
A brain injury is the second highest cause of disability. Brain injuries can happen to anyone of any age, gender, race or socioeconomic status. Limitations such as depression, confusion, speech impairment, memory loss, physical disability, and social isolation prevent a person with a brain injury from caring for family or returning to work again. For those who survive, the injury is almost always life altering.
The Brain Injury Association of Louisiana (BIALA) is a non-profit organization focused on creating a better future for individuals with brain injury and their families by locating and obtaining needed services for survivors of brain injury.
BIALA unites survivors of a brain injury, families of survivors, healthcare providers, educators and those who support prevention education and brain injury awareness. Our hotline, resource directory and library are free services. We promote support groups, aid in the establishing of new ones, promote prevention awareness and provide education to professionals, care takers and family members.