FACTS

thru: Brain Injury Association of New York State

• Provides a linkage of families and individuals who have a brain injury, which includes:

Family Advocacy: Support and counseling, connecting family with funding resources, housing, transportation, and service providers.
Educational Advocacy: Support and counseling for educational needs after a brain injury, helping family with IEP process, and attendance at CSE meetings.
Outreach: Connection with service providers, hospitals, schools, etc. to increase awareness of BIANYS, traumatic and acquired brain injury, and increasing FACTS enrollment.
Prevention: Connection with service providers, hospitals, schools, etc. to teach injury prevention and safety.
Training: Connection with service providers, hospitals, schools, etc. to conducts trainings about traumatic and acquired brain injury.

Eligibility: Must have a diagnosis of ABI/TBI before 22 years of age. Permanent New York State address.

Application Process: None.

Required Documentation: Documentation of ABI/TBI before 22 years of age, if no documentation exists then a doctor or specialist must make determination.

Fees: No fee for services.

Coverage Note: New York State, except for Ulster, Dutchess, and Putnam Counties.