Bowling for Brain Injury 2020 – Let’s Keep the Ball Rolling! COVID-19 has changed many things, including Bowling for Brain Injury – Missouri. Some things will stay the same, while others will be different. Comfort of Consistency June Event. Bowling for Brain Injury will be held in June 2020. You Will Make a Difference. Event [...]
Contact Governor Parson to Save Lives, Prevent Brain Injuries and Save Tax Dollars The Missouri legislature passed House Bill (HB) 1963 that repeals the Missouri all-rider motorcycle helmet law. With a VETO of HB 1963 Governor Mike Parson can save lives, prevent brain injuries and save Missouri tax dollars. Please help maintain our current law. Contact Governor [...]
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Many resources are available to rural Missourians to help with ongoing stresses, but sometimes it is difficult to find them. University of Missouri Extension and its partners through “Together We Can” are working together to help farmers, their friends and families, and rural communities find practical resources. Resources are [...]
Thank you to all supporters of the Brain Injury Association of Missouri (BIA-MO) who donated and cheered us on during Give STL Day on Thursday, May 7, 2020. Because of your help, more than $4,600 was raised during the 24-hour donation period. We also qualify for additional dollars from the day's sponsor, the St. Louis [...]
Thank you to all of our donors who supported the Brain Injury Association of Missouri during Giving Tuesday Now yesterday. Thanks to your generosity, we raised $950! Money raised yesterday will support Donald Danforth Jr. Wilderness Camp, help support education and advocacy, and support services, information and referrals for survivors [...]
The Springtime table for vegetables, fruit, field crops, forage and animal production are not going to wait for the COVID crisis to pass. MU Extension Specialists will host a “Town Hall” meeting on production agriculture on Wednesday, April 15. Registration required Learn More
Active Duty and Reserve Service Members are at high risk of sustaining a brain injury. Since 2013, an average of 22,000 Service Members a year have sustained a brain injury from combat, training maneuvers, recreation and daily life. The majority of combat related brain injuries for service members are from blast injuries. Learn More #ChangeYourMindAboutBrainInjury [...]
The Brain Injury Association of Missouri (BIA-MO) Survivor and Family Regional Seminars provide helpful information, practical suggestions and support for life with brain injury. Each year, regional Seminars are held in Southwest and Western Missouri in Spring and Eastern Missouri in October. Seminars are free, but registration is required. Western - Saturday, April 18, 2020 [...]
This week of fun, socializing and adventure for persons with brain injury is one of the initial programs of BIA-MO and continues its positive impact today. The BIA-MO Donald Danforth Jr. Wilderness Camp is a week-long organized outdoor experience, held at Sunnyhill Adventures in Dittmer, Missouri for persons with a brain injury. During Camp, survivors of [...]
Sports Concussions: Facts, Fallacies and New Frontiers Seminars The Brain Injury Association of Missouri (BIA-MO) Sports Concussions: Facts, Fallacies and New Frontiers Seminars are a professional development opportunity for youth sports team and school personnel to reduce the risk of concussions and improve concussion management protocols. Education is currently being held between February 6 and [...]
