Each year, 80,000-90,000 people experience the onset of long-term or lifelong disabilities associated with TBI.Among children ages 14 and younger, TBI accounts for an estimated 2,529 deaths, 23,000 hospitalizations, and 837,000 emergency room visits.From 2006, there has been a 53% increase in the total number of TBI related ED visits, hospitalizations and deaths.There are about 288,000 hospitalizations for TBI every year, more than 20 times the number of hospitalizations for spinal cord injury.Estimated annual direct and indirect TBI costs are $76.5 billion.

An estimated 13.5 million individuals live with a disability due to traumatic brain injury in the U.S. in 2014 with over 837,000 cases occurring amongst children.

The New Mexico Brain Injury Resource Center is your one-stop shop for information and referrals on a wide variety of topics related to brain injury including services, supports and conditions.According to the CDC, approximately 2.87 million cases of TBI occurred in the U.S. The NM Brain Injury Alliance was founded in 1984 by individuals with brain injury, family members and concerned professionals, to help individuals with brain injury and the community learns about brain injury and resources to help cope with the effects of brain injury. Goodwill Industries is the point of entry for all Brain Injury Services Fund Program (BISF), its services are statewide and all applications to the Brain Injury Program should be submitted to this office. This program is designed to be short term and to last no more than a year. The Human Services Department (HSD) Brain Injury Services Fund Program is a state government program that assists individuals with TBI and other acquired brain injuries by providing short term case management and life skills training in crisis situations. Brain Injury Services Fund Program (BISF)

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