If you are in crisis or need help immediately, please call 911. If you are experiencing a behavior health issue or need help with a mental health or substance use crisis, please call 988. If you are looking for generalized resources, please call 211.
If you are trying to learn about benefits, see if MyFriendBen can help.
The Colorado Brain Injury Waiver provides additional resources for people who have a brain injury and need extra help to live in their communities.
If you need help returning to work, staying in your current job, or other employment related resources, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment is here to help.
Brain Injury Alliance of Colorado
Have you ever had a brain injury or think you may have had a brain injury but are unsure of where to start? Contact the Brain Injury Alliance of Colorado (BIAC) to learn more about how you can receive screening and support services. BIAC provides tailored services for people with a brain injury, including Resource Facilitation, Self Management & Skill Development, Groups and Classes, and Peer Mentorship. You can learn more about BIAC, their other offerings, and refer for services on their website.
Online Brain Injury Screening and Support System (OBISSS)
Do you think you may have a brain injury? Do you think a client or a loved-one has a brain injury? We can help!
MINDSOURCE uses the Online Brain Injury Screening and Support System to help people uncover a potential history of brain injuries, and provides users with individualized strategies for identified, bothersome symptoms. If you are a Colorado resident, you can use the Online Brain Injury Screening and Support System to to screen for a probable history of brain injuries and receive personalized strategies using subscriber code c123.
Colorado Department of Education
In addition to services provided by BIAC for all ages, MINDSOURCE has an Interagency Agreement with the Colorado Department of Education (CDE). The focus of this agreement is to build the capacity of school district personnel and community providers to better support and serve children/youth with brain injury.
CDE BrainSTEPS
Are you a parent of a child with a brain injury and want to learn more about what support your child can receive in school? Learn more about BrainSTEPS Colorado! If you want additional Education Consultation, refer your child for education consultation on the Brain Injury Alliance of Colorado referral page.
RISE: Rising together In Search of Excellence
Arapahoe Community College offers community based classes for individuals with brain injury to learn skills including self advocacy, executive life management, and social interactions. Visit the RISE Program to learn more and enroll in an upcoming course.
REAP Manual for Child and Adolescent Concussion Care
Did your child, student, or patient recently get a head injury or concussion? Read the R.E.A.P. (Remove / Reduce, Educate, Adjust / Accommodate, and Pace) Manual to learn more about how to support them in returning to school and play.
The Colorado Department of Education and MINDSOURCE partners with parents, pediatricians, pediatric emergency departments, and the National Association of State Head Injury Administrators to use the REAP manual to guide care to children and adolescents after a brain injury.
What does the REAP manual do? REAP outlines the 4 teams involved in good concussion management and spells out steps toward return to school/learn and a safe return to play.
Why was REAP created? Developed from a MINDSOURCE Community Grant in 2009, REAP was written after the tragic loss of Jake Snakenberg to Second Impact Syndrome in Colorado in 2004.
How is REAP updated and maintained? Since 2009, REAP has been presented at the TBI Congressional Taskforce, has been customized for 16 states and has been translated into Spanish. It is the “program out of Colorado” mentioned in the still standing Clinical Report on Return to Learn endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics (2013) and it has been updated three times (in 2013, 2018 and 2024) to incorporate the newest concussion management research that have come out of the 4th, 5th and 6th Consensus Statements on Sports-Related Concussion (Zurich Guidelines 2012, Berlin Guidelines 2016 and Amsterdam Guidelines 2022). The 2024 Colorado REAP Manual provides free, research-based and interdisciplinary team concussion management guidance to Colorado healthcare offices, emergency rooms and to parents. It is used by the Colorado Department of Education as digital guidance to every Colorado school – elementary, middle, high, public, private and charter – for the 2024 – 2025 school year. As the lead state agency on brain injury in Colorado, MINDSOURCE oversees the revisions and dissemination of REAP in Colorado.