San Diego Brain Injury Foundation

Awesome volunteers and people working there made us feel welcome

My son has a brain injury. When he was released from the hospital we had no guidance in how to care for him. The San Diego Brain Injury Foundation and Stephanie were incredibly helpful in giving us constructive ideas to help us navigate this new world.

San Diego Brain Injury Foundation has supported our family when we needed it most. We are all so grateful for their support in our time of need.

My son suffered a brain injury a few years ago. When he was released from the hospital for our family to care for, we were at a complete loss. Stephanie at SD Brain Injury Foundation was great at helping us find ways for us to help him. Thank goodness for them.

This is a community of amazing people. Filled with passion, SDBIF helps the San Diego community and beyond provide services for people in need. I'm a member of the public and I see their mission in action and love seeing their team helping people in need. I highly recommend this company to anyone in need of support for cognitive challenges.

These guys are awesome. Kurt, the executive director I spoke with, has a huge amount of enthusiasm for helping brain injury survivors and their families. And he understands the unique strengths that brain injury survivors have, as part of going through their journey.

An A+ human, and a remarkable Foundation. Highly recommended!

This foundation has helped guide me to resources in the community that have helped me live better with my TBI. They have guided me to resources that have taught me different techniques to deal with my TBI symptoms.

My son incurred a TBI 4 years ago. He has attended the TBI education classes through SDBIF. The classes & social interactions have been a phenomenal help in his recovery. All inter actions we have had at the foundation with the staff have been exceptional. I can attribute a lot of his recovery success to this foundation & they have been a wealth of information to his family.

WOW, the Zoom meeting with San Diego Disability Law Group was something that we really needed and we didn't know where to go. We've tried reaching out to several large law firms, but we didn't have any luck. Thank you for hosting this meeting, it was very helpful and now we know who to contact directly and start getting things done.

I am a Ruptured Brain Aneurysm Survivor!!
It’s sooooo nice to have this Group to lean on.
Much Love & Big HuGs from my Family!!

I think i got my 1987 brain trauma injury re injured in the San Diego Superior family court divorce proceedings whereby the family law attornies have taken $300,000 of my retirement at age 60. I really need some bti advocacy. Do you know an attorny who might be a good bti advocate and legal support on my behalf?

I was referred to the SDBIF about 3 years ago by Southern Caregiver Resource Center. I first went to a couple of meetings around December and realized what a great group of folks were working together to help those who had brain injuries. They did a Christmas skit with professionals and clients alike and it was a hoot.

What struck me most was the folks who spoke at a couple of the meetings. One was a lady who worked at San Diego State in the research department who herself had been in an accident and had a brain injury. This injury manifested in many odd behaviors which even her colleagues had trouble dealing with. She looked quite normal and she spoke with her usual cadence but she had difficulty with memory and moods etc. She would cry "at the drop of a hat". This alienated her even from the colleagues in the same department where she worked. Her condition was improving steadily and she was able to do more and more as time passed. She was an inspiration to us all and she and her husband were committed to finding ways to help those who had Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI's) and Acquired Brain Injuries (ABI's). Also the information that I got from the Brain Injury magazine was helpful in preparing a program for the court to help our son get some mandatory treatment. I was able to list and research groups and classes which allowed us to begin a program of recovery for our son.
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It also struck me that the SDBIF Group were open to new, innovative and pioneering types of therapy and treatments for brain injuries. They had someone give a presentation on Homeopathy. I had been to other meetings where drugs were the order of the day and odd and questionable behaviors were always classified as mental illness without much consideration of the cause. This was not the case with this group.

Since I am an avid proponent of more natural and non-invasive therapies I am always interested in what is happening in functional medicine vs the more drug/cut/burn protocols that are promoted by standard medicine. The SDBiF is open to all the modalities of treatment without condemning or condoning any one in particular. It is entirely up to the participants and their caregivers to make their choice what is best for them.

I was given options and information without hesitation. Everyone I spoke to was kind and friendly and very helpful.

SDBIF provides outstanding service to the brain injury survivors in San Diego County along with support to caregivers. We are fortunate to have them right here in San Diego!

My son recently had a TBI and the SDBIF has been there for invaluable support, information, and hugs. Susan Hansen and her team have been so engaging and helpful. She has taken the time to respond to all my emails and encouraged my son in his recovery. I find the monthly seminars in Hillcrest and Encinitas very useful; what i have learned about TBI through this amazing Foundation has been critical in my son's recovery. Thank you, SDBIF!!

An excellent organization that helps families and friends and survivors of TBI. We are so lucky to have SDBIF in Southern California.

Brain injury has ben caled teh SIlent Epidemic, and is even moreso these days with military personnel returning with brain injuries that often go undiagnosed or misdiagnosed for years. The San Diego Brain INjury Foundation (SDBIF) serves brain injury survivors, their families, and the professional and educational community in San Diego with meetings and a great clearinghouse of information for the newly-diagnosed and the long-term survivors. Unless you have experienced BI firsthand, you have no idea how all-encompassing the cognitive / memory / social / physical problems can be. But SDBIF knows, and helps a tremendous number of people each year.
My husband and I are Speech-Language Pathologists in private practice, although we both have worked in rehab hospitals. We were on the founding Board of Directors of SDBIF back in 1983. So we have a long-standing history of respect and admiration for the work done by this amazing organization. SInce BI survivors often have limited insurance funding and often are bereft of their former employment, financial assistance is critical. Donations to the organization are used thoughtfully to improve the lives of many survivors. There is an annual golf tournament, but the funds it raises can only cover a limited amount of the financial needs of this grassroots organization. For that reason, the help you can provide will help SDBIF to aid additional BI survivors and their families. Many thanks for your consideration.

I have known a brain injury survivor and his wife for many years who have been involved with San Diego Brain Injury Foundation. One of the key elements seems to the attitude with SDBIF is that they are “survivors” and not “victims”. This helps everyone including friends, family and treatment experts to focus on the road to recovery, however long that road might be. It is an important lesson for life: Believe that no matter what your circumstances, never give up – never give up – never give up.