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BIALA Resource Guide for Brain and Spinal Cord Injury

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The American Legion

 Nationwide
Nation Wide

America's largest online directory for veterans

Tulane University Center for Brain Health

 Nationwide
1415 Tulane Ave HC 29
New Orleans
Louisiana
504-941-0644

MISSION: To aid in the healing, recovery, and preventive treatment of Veterans by treating the WHOLE VETERAN and providing the most comprehensive, multidisciplinary care.

Your journey begins with a 3 day evaluation with a team of caregivers which includes licensed staff who are assigned to you for the duration of your time. You will receive a treatment plan that can be given to your own doctor or you may be eligible to enroll in the Center's Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP).

If you are eligible for the THREE-WEEK INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT
PROGRAM (IOP), our care team puts your treatment plan into action.
Through education, clinical care and access to specialized resources, this
program demonstrates the powerful ways physical, emotional, mental,
spiritual and social factors can directly affect your health and wellbeing.

Contact:

Jeremy Brewer, Clinical Navigator

504-941-0644

jbrewer3@tulane.edu

Cheryl Abana-Emmer, MHS, CRC, LRC, CCM Case Manager

504-988-2759

cabanaemmer@tulane.edu

United States Veterans Service Dogs

 Nationwide
PO Box 963
Folsom
Louisiana
504-460-5100

Service Dogs for US Veterans.

VA Caregiver Support Office

 Nationwide
Nation Wide
1-855-260-3274

Support for caregivers of veterans.

Veterans Aid & Attendant Program

 Nationwide
Nation Wide

The Aid and Attendance (A&A) Pension provides benefits for veterans and surviving spouses who require the regular attendance of another person to assist in eating, bathing, dressing and undressing or taking care of the needs of nature.

Veterans Benefits Administration : Central Area Office / New Orleans Regional Office

 Nationwide
2400 Canal St.
New Orleans
Louisiana
800-827-1000

We help Veterans, service members, and their families access VA benefits and services. Benefits we can help with include disability compensation, education benefits, life insurance, pensions, and home loans.

Veterans Crisis Hotline

 Nationwide
Nation Wide
988 then press 1

24 hour hotline for veterans

Veterans Justice Outreach Program

 Nationwide
Nation Wide

The mission of the Veterans Justice Programs is to identify justice-involved Veterans and contact them through outreach, in order to facilitate access to VA services at the earliest possible point. Veterans Justice Programs accomplish this by building and maintaining partnerships between VA and key elements of the criminal justice system.

Alexandria/Pineville, Alexandria VA Medical Center,  Mckenzie Gauthier, Sabrina Bordelon, Leslie Stanley, Nicole LeJeune

New Orleans, Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System, Valence Hebert, Jessica Mayeux

Shreveport, Overton Brooks VA Medical Center, Joni Crawford, Teresa Martinez, Roslyn Downs

Vision Center

 Nationwide
Nation Wide

Vision Care Guide for Veterans

Wheelpad

 Nationwide
14 Castle Hill
Vermont

Wheelpad: Our goal is to respectfully and supportively provide transitional housing for Veterans, those who have experienced a spinal cord injury, those with debilitating illnesses such as ALS or MS, those who want to age in place, and others newly needing accessible living accommodations in a socially conscious and environmentally friendly way.

All WheelPad models (PADs, or personal accessible dwellings) are universally accessible, exceeding requirements for the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Standard features are designed for people with mobility challenges to live, work, and play more easily. All PADs include a hoist track compatible with most lifts on the market for ease of movement from the sleeping area to the accessible bathroom. All bathrooms are wet rooms, with plenty of room for a wheelchair and allowing for washing assistance if needed.