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Brain Injury Resource Directory from BIAC for Connecticut Families.

Welcome to BIAC’s directory of Connecticut-based community resources, state and national organizations, and publications with important information related to brain injury education, prevention, and recovery. If you need further assistance, please give our helpline a call at 860-219-0291 to connect with a Brain Injury Specialist, or email general@biact.org.

Elementary School

    Elementary School

    Protect your brain resources help teachers and school nurses deliver brain injury prevention presentations to CT elementary students.

    Brain Injury Prevention Activities

    Brain Injury Prevention Activities: Hands-On Lessons Teaching Prevention Concepts for Students in grades one through five.

    Brain Injury Prevention Activities Grades 1-5

    Protect Your Brain Grades 3 – 5

    Protect Your Brain, Grades 3 to 5: Age-Appropriate Brain Injury Prevention Lessons for Elementary Students.

    How-To-Guide-Protect-Your-Brain-Elementary-School-Grades-3-5-complete.pdf

    Protect Your Brain: A Fact Sheet for Parents of Elementary School Students.

    Parents Brain Injury Fact Sheet: Prevention Tips for Families of Elementary School Students.

    Parent-Take-Home-Letter-Elementary-School.pdf

    Protect Your Brain Grades K – 2

    Protect Your Brain, Grades K-2: Age-Appropriate Brain Injury Prevention Lessons for Young Learners

    Protect Your Brain -Grades K-2Download Powerpoint Presentation

    What is Brain Injury?

    What Is Brain Injury? A Foundational Explainer for Students, Families, and Community Members.

    What Is Brain Injury BIAC Education Resource

    Protect Your Brain Prevention Resources

    Protect Your Brain Resources: Brain Injury Prevention Materials for Parents, Educators, and Students.

    Protect-Your-Brain-Resources-Video-Links.pdf

    Elementary School Toolkit

    Elementary School Toolkit: Teaching Brain Functions, Injury Prevention, and Safety in the Classroom

    This toolkit was developed by the Brain Injury Alliance of Connecticut and covers topics including functions of the brain, effects of brain injury, the incidence of brain injury in children, and strategies to reduce brain injury through seat belt use, learning safety in the car, helmet safety, bicycle safety, pedestrian safety, and concussion awareness.  Two toolkits are available for elementary schools with one geared towards students in grades kindergarten through 2nd grade, and the other geared towards students in grades 3-5.