Current Events and News around NH

• Join us for our 28th Annual BIANH Brain Injury and Stroke Conference, May 18 for more info click here or register online.
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• Check the Boston-Portsmouth Air Show, August 13-14 for more info click here and join us for the Pull for Wounded Warriors click here for more info or join and enter your Team here.
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• The Brain Injury Association of New Hampshire’s 27th Annual Charity Golf Tournament was played under sunny skies on Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at the scenic Pheasant Ridge Golf Club in Gilford, NH. This annual event was again co-hosted by long-time partner, Robin Hill Farm, Inc. of Hillsboro. Besides being a fun day of golfing, the tournament raises much needed funds which support vital programs for brain injury and stroke survivors and their families in NH. This year, through the generosity of the participants, sponsors and donors, nearly $11,000.00 was contributed to support these programs. Please click here for more details and the list of winners
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• The Brain Injury Association of NH is pleased to announce upcoming Certified Brain Injury Specialist Trainings: CBIS . Please click here for more information.

• Click here for a press release of our 27th Annual Stroke and Brain injury Conference and the 5th Annual Survivor Art Exhibit winners! Congratulations all and thank you for your submissions.
• Management of Sports-Related Concussions. Please join us Wednesday, September 22, 2010 from 8-4:30 at 7 Category 1 CME; BOC Approved Provider SERESC Conference Center, 29 Commerce Park, Bedford, NH. Non-Physicians: $75, Physicians: $100 Contact: Catrina Watson, 603-224-1909. Please click here for the tri fold.
• BIANH is a proud member of the State of New Hampshire Developmental Services Quality Council. This group, established by an act of the NH legislature, HB0483, oversees and ensures the delivery of quality supports and services to people with developmental disabilities and acquired brain disorders. We are please to be represented on this distinguished and important group. For further information, please click here.
• The Defense Centers of Excellence (DCoE) for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury recently unveiled a new Real Warriors Campaign profile. The Real Warriors Campaign is a multimedia public education initiative designed to combat stigma associated with seeking treatment for psychological health concerns and traumatic brain injury (TBI). Please click here to watch video.
• Please click here to view the NH State Advisory Council on Sport-Related Concussion Sport-Related Concussion Consensus Statement V 1.1
• Click here to learn about Potential Members Wanted for the Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC)

• Please click here for information on the  NHVR State Plan Forums being held throughout the state, as well as click the link here for the survey which we are asking NHVR customers, community partners, state-wide organizations, parents, and others to complete.   

• Unemployment Guide to Community Resources. This includes resources for Food, Fuel, Housing, Clothing, Medical, and Holiday Assistance, Financial Counseling and Employment and Job Training.
• The BIANH has launched a web site dedicated to assist our Veterans to locate and access supports and services in NH. Please click here to view or go to www.nh-veteran.com
• National Directory of Brain Injury Services Goes Live!
• Please click here to download the 2009 Traumatic Brain Injury Occurrence and Mortality in New Hampshire Report based on 2000-2005 surveillance data
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• We have added a new section to our web site that focuses on Concussions: the Often Overlooked Tramatic Brain Injury. Please click here to view the site.
• Brain Injury Support Group Meetings are being held in your community!
  • Please click here to check the listings on-line at for the times/dates of the next Brain Injury Support Group meeting at a location close to you! Peer to peer support for individuals, families and caregivers who would like to learn more about brain injury and stroke, receive support and resources. This is an opportunity for you to network with other survivors and/or families Refreshments served. Hope to see you there!
• NH Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC) Resource Newsletter -  Due to the predicted bad weather the January 12, 2011 Mini Seminar on Disaster Preparedness has been cancelled.
• NH Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC) presents Person First Resource.
• WANTED: Brain Injury Support Group Facilitators in Plymouth. Click here for more details on how you can volunteer!.
• BIANH's Speaker's Bureau. Support our mission in raising the awareness of brain injuries by identifying the dynamics involved, the barriers that individuals and families confront and the services, supports and resources available within our state. Please click here for more information.
• Advertise in our Headway newspaper and get listed in our annual Resource Directory! Customized package deals are available.
• Bob Woodruff Family Fund for Traumatic Brain Injury: Support - Prevent -Heal The Bob Woodruff Family Fund for Traumatic Brain Injury has been established to raise money to assist members of the military with cognitive rehabilitation and other care needs following TBI suffered in service to their country.
• Traumatic Brain Injury in Children and Teens ~ A New Hampshire Guide for Families
• 2007 NH DHHS Acronyms.
• For volunteer opportunities with the BIANH and the Brain Injury field, please click here!