The Brain Health Collective is proud to present our Fall Resource Fair! This drop-in event will be held at Goodwill Easterseals Miami Valley on Tuesday October 22, 2024 from 3-7pm. This event will provide support and resources for individuals affected by brain injury within our community. Providers include: United Rehabilitation Services, Ohio Brain Injury Program, Kettering NeuroRehab & Balance Center, Play4Payne Foundation, Disability Rights Ohio, Artemis Domestic Violence Center, Goodwill Easterseals Miami Valley, Montgomery County ADAMHS Board, Brain Health Collective, Wounded Warrior Project, Brunner Literacy Center, Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities, Access Center for Independent Living, We Care Arts, Eagles Wings Stable, The Rehabilitation Institute of Ohio, National Alliance on Mental Illness, and D2 Human Performance. A huge thank you to our generous event sponsors: The Rehabilitation Institute of Ohio, Key Ads, and D2 Human Performance!
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Brain Injury Support Groups
Our community partner Play4Payne has started two brain injury support groups! One group is for brain injury survivors, the other is for caregivers, and they are run in different rooms at the same time. The monthly meetings are at Central Christian Church on the last Monday of each month, from 6:30-7:30pm. Please reach out to Play4Payne@gmail.com with any questions.
Care Packs
Our community partner the Play4Payne Foundation has led the Care Pack Project. These backpacks contain resources chosen specifically for brain injury survivors, including a waiver to allow our organization to reach out to their families periodically and offer support. The backpacks have now been distributed to the following facilities: Kettering NeuroRehab & Balance Center, Miami Valley outpatient rehabilitation unit, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Wounded Warrior Project, Artemis Domestic Violence Center, the Brain Health Collective's Health & Lifestyle Program, Neuroscience Institute, and Dayton Children's Hospital.
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Save The Date: Symposium
Mark your calendars, you won't want to miss this! The theme for this year’s Symposium is “Pathways to a Healthy Life After Brain Injury.” The Symposium will be held at Daniel J. Curran Place on March 7, 2025 from 7:45am-4:45pm. Information about session topics and CEU offerings will be coming soon.
Public Service Announcement
Our Marketing team has been hard at work! They have collaborated with Flyer Media at the University of Dayton to create a Public Service Announcement, a 30-second video clip to raise awareness about brain injuries and the work that the Brain Health Collective does to support individuals impacted by brain injury. Watch the PSA here!
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Member Highlight: Jim Christoffel
It's time for our first BHC Feature! Meet Jim Christoffel. Jim is employed at Premier Health as a Clinical Site Supervisor of Outpatient Neuro Rehabilitation. He is involved with the Brain Health Collective as a Board Member. What drives his passion for brain health: Connecting individuals with programming in the region that gives hope, strives for high quality care, and provides support to individuals and their caregivers. A fun fact about Jim: He is a father of two beautiful children, Ava and Luke. Thank you for all that you do!
Invisible Injuries: TBI, Strangulation, and Domestic Violence
Join our community partner Artemis Center for a free TBI training on October 30th, 2024 from 1:30pm-4:30pm at the Montgomery County Business Solutions Center. They will discuss the complex and nuanced intersection of domestic violence, trauma, and brain injury. They will also share groundbreaking research on this in Ohio, and teach CARE: an evidence-based, trauma-informed framework. Visit their website for additional details and registration: https://artemiscenter.salsalabs.org/TBISymposiumAugust2024/index.html
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