Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey

11/05/2025

Understanding changes in behavior, emotion, and personality after brain injury is essential to promoting recovery and improving quality of life. This webinar will examine the factors that contribute to these changes and highlight how they influence an individual’s ability to adapt and reintegrate after injury. Participants will gain insights into recognizing and addressing these challenges through clinical strategies that support positive outcomes.

Presented by Cynthia L. Boyer, Ph.D.

🗓️ Tuesday, November 18
⏰ 12 p.m.
🔗 https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6qlgw3MvR8-po4ts5nGEug #/registration

11/04/2025

🎂 Want a birthday gift that keeps on giving this year? 🎂
Create a Facebook Birthday Fundraiser to support the Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey.

Here’s how:
➡️ When Facebook reminds you that your birthday is coming up, click “Support a cause.”
➡️ Then, choose Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey as your charity.
➡️ Set your goal, share your story, and invite your friends to support us in honor of your special day!

Thanks for considering sharing your special day with us. You don’t have to wait for your birthday — learn more about other ways to fundraise on Facebook at https://www.bianj.org/facebook-fundraisers/

11/03/2025

Check out our latest research blog post, "Association of early blood-based biomarkers and six-month functional outcomes in conventional severity categories of traumatic brain injury: capturing the continuous spectrum of injury," summarized by Tulika Das, MS.

Read more at 🔗 bianj.org/blog/

Doctors use a test called the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) to measure how serious a brain injury is. A higher score means a milder injury, and a lower score means a more serious one. Another test, called the Glasgow Outcome Scale Extended (GOSE), helps track how well someone recovers over time. While th...

10/31/2025

Loving the “pigs in a blanket” costume at Davis, Saperstein & Salomon, P.C.! 🐷 🎃

Get your own BIANJ blanket by fundraising at least $250: BIANJ.org/5kwalk

10/31/2025

🎃 Happy Halloween from BIANJ! Keep these tips in mind for a safe holiday. 🎃

There’s a lot of information instructing children to be safe during Halloween. However, with pedestrian-vehicle collisions being four times more likely on Halloween, it’s important to highlight some Halloween safety tips for adults. As drivers, we have a responsibility to follow traffic safety a...

10/28/2025

Watch a recording of our conversation with Susannah Combs, Manager of the TBI Fund, to learn how this vital resource supports individuals living with brain injury. Topics covered included eligibility, services, and the application process so families and professionals can better understand how to access the Fund. Links to resources posted in the comments below.

10/27/2025

Congratulations to the graduates of the Matter of Balance Falls Prevention Class from Holiday Village East in Mt. Laurel!

Interested in holding a workshop? BIANJ provides interactive workshops on a variety of brain injury related topics. Workshops can be customized for the audience and adapted for different ages. Learn more and fill out a workshop request form: https://www.bianj.org/workshops/

10/24/2025

From Paramus to Mt. Laurel to Bradley Beach, this fall our 2025 5K Run/Walk/Roll for Brain Injury Awareness brought together over 1,000 families, friends and supporters of people with brain injury. With your support, we raised more than $100,000 to fund to the services the Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey provides.

There's still time to raise $250 or more to earn a BIANJ fleece blanket! We're almost to our goal of $120,000, so please continue to fundraise to help us reach the finish line! 🔗 https://support.bianj.org/give/676351/ #!/donation/checkout

Passionate about our 5K/Walk? Join the Walk Committee and help shape an unforgettable 2026 event! 🔗 https://forms.office.com/r/fAYSJZp6kF

📽 https://youtu.be/WtAWJwcp8Ug

The 5K Run/Walk/Roll for Brain Injury Awareness brings together over 1,000 families, friends and supporters of people with brain injury. It raises funds that...

10/23/2025

BIANJ's 44th Annual Professional Seminar will held on May 6, 2026! We invite you to submit a proposal to present a workshop. Proposals typically focus on research, prevention, treatment, or rehabilitation related to working with individuals affected by brain injury.

🗓️ Deadline to submit your proposal is November 10, 2025
🔗 https://fs6.formsite.com/BIANJ2/form36/index

10/17/2025

Thank you to everyone who attended our Mindful Sips event last night at the Metuchen Inn. BIANJ supporters enjoyed an evening of fine wines, delicious dining, and heartfelt purpose while raising funds for advocacy and awareness.

10/15/2025

Thank you to everyone who joined us in Bradley Beach on Saturday for our 23rd Annual 5k Run/Walk/Roll for Brain Injury Awareness. Your support means so much to people who rely on BIANJ for hope, healing, and services.

Congratulations and thank you to our top individual fundraiser Susana Pardo, and top team fundraiser, Team Tucker .

There's still time to raise $250 or more to earn a BIANJ fleece blanket! We're almost to our goal, so please continue to fundraise to help us reach the finish line! https://support.bianj.org/give/676351/ #!/donation/checkout

10/14/2025

Changes in cognition, vision, and motor control can impact driving independence. A specialized driving evaluation is a tool to help assess driving potential, competency, and crash risk. When appropriate, specialized driver training, with or without adaptive equipment, may be available to help to achieve driving independence. Learn more and by joining us for our upcoming webinar: "Navigating Driver Rehabilitation: Understanding Driver Rehabilitation Evaluation and Training"

🗓️ Thursday, October 23
⏰ 12 p.m.
🔗 Register: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_dnnXWOQhTnapvi1dAHssvg #/registration
➡️ Presented by Carrie Monagle, OTR, CDRS and Jesse Hunter, MSOT/L, CDRS of Lawrence Rehabilitation Hospital