Survivors in action: the Virginia Brain Injury Survivor's Council

Issue title: Traumatic Brain Injury

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Brown, Jan

Affiliations: 122 The Main, Williamsburg, VA, USA

Abstract: The Virginia Survivor Council was formed to ‘ensure representation and first-hand input of survivors of head injury’ on a National level. This article provides a general overview and offers guidelines on how a similar entity could be formed. A description of the council's mission, structure, accomplishments to date and future direction is provided.

Keywords: Traumatic brain injury, Advocacy, Head injury foundation, Virginia Survivor Council

DOI: 10.3233/JVR-1996-7310

Journal: Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 199-203, 1996