January 2012 | E-News

Our free electronic newsletter, E-News, is emailed monthly and posted here on our website. Subscribers are provided monthly resource and event information on brain injury-related topics from within the Brain Injury Alliance, as well as from throughout the brain injury community.

FROM THE BRAIN INJURY ALLIANCE OF NEW JERSEY 

BIANJ changes its status with the Brain Injury Association of America:

Click here to learn more about this change.  Note that our name is now the Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey

Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey 2012 Gala!:

Tuesday, March 13, 2012. Hanover Marriott in Whippany, NJ. Three individuals will be honored for their extraordinary leadership in our New Jersey communities: Peter A. Inverso, President & CEO, Roma Financial Corporation Al Maghazehe, President & CEO, Capital Health Systems, Inc.; Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr., New Jersey’s 8th Congressional District. Becky Quick, Co-Anchor of CNBC’s Squawk Box, will again serve as Mistress of Ceremonies and Honorary Chair. For information about tickets or sponsorship opportunities, please contact Kit Hall at khall@bianj.org or 732.745.0200.

Alliance recognized at Kessler celebration; receives generous donation:

Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation held its annual Triumph of the Human Spirit event during which it awarded the Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey with an $8,400 donation. The Alliance is greatly appreciative of this recognition and contribution! Click HERE to read more.

NEWS & RESOURCES FROM OTHER SOURCES

Parents can obtain health records for their children via their tax returns::

Parents can simply check a box on their NJ state tax return, indicating that a child has no health insurance either through private or public plans. For more information, contact NJ FamilyCare at www.njfamilycare.org or 800.701.0710, or Advocates for Children of New Jersey at 973.643.3876 or njfamilycare@acnj.org.

Click below:

• To learn more about a new law relating to cheerleaders and concussion
• To read an article about more housing for people with developmental disabilities
• To gain information on a grant program related to increasing employment outcomes for people with disabilities
• To learn about higher education scholarships for people with disabilities
• To learn about training opportunities related to people with developmental disabilities

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UPCOMING EVENTS

From the Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey:

• March 13, 2012: Annual Gala
• May 17-18, 2012: Annual Seminar

Click HERE to learn more about Brain Injury Basics to be held on the following dates:

• January 25, 2012
• March 1, 2012
• March 27, 2012
• April 19, 2012
• April 26, 2012
• May 15, 2012
• September 25, 2012
• October 3, 2012

Click HERE to learn more about Adjustment to Brain Injury to be held on the following dates:

• March 6, 2012
• September 18, 2012
• October 9, 2012
• November 14, 2012

From other organizations:

• January 18, 2012: Medication Compliance, Hunterdon Healthcare Visiting Health & Supportive Services, Contact Kim Blanda at 908-237-5514
• January 25, 2012: Bancroft, "TBI in the Military" Click HERE to learn more or call 856-616-6454. Click HERE to register
• March 7, 2012: Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, "Keep Your Head in the Game (a focus on concussion)", Call 1-888-MD-RWJUH to register
• March 13, 2012: The Arc of Middlesex County, "Recognizing and Addressing Childhood Bullying" Click HERE to learn more or call 732-821-1199 ext. 135
• April 17, 2012: The Arc of Middlesex County, "Transition from School to Adult Life" Click HERE to learn more or call 732-821-1199 ext. 135

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