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Resources
BIAOH has many resources available to help you find information on
brain injury issues:
- Click on the "Helpful Lists" to see our library of
"Frequently Requested Educational Documents" (FRED) and educational
videos. These may be requested by calling or emailing the state office or your local Community
Support Network. Click here for
contact information.
- The model below illustrates the ways you may reach us to
request our services:
| Administrative:
Administrative support for the system’s first two program components (Helpline and
Community Support Networks), provided by the Brain Injury Association of Ohio, includes
financial and personnel management, and maintenance of the Information Management System. |
| Information Management
System: At the system’s center are relational databases maintained on a server
and accessible to Helpline and Community Support Network staff via the Internet.
Information stored in the databases includes a statewide inventory of 72 types of programs
and services, locations and meeting times for support groups around the state, contact
information for distributing educational materials and event notices, and records on
individuals seeking assistance through the program – the nature of their needs, how
they learned about the service, how helpful they found it to be, etc. The IMS supports
management, evaluation, reporting and development aspects of the program. |
| Communication & Outreach:
The system’s primary "point of entry" is through the toll-free
Helpline. Its number is included in various resource directories, and is publicized
through public service announcements, at trainings and events and through literature
distribution. |
| Education & Training:
Is required for: 1) resource facilitation personnel at each of the system’s three
levels; 2) professionals and service providers within established systems; and 3)
individuals with long-term needs due to trauma, their families and advocates. Content
should include: causes, consequences of injuries due to trauma, risks and prevention
strategies for secondary complications, person-centered planning, understanding the
current service system and how to navigate it, natural supports, basic advocacy skills,
and assistance available through the Resource Facilitation System. |
| Interagency Collaboration: The
system relies heavily on cross-system, interdisciplinary collaboration in its design,
development and maintenance. Informal networking as well as formalized agreements to
collaborate in areas of training, planning, problem solving, resource sharing and
development and coordination of services at an individual level are essential to the
System’s success. |
| Resource Development:
Identification and acquisition of federal, state and local (formula and fee-for-service)
funding, supplemented with private sector support from diverse sources. |
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