Agency Id 2615	Agency Name BIND - Brain Injury Network of Dallas	Zip 75075
Address1 1416 Gables Court		City Plano	State TX
Telephone1 972-769-2463		Email info@thebind.org	Fax 972-769-2464
Website thebind.org	Business Hours Mon - Fri 9 am - 3 pm	Eligibility 18 yrs, and older	Intake Procedure Must be Independent
Fees $18 per Day, sliding scale	Languages English. Spanish		Documents Required Documented Brain Injury
	Last Modified Date 0/0/0000
Description Bind, the Brain Injury Network of Dallas, is a non-profit organization providing tools and a bridge of support to adult brain injury survivors so they can reconnect into life, the community and the workplace. BIND is a member of the International Brain Injury Clubhouse Alliance (IBICA) with programs in the USA, Canada and Australia. BIND is the IBICA program in Texas for adults living with the effects of an acquired brain injury. An acquired brain injury is not present at birth and may be caused by stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), lack of oxygen to the brain, brain swelling, concussion or brain tumor/cancer. The BIND program is a positive mentoring community center where survivors are members, not patients, where members together with BIND staff run all aspects of the program. Through work-centered tasks including answering phones, developing newsletters, planning group activities, cleaning the facility, etc., Members gain work skills, address appropriate social behaviors, and develop skills necessary to live more independently.		Keywords brain injury, stroke, support, concussion, swelling of brain, brain tumor
Staff Name1 Valerie Gotcher MS, CCC-SLP, CBIS	Staff Position1 Executive Director
			User Id 2615