Brain Injury

Governor’s Commission on Disability/Brain Injury Advisory Council (BIAC)

The New Mexico Brain Injury Advisory Council is appointed by the governor to study and make recommendations to the Governor’s Commission on Disability concerning case management, community support systems, long-term care, employment, emergency medical services, rehabilitation and prevention and the improvement and coordination of state activities relative to the concerns of persons with brain injuries and their families or other caregivers.

Members of the council include individuals with brain injuries, family members, healthcare professionals, and representatives from agencies that provide assistance for persons living with brain injuries.

Phone: 505-476-7328

NM BIAC Website

Additional Resources

Brain Injury Services Fund Program (BISF)

The Human Services Department (HSD) Brain Injury Services Fund Program is a state government program that assists individuals with TBI and other acquired brain injuries by providing short term case management and life skills training in crisis situations. This program is designed to be short term and to last no more than a year.

Website

BISF Northeast Region – Santa Fe

Los Amigos

Website

BISF Northwest Region – Gallup

Care Network Resource Group

Website

BISF Southeast Region – Roswell

Care Network Resource Group

Website

BISF Southwest Region – Las Cruces

Care Network Resource Group

Website

Brain Injury Alliance of New Mexico

The NM Brain Injury Alliance was founded in 1984 by individuals with brain injury, family members and concerned professionals, to help individuals with brain injury and the community learns about brain injury and resources to help cope with the effects of brain injury.

Phone: 505-292-7414

Our website

Brain Injury Resource Center

The New Mexico Brain Injury Resource Center is your one-stop shop for information and referrals on a wide variety of topics related to brain injury including services, supports and conditions.

Phone: 505-292-7414

Toll-free: 844-366-2472

Our website

Aging and Long-Term Services Department - Aging and Disability Resources Center

The Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) offers comprehensive information and assistance:

Information and Referral Assistance
Benefits Counseling
Medicaid home and community-based services
Caregiving
Respite Care (adult day care, in-home care)
Attendant and/or Personal Care
Homemaker services
Home-delivered meals
Nutrition Counseling
Transportation
Prescription Drug Assistance
Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program
Transition Care program helps residents transition from long-term care facilities back into a community setting
Adult Protective Services
Long-Term Options Counseling
Legal information and assistance