Brain Injury Association of Rhode Island

I Have a Brain Injury.

I Am a Caregiver.

I Want to Help.

I Am a Professional.

The Brain Injury Association of Rhode Island helps to improve access to information on brain injury, and to enhance the effectiveness of agencies and service providers who work with survivors. We work to expand services in Rhode Island for the care and rehabilitation of individuals who have sustained brain injuries by increasing the public’s awareness of brain injury and its consequences, developing support systems and by providing educational outreach to organizations, agencies, and community groups.

News & Events

19th Annual Statewide Brain Injury Education Conference

March 27 @ 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Thank You to Our 2019 Annual Partners

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LEADERSHIP

SPECIAL THANK YOU

1.6 million Americans sustain a traumatic brain injury each year;
in fact a brain injury occurs every 21 seconds! In Rhode Island, a brain injury occurs every hour!

At least 11,000 Rhode Islanders
suffered some level of brain injury in 2013. (DOH, 2013)

The cost of traumatic brain injury
in the U.S. is estimated to be over$56.3 billion annually. Hospitalization accounts for $31.7 billion, and fatal brain injuries cost the nation $16.6 billion each year.

The risk of TBI is highest among
adolescents, young adults and those older than 75.

Falls are now the leading cause
of traumatic brain injury as well as the leading cause of brain injury in the elderly.