Brain Injury Awareness Month 2026

Each March, we come together to expand awareness, elevate lived experience, and strengthen connection within the brain injury community.

Often described as an “invisible injury,” brain injury can impact thinking, memory, emotions, behavior, and daily life in ways that aren’t always seen.

This month is about visibility, understanding, and simply reminding people: you are not alone.

At least 64 million adults report experiencing one or more traumatic brain injuries in their lifetime.*

Behind every number is a story.
A family adjusting.
A person rebuilding.
A community learning how to support differently.

Awareness reduces isolation. Connection strengthens recovery.

Ways to Participate

Practical Ways to Expand Awareness: Download Your Toolkit!

Your toolkit is your one-stop guide for everything happening this month!

Including: ways to engage, your action checklist, key awareness messaging

Join us to celebrate together at the Virtual Benefit Concert!

An evening of music, encouragement, and shared hope to celebrate Awareness Month!

  • Live performance by Cristabelle Braden, with special guests including Chrys Dolcé

  • Stories woven through song

  • A space to gather, reflect, and feel connected

Get Inspired & Share Stories at The Hope Collective!

Read, share, and if you feel inspired - write your own reflection!

Your voice can help someone feel less alone.

Wear Hope & Spark Conversation through New Awareness Gear!

Check out the new designs!

Including: messages rooted in lived experience, apparel that invites dialogue,
and a way to show support publicly and spark conversations!

100% of profits support our work with the brain injury community.

Shareable Messages for Brain Injury Awareness Month

These messages are meant to be reposted, carried into everyday conversations, and shared with those who need them.

Whether you share once or throughout March, your voice contributes to a wider culture of understanding.

Click any image to download - then share to bring awareness!

Each year, 1 in 10 children experience a TBI.**

Classrooms adjust.
Parents learning new rhythms.
Young minds healing in different ways.

Early awareness matters. Support for families matters.

For Individuals and Families Impacted by Brain Injury

You are allowed to move slowly.
You are allowed to protect your energy.
You are allowed to share your story in your own time.

This month isn’t about pressure.
It’s about presence.

If you feel led to support this work, please consider becoming a Hope Sustainer to help us help people and families with brain injury.

Federal funding for TBI research in 2024 was $194 million -
just $3.03 per person affected by TBI.***

The need is widespread.
Research and resources lag behind.

Awareness invites compassion. Compassion strengthens communities.

Ready to support our mission of helping the brain injury community?

* Daugherty J, Peterson A, Black L, Waltzman D. Summary of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Self-reported Traumatic Brain Injury Survey Efforts. J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2025 Jan-Feb 01;40(1):E1-E12. doi: 10.1097/HTR.0000000000000975. Epub 2024 Jul 22. PMID: 39038104; PMCID: PMC11693486. (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39038104/)

** Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Concussion Surveillance System Pilot Summary (https://biausa.org/wp-content/uploads/CDC-NCSS-Pilot-Project-infographic.pdf)

*** https://report.nih.gov/funding/categorical-spending#/