Help Us Promote Brain Injury Awareness Month!
Each year, March is recognized nationally as Brain Injury Awareness Month. The North Dakota Brain Injury Network (NDBIN) wants to partner with YOU to help promote brain injury awareness in your community. Take a look at our resources and event ideas.
View Brain Injury Association of America's Brain Injury
Awareness page and join their #MyBrainInjuryJourney Campaign.
For more information on brain injury awareness opportunities for current military members and veterans, view Brain Injury Awareness Month from the Military Health System.
Governor's Proclamation
Download and display a copy of the proclamation at your location.
Printable & Usable Materials
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Facebook Cover Photos
Awareness Month | Concussion | Deficits | Traumatic Brain Injury | Brain Injury Categories -
Infographics
Criminal Justice | Illusion | Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere | Mental Health | Substance Abuse | Types of Injury -
Table Tents
Awareness

Awareness Day at the Capitol Is March 19
Join us! We are grateful for your support in raising awareness.
- Brain Injury Awareness Day is a great opportunity to share stories with state legislators and others about how brain injury has affected you and your loved ones.
- There will be a speaker panel from Dakota Center for Independent Living in Memorial Hall starting at 10:00 am.
- Check out the Unmasking Brain Injury project and other exhibits with brain injury information.
March 19 Agenda
Time (Central) | Activity and Location |
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8:00 — 8:30 am |
Booth Set-Up Memorial Hall |
8:30 — 10:00 am |
Booths Open Memorial Hall |
10:00 — 11:30 am |
Speaker Panel from Dakota Center for Independent Living Memorial Hall |
11:30 am — 1:00 pm |
Break for Lunch Lunch is on your own. If you plan to watch the floor sessions, take your lunch in time to eat and return to sit in the gallery. Vendors should keep one person at your table until 1:00 pm as traffic is heavy over the lunch break. |
1:00 — 2:00 pm |
View Floor Sessions House/Senate Galley |
2:00 — 3:30 pm |
Tour 1st Floor Information Booth Make sure you have signed up for the tour! |
3:30 — 4:00 pm |
Event Ends/Booth Tear-Down Memorial Hall |
Vendor Information
Because we are at the Capitol, we do have specific guidelines. Please read them carefully and reach out if you need any clarification.
- Unloading – Enter through the main south entrance. Consider hauling your exhibitor items on a cart/wagon as the exhibit location is on the second floor and the Capitol does not provide carts.
- Setup time – Begins at 8:00 am.
- Check-in – Stop at the NDBIN table in the Memorial Hall.
- Educational materials – Per the Ethics Commission, you may provide educational materials such as flyers, brochures or white papers, and business cards. It is not recommended to collect names for a future drawing of a grand prize of any sort like you might see at trade shows for marketing benefits.
- Swag and snacks – You may have small swag items, candy or other snacks, like bananas or pretzels for attendees to take. However, it must be something that can be immediately consumed. No coupons for future food purchases or large portions/bags of snacks. It must be individual size only.
- Ethics Commission – The Ethics Commission has been notified of our event. As an exhibitor, you do not need to notify them.
Event Questions?
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Nickie Livedalen
nicole.livedalen@und.edu
(701) 317-4172

Not only can you help educate others through this, but you can share hope and inspiration with those in the brain injury community.
- Share your story with us
- Share your story with your local media to help inform the public of the impact of brain injury in the
community.
Download the Word template

Community events are great ways to get the general public involved and spread awareness about brain injury. NDBIN would like to partner with you to help ensure your event's success. Consider hosting some events virtually. See below for ideas on how to host a virtual event. NDBIN would love to help facilitate these events you want to host and our virtual Zoom platform is available for use.
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Open House
Invite community providers to set up booths to share information with community members who are interested in seeking services in your area. This can easily be done virtually using Zoom if resources are scanned and shared via Zoom. Contact Carly at (701) 777-4008 and she can talk you through the screen sharing feature. -
Educational Event
Host an informational event regarding brain injury. Invite local community members to discuss their struggles after brain injury and answer questions other residents may have. This event could also be held via Zoom. Attendees would ideally want access to a screen on a computer or mobile device, but if they don't have that capability, they can also call in and listen. -
Host a Movie Screening
Movie suggestions include “The Crash Reel,” “The Rider,” “Concussion,” and “Every 21 Seconds.” NDBIN has some of these movies in their collection and could screen share videos. Participants could visit before and after via Zoom so they still get some social interaction. This way people could be in their pajamas, if they wanted, and they can make their own snacks! -
Community Activity
Plan an activity, such as “Bowling for Brains,” where the public can participate and pick up information on traumatic brain injury (TBI). -
Unmasking Brain Injury
Host a mask-making event or host the traveling mask exhibit. NDBIN has supplies for members in your community to create masks that can be shared throughout the state and nationally. NDBIN's traveling exhibit includes display stands and more than 80 masks. Learn more about the Unmasking project. NDBIN hosted a virtual Unmasking event with Fargo's Memory Café and it was well received. Participants pre-registered and masks were mailed out to prior to the event. Participants were able to decorate together virtually. NDBIN can help you get this all set up. -
Host a Game Night
Card games, board games, and puzzles are valuable rehabilitation tools. Games can help with attention, concentration, initiation, reasoning, and memory. Request a free NDBIN deck of cards. There are many virtual game options NDBIN can help you set up too.
Facts
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an estimated 2.5 million people sustain a TBI each year. Of those individuals, 52,000 die, 275,000 are hospitalized, and 1.4 million are treated and released from an emergency department. Individuals who have sustained brain injuries are often misdiagnosed, misunderstood, and under-funded.