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Join Us in Portland, Maine for SOS 2025!

State of the States in Brain Injury Conference

October 27 - 30, 2025

The State of the States in Head Injury Meeting (SOS 2025) is where innovation, policy, and lived experience intersect to shape the future of brain injury services nationwide. From October 27–30, leaders in public policy, service delivery, and more will gather in beautiful Portland, Maine to share strategies, spark collaboration, and drive meaningful change.

Whether you're a state administrator, provider, researcher, or brain injury champion, SOS 2025 is your chance to connect with peers who are building a stronger, more wide-reaching system of care for individuals with brain injury. Explore this year’s theme, cutting-edge sessions, and networking opportunities—click below to learn more and register.

Portland, Maine

Invest in the future of your organization and in the brain injury community.

Sponsor SOS 2025!

Congratulations Dr. Juliet Haarbauer-Krupa. Winner, 2025 Robert L. Moody Prize for Distinguished Initiatives in Brain Injury. Join us for a celebration in Houston, TX! September 11, 2025. 5:00 - 8:00pm. Virtual ticket options also available.

2025 Moody Prize Celebration

September 11, 2025
5pm - 8pm

South Shore Harbor Resort
and Conference Center
Marina Plaza Ballroom
Houston, Texas

Extend your celebration with optional additional activities on September 12, including a Lunch & Learn with the prize winner and other experts, and a group private tour of the Space Center Houston!

The prestigious Robert L. Moody Prize for Distinguished Initiatives in Brain Injury award honors individuals whose visionary leadership and unwavering commitment have meaningfully advanced the field and improved the lives of those affected by brain injury.

Why This Celebration Matters

A world where every person with a brain injury is supported to live fully.

While this event recognizes a well deserved individual achievement, it also celebrates a vision for a future where individuals with brain injuries have access to comprehensive, personalized care that empowers them to fully participate in their communities and live fulfilling lives regardless of where they live or the systems they are served.

Funds raised will support NASHIA's mission to create and strengthen systems of care that improve outcomes for people with brain injury across the lifespan.

Join us in Houston, purchase a virtual ticket, or sponsor the celebration!

Technical Assistance Services

Allow us to help your state create sustainable systems of care that are comprehensive, respect differences in customs and traditions, survivor-centered, and encompass individuals with TBI and family members.
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Upcoming Trainings

Featured
Innovations in Brain Injury Recovery and Self-Management

Coming to Houston to celebrate Moody Prize recipient Dr. Haarbauer Krupa, Thursday September 11?  

Be sure to stick around for these exciting events on Friday, September 12th!

Lunch & Learn: Innovations in Brain Injury Recovery and Self-Management

Session 1 | 10:00–11:15 AM
Emerging Approaches to Facilitating Community-Based Self-Management for Individuals With Brain Injury

Session 2 | 11:15 AM–12:00 PM
Traumatic Brain Injury Across the Pediatric Lifespan

Group Private Tour of the Space Center Houston

1:00 PM - 3:00PM

State of the States in Brain Injury Conference

NASHIA's 2025 State of the States in Brain Injury Conference is in-person in Portland, Maine! This year's event will showcase two half-day intensives dedicated to Long-Term Services & Supports and Children & Youth, while the main conference will feature the same great content that you know and love with the addition of two specialized tracks on the Criminal Legal System and Brain Injury, and Behavioral Health. NEW THIS YEAR - the conference will wrap up with a half day that includes plenary sessions and a two-hour implementation session for all attendees.

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New Resources

Resources List
Navigating Reasonable Accommodations: Preparing for Return-to-Work After Brain Injury

This resource outlines how individuals returning to work after brain injury can better prepare, and find support through resources and reasonable accommodations from their employer. Through careful self-assessment of current challenges and dialogue with their employer to navigate the accommodations process when needed, people with brain injury can retain employment.

Authored by NASHIA’s own Maria Crowley, Director of Professional Development, with support from the Administration for Community Living Disability Employment TA Center.

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Self-Advocacy Scale

The Self-Advocacy Scale (SAS) provides an assessment of the individual’s self-efficacy related to his or her self-advocacy abilities. Self-efficacy is the individual’s belief in his or her own capacity to complete tasks and attain related goals. Self-efficacy is an important aspect of motivation and taking on new challenges. 

The SAS was found to be a reliable and valid measures of self-efficacy specific to personal advocacy in individuals post-ABI. 

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Full Participation Guidelines: Recommendations for ensuring meaningful engagement for individuals and family members in program activities

Full Participation involves supporting individuals with brain injury by providing tools, resources, and supports so that they are equal, contributing members with a sense of belonging. The original Full Participation Guide was created in 2008 to help states meet this level of support. The updated document is intended as a guide for best practices and can be used readily and frequently by states and partners across all states and settings. The tips and tools provided contribute to the full and meaningful participation of everyone in meetings, work groups and conferences.

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