The Brain Injury Association of New Jersey will offer its free educational session, Brain Injury Basics for Families, 6-8 p.m. Sept. 23 at Universal Institute, 73 Dudley Street, Long Branch.
The program, designed for family members of people who have sustained brain injuries, provides a presentation and forum for questions. People with brain injuries and professionals are also welcome. Peggy DiTommaso, MSW, who has volunteered her time to be a Brain Injury Association of New Jersey Affiliated support group leader for more than 20 years, facilitates the session.
Brain Injury Basics for Families surveys the impact of brain injuries — which are sustained every day as a result of falls, motor vehicle crashes, sports injuries, anoxia, aneurisms and other types of trauma to the brain. Attendees learn common effects of brain injury, strategies and tips for caregivers, and what resources are available to help them in New Jersey. The Brain Injury Association of New Jersey is able to provide Brain Injury Basics for Families with funding from the New Jersey Traumatic Brain Injury Fund, which was created, in part, to provide for public education and prevention activities related to brain injury. Brain Injury Basics is offered throughout New Jersey, in a different county each month. To register for a session, call 732-745-0200 or visit www.bianj.org/brain-injury basics.