| The National Brain Injury Foundation is an organization which arose from the mutual frustration and sense of helplessness experienced by families in their search for appropriate facilities and support to return brain injured loved ones to their maximum functioning potential. Brain Injuries, particularly as a result of motor vehicle accidents, have become a national epidemic. It is estimated that 100,000 persons die annually from brain injuries and that over 700,000 have injuries severe enough to require hospitalization. Of this group, between 50,000 and 90,000 people a year are left with intellectual of behavioral deficits of such a degree as to preclude their return to normal life. Tragically, two-third of them are below the age of 30. Community facilities for the rehabilitation of the brain injured are limited and in many areas are non-existent. Until now there has been no national organization at act as an advocate for brain injured people and their families. The N.B.I.F. has accepted the challenge and has committed itself to a series of goals designed to bring the problem of brain injury to national attention and to provide those programs and services so urgently needed. |
