the challenge
To raise awareness that concussions are brain injuries and need to be taken seriously.
Our mission is to support and advocate for individuals affected by brain injury and raise public awareness through education and prevention.
Our vision is a world where all individuals with brain injury and their caregivers maximize their quality of life, the consequences of all unavoidable brain injuries are minimized and all preventable brain injuries are prevented.
STATISTICS
Centers for Disease Control TBI Estimates
- ANNUALLY 1.7 million people sustain a TBI
- About 75% of TBIs that occur each year are CONCUSSIONS or other forms of mild TBI
*The number of people with TBI who are not seen in an emergency department or who receive no care is unknown.
