Other Resources for People with Traumatic Brain Injury

Information on Traumatic Brain Injury

Information related to traumatic brain injury can be found through the hyperlinks below. Please note that the list below does not constitute an endorsement by the South Carolina Traumatic Brain Injury Follow-Up Registry or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

• Brain Injury Association of South Carolina
• Brain Injury Association of America
• Center for Outcome Measurement in Brain Injury
• Centre for Neuroskills
• Medline Plus
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)'s Traumatic Brain Injury Site
• The Perspectives Network
• The Traumatic Brain Injury National Data Center
• University of Iowa: Acute Brain Injury – A Guide for Family and Friends (Virtual Hospital for TBI. Information on care surrounding TBI.)
• Virginia Commonwealth University 's National Resource Center for Traumatic Brain Injury

Services in SC for People with Traumatic Brain Injury

• Alcoholics Anonymous
  Service and Treatment Program
  24hr helpline: 800-207-1264

• Americans with Disabilities Act Information Line:
  800-514-0301

• Brain Injury Association of SC
  1-877-TBI-FACT (from SC)
  803-731-9823 (outside SC)
  scbraininjury@bellsouth.net

• Protection and Advocacy for People with Disabilities, Inc.
  866-275-7273 (voice) or 866-232-4525 (TTY)

• Roger C. Peace Rehabilitation Hospital
  Division of Greenville Hospital System
  864-455-7716

• Shepard Center
  A Rehabilitation hospital in Atlanta, GA that may accept South Carolina Medicaid and/or Medicare

• Social Security Administration
  800-772-1213

• SC Department of Disabilities and Special Needs

• South Carolina Department of Employment & Workforce
  800-436-8190

• Telecommunications Equipment Distribution Program (TEDP)
  Telephones for the Mobility Impaired
  877-225-8337

• Vocational Rehabilitation
  Provides, plans, and coordinates rehab services for people with disabilities who meet eligibility.
  803-896-6500

Government Benefits & Returning to Work

• Electronic Booklet on Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program (PDF)
• Employment Support for People with Disabilities
• Kaiser Family Foundation page on Medicare, Medicaid, and People with Disabilities