BIAV News & Updates

BIAV's Annual Charity Golf Classic

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 17:58:00 GMT

The 6th Annual BIAV Charity Golf Classic will be held on October 11, 2010, at Willow Oaks Country Club in Richmond, Virginia. We anticipate our best event yet and are excited to return to the critically acclaimed and newly redesigned Willow Oaks course.

For more information or to register, please visit our Golf Classic page.

Sports and Concussion PSA's

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:19:00 GMT

The Brain Injury Association of Virginia’s (BIAV) public awareness campaign for Brain Injury Awareness Month focused on sports concussion. The campaign was multifaceted and involved a lot of work by a great many partners. It included public service announcements (PSA’s), an aggressive effort to get related stories covered by local media, and collaboration with our network of support groups, state agencies, and community based brain injury programs to disseminate sports concussion posters and fact sheets.

The PSA’s emphasize early identification and proper management of sports concussion. We had student athletes, parents, and a physician share compelling stories of their experience with concussions; special thanks go to our “talent”: Ann Gill, Peter Mancuso, Jody Power, Rylie Power, Tim Dustan, and Dr. Mike Petrizzi.

Dr. Greg O’Shanick, Medical Director of the Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA); Emily Krause of Allen and Allen; Mary Ann Rayment; and Park Group Productions provided valuable in-kind contributions of financial and technical assistance in the development and production of these materials.

This campaign was funded in part by grant #10-003A from the Virginia Department of Rehabilitative Services (DRS). The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) funded the air time for the Brain Injury Prevention Public Service Announcements. (For more information about the prevention of brain injuries visit www.PreventInjuriesVA.com.)

The contents of the PSA’s are the sole responsibility of the BIAV and do not necessarily represent the official views of DRS or VDH.

Click below to view one of the PSAs. To view the others, please visit our You Tube page.

Virginia Department of Rehabilitative Services

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:08:00 GMT

The Department of Rehabilitative Services (DRS) is the lead state agency for persons with brain injury. The Community Based Services Division includes the Brain Injury Services Coordination Unit. For information on the services they provide click here.

In partnership with people with disabilities and their families, DRS collaborates with the public and private sectors to provide and advocate for the highest quality services that empower individuals with disabilities to maximize their employment, independence and full inclusion into society. For more information, visit the DRS website at www.drs.virginia.gov.