Organizations to Contact

American Association of Neurological Surgeons

5550 Meadowbrook Dr.
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
phone: (888) 566-2267
fax: (847) 378-0600
e-mail: [email protected]
Web site: www.aans.org

Representing doctors who specialize in brain surgery, the association promotes neurosurgery as a science and publishes the Journal of Neurosurgery, which contains articles outlining the latest advances in brain surgery. Visitors to the organization’s Web site can find statistics about neurosurgery, news reports about brain injuries, and press releases outlining the society’s efforts to advance the science of neurosurgery.

Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute

4611 Seventh St. South
Arlington, VA 22204-1419
phone: (703) 486-0100
e-mail: [email protected]
Web site: www.bhsi.org

The institute serves as an advocate for the use of bicycle helmets by all riders. Visitors to the organization’s Web site can find extensive information on how to select a helmet, which states require riders to wear helmets, and statistics on head injuries sustained by riders who do not wear helmets.

Brain Injury Association of America

1608 Spring Hill Rd., Ste. 110
Vienna, VA 22182
phone: (703) 761-0750
fax: (703) 761-0755
e-mail: [email protected]
Web site: www.biausa.org

The association serves as an advocacy group for brain injury patients and their families. The group has helped win government grants for research and rehabilitation projects and has published guides for families and others whose lives are touched by traumatic brain injuries. Visitors to the association’s Web site can read stories of how brain injury patients endured their rehabilitations.

Brain Trauma Foundation

708 Third Ave.
New York, NY 10017
phone: (212) 772-0608
Web site: www.braintrauma.org

The foundation was established to support medical research and provide education to physicians about traumatic brain injury. Visitors to the foundation’s Web site can find statistics about traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the United States as well as an archive of news articles about the latest developments in brain trauma research.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Office of Communication
1600 Clifton Rd. NE, Bldg. 16, D-42
Atlanta, GA 30333
phone: (800) 311-3435
e-mail: [email protected]
Web site: www.cdc.gov

The federal government’s chief public health agency explores trends in diseases and other conditions that affect the health of Americans. The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, an agency of the CDC, maintains an extensive archive of information on traumatic brain injury on its Web site.

National Institute of Mental Health

6001 Executive Blvd.
Bethesda, MD 20892-9663
phone: (866) 615-6464
e-mail: [email protected]
Web site: www.nimh.nih.gov

The National Institute of Mental Health is the federal government’s chief funding agency for mental health research in America. Students can find many resources about mental illnesses caused by traumatic brain injury, including depression and attention disorder, by visiting the agency’s Web site.

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

PO Box 5801
Bethesda, MD 20824
phone: (800) 352-9424
Web site: www.ninds.nih.gov

An agency of the National Institutes of Health, the organization promotes research into traumatic brain injury. Visitors to the agency’s Web site can find a description of traumatic brain injury, explanation of methods of treatment and rehabilitation, and the status of research into the causes of TBI.