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 Voice of Help, Hope <strong>and</strong> Healing<br />
are personalized to each individual’s situation <strong>and</strong><br />
uses a collaborative process that involves participants<br />
(individuals with brain injury <strong>and</strong> their personal<br />
support systems) working together with BIAA-ME<br />
facilitators (individuals who provide assistance in<br />
navigating systems) to achieve agreed upon goals.<br />
SUPPORT GROUPS<br />
<strong>Brain</strong> injury support groups exist throughout <strong>Maine</strong><br />
<strong>and</strong> serve to help <strong>Maine</strong>rs with brain injury <strong>and</strong> their<br />
families to know that they are not alone. Being part<br />
of a strong local support network makes a huge<br />
difference in coping after you or a loved one sustains<br />
a brain injury. BIAA-ME helps link people with the<br />
support groups that are available through the <strong>Maine</strong><br />
brain injury community. A specialist from BIAA-ME<br />
frequently is a guest presenter at support groups<br />
throughout the state.<br />
BIAA-ME also fosters statewide advocacy to help the<br />
brain injury community work together to advocate<br />
for the services, supports <strong>and</strong> funding needed by<br />
persons with brain injury <strong>and</strong> their families.<br />
COMMUNITY AND INDIVIDUAL<br />
EVENTS TO RAISE AWARENESS<br />
AND FUNDS FOR BRAIN INJURY<br />
BIAA-ME plans community events, such as Bowling<br />
for <strong>Brain</strong> <strong>Injury</strong> SM , that offer individuals a way to help<br />
to raise awareness of brain injury as well as funds to<br />
support the services offered through BIAA-ME. Check<br />
out the event calendar at www.biausa.org/maine for<br />
details. If you are interested in holding an event to<br />
raise awareness <strong>and</strong> funds for brain injury in <strong>Maine</strong>,<br />
please e-mail development@biausa.org.<br />
EDUCATION AND INFORMATION<br />
ABOUT BRAIN INJURY<br />
BIAA-ME provides a wide variety of educational<br />
<strong>and</strong> informative resources for persons affected by<br />
brain injury <strong>and</strong> their families/caregivers including<br />
an annual conference entitled Defining Moments<br />
in <strong>Brain</strong> <strong>Injury</strong>, access to BIAA webinars, booklets<br />
<strong>and</strong> brochures <strong>and</strong> more. BIAA-ME also provides<br />
outreach to the 38 hospitals in <strong>Maine</strong> to assist them<br />
in helping patients make a smoother transition from<br />
the hospital.<br />
SOCIAL, RECREATION AND<br />
OUTREACH PROGRAMS<br />
BIAA-ME offers social <strong>and</strong> recreational programs<br />
when community interest <strong>and</strong> resources permit.<br />
BIAA-ME participates in community health fairs <strong>and</strong><br />
other outreach programs to help raise awareness of<br />
brain injury <strong>and</strong> the services available for <strong>Maine</strong>rs. For<br />
details <strong>and</strong> a current schedule, check the BIAA-ME<br />
website at www.biausa.org/maine.<br />
ADVOCACY<br />
BIAA-ME offers advocacy on an individual basis<br />
through resource facilitation services to help persons<br />
with brain injury meet their needs in the community.<br />
BRAIN INJURY AND STROKE RESOURCE DIRECTORY – 5
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