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BIALA Resource Guide for Brain and Spinal Cord Injury

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Psychology Today

 Nationwide
Nation Wide

PsychologyToday.com is the world’s largest portal to psychotherapy; it includes free access to hundreds of thousands of professionals.

Region 7 Families Helping Families

 Nationwide
Shreveport
Louisiana
318-226-4541

Helping families and individuals with disabilities. Serving parishes of Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, Desoto, Red River, Natchitoches, Sabine, and Webster

Registered Nursing Org

 Nationwide
Nation Wide

This website contains a multitude of Traumatic Brain Injury College Resources and Support for Adolescents and Caregivers.

Resources for Independent Living

 Nationwide
2001 21st St
Kenner
Louisiana
504-522-1955

We offer four core independent living services, deaf and hard of hearing services, employment services, transportation services, counseling case management services and personal care assistance services to people with disabilities.

Serves Southeastern Louisiana

2 locations:

2001 21st St.

Kenner, LA 70062

(504) 522-1955

Fax: (504)-323-0004

2644 S. Sherwood Forest Blvd. Suite 104

Baton Rouge, LA 70816  

(225) 753-4772

Fax: (225)-372-7721

SMILE Community Action Center

 Nationwide
501 St. John St.
Lafayette
Louisiana
(337) 234-3272

SMILE Community Action Agency serves as a clearinghouse for community needs, with a focus on health, education, economic stability, and the betterment of all disadvantaged individuals, children and families that we encounter.

SMILE serves residents of St. Martin, Iberia, and Lafayette Parish.

The Arc Caddo-Bossier GREAT Program

 Nationwide
7141 Greenwood-Springridge Road
Greenwood
Louisiana
(318)938-9166

The Arc Caddo-Bossier is a private, non-profit agency that provides an array of services and supportive programs for infants, children, teens and adults with disabilities and their families.

Programs: supported independent living program, day program, employment services, and community housing, and therapeutic horseback riding.

The GREAT horses are donated, leased, or rescued, and each therapy horse goes through an extensive training period prior to beginning lessons.

The Brain Injury Recovery Network

 Nationwide
Nation Wide
877-810-2100

This site provides practical, actionable advice for brain injury survivors and families. The goal is to see that survivors of brain injuries are given every possible chance to recover. There are numerous manuals, explanations, resources and ideas.

Trauma Recovery Center at University Medical Center New Orleans

 Nationwide
2101 Tulane Avenue/University Medical Center
New Orleans
Louisiana
504-702-4335

The Trauma Recovery Center is the first of its kind in Louisiana. Rooted in principles of health equity and social justice, the center provides wraparound services to people whose lives have been disrupted by traumatic injury and violent crime.

LOCATION: Trauma Recovery Center at University Medical Center New Orleans, Clinic Building, Floor 3, Zone C, Enter at 2101 Tulane Avenue.

United Spinal Association

 Nationwide
Kew Gardens
New York
718-803-3782

National association dedicated to enhancing the quality of life of all people living with a spinal cord injury or disease (SCI/D). Offers resources, programs, services, support and information.

You can reach our Resource Center Monday - Friday from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. ET (except federal holidays) at 1 800-962-9629 (selecting Option #2 for the Resource Center).

ViaLink

 Nationwide
New Orleans
Louisiana
504-895-5550

VIA LINK contact center counselors are available 24 hours a day to provide crisis counseling and information and referrals to programs which can help with needs such as food, shelter, medical care, financial assistance, mental health services, substance abuse treatment, senior services, childcare and more.