Logo: TBISOS | Traumatic Brain Injury System of Support

making sustainable change

TBISOS - School, Awareness, Community, Digital

Supporting:

  • Families & Caregivers
  • Educators & School Staff
  • Children / Students (0-21)
  • Removing barriers to care
Collection of diverse youth

Mission Statement

The Center on Brain Injury Research and Training is excited to be launching TBI SOS 4 Kids! A digital hub-and-spoke model to boost TBI awareness and support among school staff and communities.

Objectives:

  1. Train school staff to identify and assist TBI students.
  2. Enhance community TBI knowledge, support families with caring and advocating for their child.
  3. Link schools, families and communities to TBI resources via a digital platform.

Our partners include: Toyota, Texas A&M, UT Austin.

Esmeralda Garcia and her nephew, Angel.

Exceptional for sure!

Team member, Esmeralda Garcia, was featured in Exceptional Kids magazine, sharing her experience caring for her nephew, Angel.

Alamo Head Injury Association’s 25th Annual Brain Injury Symposium

On April 15, 2026, Berenice de la Cruz attended the Alamo Head Injury Association’s 25th Annual Brain Injury Symposium, a one-day conference in San Antonio focused on brain injury education, expert presentations, networking, and continuing education credits for professionals and community providers.  

University of Oregon Press Release

A brain injury can change the way a student behaves, moves, thinks, and learns, and can affect a student's ability to succeed in school. The more educators know about brain injury the better prepared they will be to support students with brain injury in their classroom...