>Brain</strong> <strong>Injury</strong> Association of America, Inc. (BIAA)<br />
is the country’s oldest <strong>and</strong> largest nationwide<br />
brain injury advocacy organization. BIAA advances<br />
awareness, research, treatment, <strong>and</strong> education <strong>and</strong><br />
works to improve the quality of life for all people<br />
affected by brain injury. We are dedicated to<br />
increasing access to quality health care <strong>and</strong> raising<br />
awareness <strong>and</strong> underst<strong>and</strong>ing of brain injury. We are<br />
the voice of brain injury.<br />
BIAA’s <strong>Maine</strong> Chapter (BIAA-ME) is available to<br />
serve the more than 10,000 <strong>Maine</strong>rs affected by<br />
brain injury, their families, <strong>and</strong> the professionals who<br />
provide caring services after brain injury. Guided by<br />
a volunteer Advisory Board, BIAA-ME identifies the<br />
needs of <strong>Maine</strong>rs with brain injuries <strong>and</strong> their families<br />
<strong>and</strong> works to ensure that a wide range of services<br />
<strong>and</strong> supports are available in the state. BIAA-ME<br />
provides advocacy, education <strong>and</strong> information about<br />
brain injury to all those in need. A free monthly<br />
e-Newsletter published by BIAA-ME helps keep<br />
<strong>Maine</strong>rs informed about important issues <strong>and</strong><br />
BIAA-ME events. Contact BIAA-ME to subscribe.<br />
• Aneurysm <strong>and</strong> arteriovenous malformation (AVM)<br />
• Anoxia<br />
• <strong>Brain</strong> tumor<br />
• Concussion<br />
• Falls<br />
• Hypoxia<br />
• Hydrocephalus<br />
• Ischemia<br />
• Meningitis, encephalitis, <strong>and</strong> infections of the brain<br />
• Poisoning/Neurotoxic injury<br />
• Sports injury<br />
• <strong>Stroke</strong><br />
• Surgery<br />
BIAA-ME SERVICES AND SUPPORT<br />
MAINE BRAIN INJURY<br />
INFORMATION CENTER<br />
Toll-free phone: (800) 444-6443<br />
E-mail: <strong>Maine</strong><strong>Brain</strong><strong>Injury</strong>Info@biausa.org<br />
BIAA-ME offers free personalized information,<br />
direction to available services, <strong>and</strong> support through<br />
the <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Brain</strong> <strong>Injury</strong> Information Center. A tollfree<br />
phone call connects persons with a brain<br />
injury, family members or friends, professionals,<br />
<strong>and</strong> the public with an experienced brain injury<br />
specialist. Inquiries can also be e-mailed to:<br />
<strong>Maine</strong><strong>Brain</strong><strong>Injury</strong>Info@biausa.org.<br />
RESOURCE FACILITATION<br />
<strong>Resource</strong> facilitation is more intensive than the<br />
information <strong>and</strong> resource information provided<br />
through BIAA’s <strong>Maine</strong> <strong>Brain</strong> <strong>Injury</strong> Information<br />
Center. BIAA-ME’s resource facilitation services<br />
4 – BRAIN INJURY AND STROKE RESOURCE DIRECTORY
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