Why Brain Injury Florida?
Support, Prevention, Education, Advocacy
Brain Injury Florida’s purpose is to improve the quality of life for residents of the state of Florida who have sustained an acquired brain injury by promoting effective awareness, education, outreach, treatment, prevention, advocacy, and support.
Brain Injury Florida by the numbers
1. Daugherty J, Peterson A, Black L, Waltzman D. Summary of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Self-reported Traumatic Brain Injury Survey Efforts. J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2025 Jan-Feb 01;40(1):E1-E12. The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation
2. Feigin, V, Brainin M, Rautalin I. World Stroke Organization: Global Stroke Fact Sheet 2025. International Journal of Stroke, Vol 20, Issue 2, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1177/17474930241308142
3. World Health Organization (WHO) website, 2024. People Living with Epilepsy
4. Neff C, Price M, Cioffi G, Kruchko C, Waite K, Barnholtz-Sloan J, Ostrom Q. Complete prevalence of primary malignant and nonmalignant brain tumors in comparison to other cancers in the United States. Cancer, 2023 https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.34837
Mission & History
Brain Injury Florida is the only non-profit in the state of Florida solely serving individuals who have sustained brain injuries, their family members and the professionals who treat them. Our vision is to be the voice of brain injury in our community. Our mission is to improve the quality of life for those affected by brain injury.
In 2022, Dennis Armington, was investigating the extent of brain injuries in incarcerated youth in order to assist in rehabilitation. During the investigation, it was found that the number of persons in Florida was high, and no organization to assist them. There was a need to provide accurate and timely information to families whose loved ones had been affected by a brain injury. Reaching out to some support groups, volunteers were soon recruited.
