Services for both the brain-injured survivor and his or her caregivers, provided by brain injury survivors and/or caregivers of a brain-injured loved one:
On-site visits to the hospital or rehabilitation facility (see Hospitals & Facilities Served)
Specially arranged visits to other survivor locations not on Hospitals & Facilities Served list
Phone call visits
All of our Brain Injury Peer Visitors:
- Are brain injury survivors, family members, or caregivers
- Are trained by community Brain Injury Professionals
- Undergo background checks and health screenings
- Visit survivors/families in the hospital or rehabilitation facility (see Hospitals & Facilities Served) and talk via phone or email
- Offer private consultations with brain injury survivors and their families
- Provide a informative packet of information on brain injury
- Provide hope, education, and resources
- Answer questions about recovery
- Listen to your concerns and needs
- Give you a packet of information on brain injury, with stories, book lists, resource lists, websites, and more
Our Peer Visitors are prepared to discuss a variety of topics, such as:
- Stages of recovery
- Expectations for the future
- Therapies (physical and mental) — why these can be helpful; their purpose
- Social Security or disability benefits
- The Brain & Spinal Injury Trust Fund Commission (services it provides; requirements for awards)
- Working in the future
- Driving in the future
- Interpersonal relationships (with spouse, family, friends)