Links and Additional Resources

Additional information on public services for individuals with TBI in Michigan is available at www.michigan.gov/tbi. If you want more information about a topic you do not see here, try BIAMI first at www.biami.org. Also see other websites listed below under “General brain injury information, advocacy, and support.”

Try the links below for more detailed information (presented in alphabetical order by topic area):

Assistive technology
- Agency/organization websites
  - Michigan Assistive Technology Loan Fund
    http://www.michiganloanfunds.org/atlf/index.htm
  - Michigan’s Assistive Technology Resource (MATR)
    http://www.cenmi.org/matr/
  - Michigan Disability Rights Coalition (MDRC) Assistive Technology Project
    http://www.copower.org/At/index.htm

Children
- Agency/organization websites
  - National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
    http://www.nichcy.org/
  - Michigan Department of Education (MDE)
    http://www.michigan.gov/mde
  - Michigan Intermediate School District (ISD) – County Office Information
    http://cepi.state.mi.us/scm/main.asp
- Documents/training materials
  - Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Central – Students with Traumatic Brain Injury: Identification, Assessment, and Classroom Accommodations
    http://www.mssm.edu/tbicentral/resources/publications/students_with_tbi.shtml
  - Teaching Strategies for Students with Brain Injuries
    http://www.biausa.org/word.files.to.pdf/good.pdfs/teaching.
    strategies.for.students.with.brain.injuries.pdf
  - Back to School [After a TBI]
    http://www.biausa.org/word.files.to.pdf/good.pdfs/back.
    to.sch.after.tbi.pdf

Cultural competence
- Agency/organization websites
  - National Center for Cultural Competence
    http://gucchd.georgetown.edu/nccc/index.html
  - National Library of Medicine – Asian American Health
    http://asianamericanhealth.nlm.nih.gov/
  - National Library of Medicine – American Indian Health
    http://americanindianhealth.nlm.nih.gov/
- Documents/training materials
  - Minnesota Department of Human Services – Guidelines for Culturally Competent Organizations
    http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/groups/
    agencywide/documents/pub/DHS_id_016415.hcsp

Defense and veterans' issues
- Agency/organization websites
  - Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center
    http://www.dvbic.org
  - Joint Veterans Council of Michigan
    http://www.michigan.gov/vetbenefits
  - Military HOMEFRONT is the central source for Service members and families to obtain information about all Quality of Life programs and services
    http://www.militaryhomefront.dod.mil/
  - Military Severely Injured Joint Support Operations Center (MSIJSOC)
    http://www.military.com/support
- Documents/training materials
  - “Veterans Health Benefits 101 for TBI Advocates,” Archived webcast, Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) of the Department of the US Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration
    http://128.248.232.90/archives/mchb/dcafh/tbi/
    july2005/mchbtbijuly2005transcript.htm

Employment and vocational rehabilitation of people with TBI
- Agency/organization websites
  - Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth – Michigan Rehabilitation Services
    http://www.michigan.gov/mdcd/0,1607,7-122-25392---,00.html
  - Freedom to Work Web Site
    http://www.freedomtoworkmedicaid.com
- Documents/training materials
  - Job Accommodation Network – Work-site Accommodation Ideas for Persons with Brain Injury
    http://www.jan.wvu.edu/media/BrainInjury.html
  - Traumatic Brain Injury Facts: Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Services
    http://www.tbitac.nashia.org/tbics/download/nashvoc.pdf
  - Guide to State Government Brain Injury Policies, Funding and Services: Vocational Rehabilitation, National Association of State Head Injury Administrators 2003
    http://www.tbitac.nashia.org/tbics/download/fullnashiaguide.pdf

General brain injury information, advocacy, and support
- Agency/organization websites
  - Brain Injury Association of Michigan (BIAMI)
    http://www.biami.org
  - Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA)
    www.biausa.org
  - Center for Neuro Skills(CNS)
    www.neuroskills.com/resources.shtml
  - Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
    www.carf.org
  - Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau (HRSA-MCHB) - Traumatic Brain Injury Program
    http://www.mchb.hrsa.gov/programs/tbi.htm
  - Michigan Protection and Advocacy Service (MPAS)
    http://www.mpas.org
  - National Resource Center for Traumatic Brain Injury
    http://www.neuro.pmr.vcu.edu/
  - National Association of State Head Injury Administrators (NASHIA)
    www.nashia.org
  - Michigan Disability Rights Coalition (MDRC)
    http://www.copower.org/mdrc/MDRC.htm
  - National Information Rehabilitation Center (NARIC)
    www.naric.com
  - The Southeastern Michigan Traumatic Brain Injury System (SEMTBIS)
    http://www.semtbis.org/semtbis/
  - Traumatic Brain Injury Central
    http://www.mssm.edu/tbinet/
- Documents/training materials
  - Archived webcasts of the HRSA-MCHB
    http://www.mchcom.com (click on ‘Archived webcasts’, then ‘TBI’)
  - TBI Consumer Reports: A published series that summarizes research conducted at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, appropriate for consumers, family members, and service providers
    http://www.mssm.edu/tbicentral/resources/publications/tbi_consumer_reports.shtml

