Welcome to Brain Injury Association of Florida

About Brain Injury Association of Florida (BIAF)

Camp TBI
Annual event

Camp TBi is a weekend retreat packed with social events, activities, and learning opportunities for survivors of brain injury and their families.

Family Members and Caregivers are encouraged to attend the Family Forums - this respite time is a chance to learn and to refresh one's self.

This year’s Camp is being held at the Life Enrichment Center - 4991 Picciola Road, Fruitland Park, FL. A quiet, serene setting this retreat and conference center is located under the oak trees on the shores of beautiful Lake Griffin in Fruitland Park, Florida.

This 400-bed conference and retreat center has lodging rooms, meeting spaces, worship areas, and a diningroom with full-service meals overlooking the lake.

Register online, or if you need more information contact Rose Ledbetter at 850-410-0103 or by email.

How we serve
210,000 Floridians

Founded in 1985, BIAF is Florida’s only statewide nonprofit organization dedicated to inform, educate, support and advocate on behalf of traumatic brain injury (TBI) survivors, their families and caregivers .

BIAF has several offices located in communities and trauma centers throughout Florida, where Resource Coordinators are available to communicate by phone and in person to assist the TBI survivor and family member. Resource Coordinators answer the TBI Toll Free Helpline (800.992.3442) and provide ongoing, proactive, phone and in person support to the TBI family in the hospital, at home and in the community.

Resource Coordinators are available to help families from the time the injury occurs throughout the various phases of recovery, and are experts in national, statewide and local resources necessary to live stable and productive lives. They connect families to the right resources and ensure that the resources are responsive and accessible to meet the needs of the individual.

By Your Side.org
Web Portal

BIAF’s Traumatic Brain Injury Resource and Support Center (TBIRSC) serves as a crictical lifeline for the thousands of Floridans. The Center provides :

One-stop access to information, education, advocacy and community-based support. for survivors, their families and caregivers.
Connects you to resource referral TOLL-FREE
at 800-992-3442
Online Resource Directory
Advocacy for persons with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), their families, caregivers and professionals.

The web portal www.byyourside.org is our online library of TBI information and resources. Materials that are not available for download are housed at the TBIRSC and may be requested using the order form found on the website.