Brain Injury Awareness Month: You’re ‘Not Alone’ campaign highlights millions affected in the United States

More than 2.5 million children and adults in the United States suffer a brain injury each year. At least 5.3 million Americans live with traumatic brain injury-related (TBI) disabilities. And every day, 137 people in the United States die because of a TBI-related injury.

It’s appropriate that this March — during Brain Injury Awareness Month — the Brain Injury Association of America is getting the word out on the facts of TBI with its campaign titled, “Not Alone.”

Our Bakersfield law firm also wants the public to know that they are not alone when it comes to traumatic brain injuries, and getting legal help from accidents that cause those injuries. The Bakersfield-based accident and injury law firm has extensive experience dealing with personal injury cases involving traumatic brain injuries, and has successfully obtained millions of dollars on behalf of victims. Many of the victims have suffered brain injuries from accidents caused by someone else, or from accidents at work.

Additionally, each year Chain | Cohn | Clark is a proud supporter of the Brain Injury Association of California’s “Walk, Run & Ride for Brain Injury.”

The “Not Alone” campaign aims to educate the general public about the incidence of brain injury and the needs of people with brain injuries and their families. It also aims to de-stigmatize the injury, empower those who survive injuries, and promote the many types of support that are available.

To commemorate the awareness month, for example, the Brain Injury Association of America has produced several fliers with noteworthy facts about those affected by TBI and impactful slogans, including:

• 5.3 million people living with brain injury want what everyone wants: a good job, a nice home, someone to love and to enjoy their lives.
• Research, treatment and support speeds recovery for the 2.5 million Americans who survive brain injuries each year.
• Life goes on for 2.5 million Americans who survive traumatic brain injuries each year.

Chances are that you know someone personally who has suffered a brain injury, whether it’s from a sports concussion, a fall, or motor vehicle accident, or an “acquired injury” from a stroke, brain tumor or aneurysm. Other causes of brain injuries Chain | Cohn | Clark has seen from victims include from electric shock, strikes or assaults, and near drownings.

Those who suffer brain injuries experience significant change in their lives. Some are no longer able to work, and others require around-the-clock support. Treating brain injuries could require multiple surgeries or ongoing therapy.

According to Brain Injury Association of California, TBI is the most misdiagnosed, misunderstood and underfunded type of injury/disease. It’s not something most people think about until it happens to them or someone they love. Though advances in neurosurgery and research have saved thousands of lives, without appropriate level of specialized rehabilitation, many victims will not achieve their maximum outcome.

The Brain Injury Association of America is the country’s oldest and largest nationwide brain injury advocacy organization, with a mission to advance awareness, research, treatment and education and to improve the quality of life for all individuals impacted by brain injury.

If you or a loved one suffer from a traumatic brain injury, call the attorneys at Chain | Cohn | Clark at 661-323-4000.

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