Tennessee State Resources

Tennessee has resources available across the state to help brain injury survivors and their supporters. This listing is by no means exhaustive. For additional information about resources and services available in your area, contact your local Service Coordinator. Dealing with the reality of TBI can be difficult, especially when faced with making the many decisions related to a loved one's recovery. It is our expectation that this resource guide will help with the educational and decision-making processes needed to seek out the programs and organizations that are available. Consumers should use this guide as a resource or starting point in helping to put their lives back on track. Download the State of Tennessee Traumatic Brain Injury Services Directory and Resource Information Guide.

Tennessee Department Of Health
TBI Program HSM 5th Floor
Cordell Hull Building
425 5th Ave.
N. Nashville, TN 37247
800.882.0611
Website: http://health.state.tn.us/TBI/index.htm
Email: Jean.Doster@state.tn.us

Project BRAIN: Brain Resource and Information Network
955 Woodland Street
Nashville, TN 37206
615.383.9442
Website: http://www.TNDisability.org/brain
Voice: 615.383.9442
TTY: 615.292.7790

Project Brain is a resource and training network for education professionals, health professionals, and families who support students in Tennessee with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Partially funded by federal grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB), this project is managed by the Tennessee Disability Coalition in partnership with the Traumatic Brain Injury Program of the Tennessee Health Department.

Tennessee Disability Coalition
955 Woodland Street
Nashville, TN 37206
Website: http://www.tndisability.org
Voice: 615.383.9442
TTY: 615.292.7790

The Disability Coalition is a statewide alliance of advocacy, planning, service provider, and professional organizations, and individuals committed to creating a society that values, includes, and supports individuals with disabilities and their families.

Disability Law & Advocacy Center of Tennessee
2416 21st Ave.
South Nashville, TN 37212
Phone: 800.342.1660
Website: http://www.DLACTN.org
Email: GetHelp@DLACTN.org

Disability Law & Advocacy Center of Tennessee (DLAC) advocates for the rights of Tennesseans with disabilities to ensure they have an equal opportunity to be productive and respected members of our society.

Chatanooga Area Brain Injury Association
Voice: 423.634.1572
Website: http://www.cabiatn.org
Email: ChattanoogaBrainInjury@gmail.com

The goal of the Chattanooga Area Brain Injury Association is to improve the quality of life for persons with a brain injury and their families. Last year, the Chattanooga Area Brain Injury Association served more than 350 brain injury survivors and their family members through vital services that help them understand and adapt to the trauma that has consumed their lives.

Camp Hickorywood
Information via the State Traumatic Brain Injury Program: 800.882.0611

The State of Tennessee’s Traumatic Brain Injury Program provides camps annually for adults and youth with a brain injury. These camps focus on providing a unique social and recreational opportunity to persons with brain injuries.

Service Coordination Program:

Service coordination is designed to help bridge the gaps in provision of services to survivors of brain injury and their family members. The service coordinator will help to identify services within their geographical service area that would be of benefit to the consumer.

Service Coordinators can also help with such activities as:

• signing up for Social Security
• vocational rehabilitation services
• identifying support groups and organizations
• legal and financial resources
• TBI education and materials
• counseling services and other related service

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