Brain Injury Awareness Month
The Brain Injury Association of America leads the nation in observing Brain Injury Awareness Month in March each year. Join our My Brain Injury Journey campaign.
The My Brain Injury Journey Campaign
Every March, the Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) leads the nation in observing Brain Injury Awareness Month. This year, we have exciting new developments for the brain injury community, including new advocacy initiatives, events, fundraising opportunities, and more.
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How You Can Get Involved
If you want to get involved, you can:
- Raise Awareness by Supporting Our Mission: Be a voice for brain injury this March by talking to friends and family about the importance of brain injury awareness and asking them to support the mission of the Brain Injury Association of America. We’ve made it easy for you to set up a fundraising page that shares why brain injury is important to you and lets you fundraise for a good cause. If you raise $100 by the end of March, we’ll send you an exclusive 2025 I’m a Voice for Brain Injury! t-shirt. If you raise $250, you’ll get a special BIAA knitted cap. Become a Voice for Brain Injury today!
- Share Your Story and Spread the Word: Everyone with a brain injury has a story to tell, and we’d love to share yours. You can use our premade social media templates to create a post, sample language about the campaign to write a letter or a blog, printable signs to hang up or use, and more. We encourage all brain injury survivors to submit their personal stories to BIAA here for an opportunity to be featured on our My Brain Injury Journey stories page.
- Become an Advocate: There are many ways you can get involved from introducing a resolution or proclamation in your hometown to joining hundreds of other advocates on Capitol Hill. Join one of our upcoming webinars to learn how you can get involved and support BIAA’s advocacy agenda. See our calendar of events to learn more.
Campaign Resources
Download the resources below to help raise awareness and engage with the My Brain Injury Journey campaign.
Share Your Story
Too often, brain injuries and survivors are ignored. During Brain Injury Awareness Month, we encourage you to share your story to show others that they are not alone. We encourage you to submit your story through our Personal Stories page to be featured on our website. We have also compiled materials that you can use to share your story on social media. Feel free to download the materials or use them to create your own! Make sure to tag us in your posts and use the #MyBrainInjuryJourney hashtag, so BIAA can boost and amplify your story.
Raise Awareness
Be a voice for brain injury this March by talking to friends and family about the importance of brain injury awareness and asking them to 
support the mission of the Brain Injury Association of America. We’ve made it easy for you to set up a fundraising page that shares why brain injury is important to you and lets you fundraise for a good cause.
If you raise $100 by the end of March, we’ll send you an exclusive 2025 I’m a Voice for Brain Injury! t-shirt. If you raise $250, you’ll get a special BIAA knitted cap. Click here to become a voice for brain injury today!
Calendar of Events
BIAA has many events coming up in February and March to help you get involved during Brain Injury Awareness Month.
- How to Get Involved During the Week of Action – February 14 at 1:00 p.m. ET. During the first week of Brain Injury Awareness Month, we will be conducting a Week of Action where we will be encouraging the brain injury community to spread awareness, share their story, and more. In the recording, you will hear from BIAA staff and members of BIAA’s Survivor Council on what we have planned. Watch the recording here.
- National Action Plan Webinar – February 18 at 6:00 p.m. ET. This Brain Injury Awareness Month, we will be presenting a National Action Plan that will drive our advocacy efforts in 2025. To learn more about our plan, we invite you to watch this recorded webinar. Watch the recording here.
- Sharing Your Story Webinar – February 27 at 1:00 p.m. One of the most important aspects of spreading awareness about brain injury is sharing your story. Hear our tips for how to share your story effectively during this webinar. Register here.
Become an Advocate
Advocacy is central to BIAA’s mission and a key part of Brain Injury Awareness Month. The brain injury community has so much power when it comes to advocating for the causes that affect them. This year, we have two main causes we will be advocating for.
- Ask your members of Congress to request support and co-sponsor the National Brain Injury Action Plan, a comprehensive federal initiative that will improve research, treatment, and long-term care for millions of Americans living with brain injuries. The National Action Plan will improve early diagnosis and treatment to prevent long-term complications, establish a National Brain Injury Registry to better track cases and outcomes, expand access to rehabilitation and community-based care to help survivors and their families, and more. Urge your members of Congress to support the National Brain Injury Action Plan.
- Ask your members of Congress to join the Congressional Brain Injury Taskforce. The Congressional Brain Injury Taskforce (CBIT) is dedicated to raising awareness, securing funding for research and rehabilitation, and ultimately finding a cure for brain injury. Learn more and contact your representatives here.
We have also created some materials to help you take your advocacy to the next level. Here are some resources to help you advocate:
To stay updated on brain injury advocacy throughout Brain Injury Awareness Month and beyond, sign up to receive advocacy updates directly in your inbox. Click here to sign up.
Brain Injury Awareness in the News and Media Inquiries
Brain Injury Awareness Month is a major event in the public health space. There are more than 5.3 million individuals in the United States who are living with a permanent brain injury-related disability. That’s one in every 60 people. At least 2.8 million Americans sustain traumatic brain injuries in the United States every year. As a result, Brain Injury Awareness Month rallies a large community to raise awareness and advocate for causes they care about.
All recent BIAA news and press releases can be viewed on our media page.
For all media inquiries, please contact Steve Walsh, Senior Director of Marketing and Communications, at swalsh@biausa.org or (703) 761-0750 ext. 643.
Stay Connected
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The BIAA website has lots of information on the various types of brain injuries, their effects, and more. If you have any questions about brain injury or are looking for resources, please reach out to the National Brain Injury Information Center by calling 1-800-444-6443 or filling out our online contact form.