Housing and residential placement
- Agency/organization websites
  - Michigan Association of Centers for Independent Living (MACIL)
    http://www.macil.net/
  - Department of Labor and Economic Growth, Michigan Community Service Commission: Michigan Centers for Independent Living
    http://www.michigan.gov/mcsc/0,1607,7-137-6002-62985--,00.html
  - Department of Human Services, Adult Services
    http://www.michigan.gov/dhs/0,1607,7-124-5452_7122---,00.html
  - Habitat for Humanity
    http://www.habitat.org/local/affiliate.asp?place=59
  - National Association of Area Agencies on Aging – Links to state specific agencies
    http://www.n4a.org/links.cfm#MI
  - Michigan Office of Services to the Aging
    http://www.miseniors.net
  - Department of Human Services, Statewide Search for Adult Foster Care/Homes for the Aged Facilities
    http://www.cis.state.mi.us/brs_afc/sr_afc.asp
  - Michigan’s MI Choice Waiver Program
    http://www.michigan.gov/mdch/0,1607,7-132-2943_4857_5045---,00.html
  - USDA Rural Development
    http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/mi/
  - Tenant-based Section 8 Housing Vouchers: MSHDA
    http://www.michigan.gov/mshda/0,1607,7-141-5555-22085--,00.html
  - Tenant-based Section 8 Housing Vouchers: Public Housing Authorities (PHA)
    https://pic.hud.gov/pic/haprofiles/haprofilelist.asp
  - Michigan Home Ownership Coalition – HomeChoice Mortgage
    http://www.hud.gov/local/mi/homeownership/mihoc.cfm
  - United States Department of Housing and Urban Development – Information for People with Disabilities
    http://www.hud.gov/groups/disabilities.cfm

Management of TBI for clinicians
- Documents/training materials
  - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - "Heads Up: Brain Injury in Your Practice Tool Kit" (available to order, free of charge)
    http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/pub-res/tbi_toolkit/toolkit.htm
  - Veterans Health Initiative - Traumatic Brain Injury, Independent Study Course Released: January 2004
    http://www1.va.gov/vhi/docs/TBI.pdf

Public agencies in Michigan
- Agency/organization websites
  - Department of Human Services (DHS) - Home
    http://www.michigan.gov/dhs
  - Department of Human Services – County Office Information
    http://www.michigan.gov/dhs/0,1607,7-124-5461---,00.html
  - Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH)
    http://www.michigan.gov/mdch
  - Michigan Department of Education (MDE)
    http://www.michigan.gov/mde
  - Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth – Michigan Rehabilitation Services
    http://www.michigan.gov/mdcd/0,1607,7-122-25392---,00.html
  - Michigan Rehabilitation Services - Locations by City
    http://www.michigan.gov/mdcd/0,1607,7-122-25392_41191---,00.html
  - Michigan Association of Community Mental Health Boards (MACMHB)
    http://www.macmhb.org/
  - Community Mental Health Services Programs – County Office Information
    http://www.michigan.gov/documents/cmh_8_1_02_37492_7.PDF

Screening and assessment
- Agency/organization websites
  - The Center for Outcome Measurement in Brain Injury
    http://www.tbims.org/combi/
- Documents/training materials
  - Ohio Valley Center for Brain Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation – TBI Screening
    http://www.ohiovalley.org/abuse/pdf/tbi.pdf
  - Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Central: Brain Injury Screening
    http://www.mssm.edu/tbicentral/resources/technical_screening.shtml

Statistics
- Agency/organization websites
  - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Traumatic Brain Injury: Topic Home
    http://www.cdc.gov/node.do/id/0900f3ec8000dbdc

Substance abuse
- Agency/organization websites
  - Ohio Valley Center for Brain Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation – Substance Abuse and Brain Injuries
    http://www.ohiovalley.org/abuse/index.html
  - Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration – Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator
    http://www.findtreatment.samhsa.gov/
- Documents/training materials
  - 2004/2005 Regional Coordinating Agencies Contact List
    http://www.michigan.gov/mdch/0,1607,7-132-2941_4871-14983--,00.html

For more information about specific service programs in Michigan, contact:

John Jokisch

Departmental Specialist at MDCH in the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Administration; Bureau of Community Mental Health Services; Division of Program Development, Consultation and Contract

JOKISCH@michigan.gov

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