The Minnesota Stroke Association's annual Strides for Stroke is more than a walk; it’s a movement in every sense of the word. Minnesota’s active stroke community steps forward to honor survivors, raise awareness, and fund vital programs for those affected by stroke. Strides for Stroke proves that stroke is not an ending; it’s a call to keep moving—toward recovery, toward advocacy, and toward a future where no one faces stroke alone. With each stride, we move forward as individuals, as families, and as a united community.
The 2025 Strides for Stroke will take place on Saturday, May 17 in Duluth, Saint Cloud, the Twin Cities, and of course Virtually. Click here to register and donate today!
In this Spring edition of Mind Matters, we look at the stigma of intimacy and brain injury, Public Policy and more.
Click here to read Mind Matters.
The Minnesota Brain Injury Alliance is offering Lunch and Learn Sessions for Social Workers and Social Service Professionals. Sessions will take place once per month, now through December over Zoom.
Join us in 2025 for a full year of Lunch and Learn sessions! The cost is $15 per session. Mix and match six sessions for $75! Find out full details and register today here.
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Join the Virtual Support Group for Brain Injury Survivors of Drunk and Distracted Driving. Have you been impacted by a brain injury due to a drunk or distracted driver? Find strength and solidarity on the fourth Friday of each month in the United States Brain Injury Alliance National Drunk and Distracted Driving Survivor Support Group.
Click for more information on this online support group.
Join the Minnesota Stroke Association for our Stroke Basics classes in 2024! These classes will discuss the different types of stroke, how strokes happen, and how injuries to specific areas of the brain can influence different symptoms. Participants will also be able to describe the life changes that occur with stroke, and discuss some general stroke statistics.
Click here for full information and dates for our Stroke Basics classes.
The Minnesota Brain Injury Alliance provides free or low-cost educational opportunities for all people affected by brain injury and stroke, including family and friends, and training opportunities for the professionals who support them. Our Brain Injury Basics workshops are a primary education opportunity for individuals, families and friends.
Our next session will take place on March 18 from 1 to 2 p.m.
Click here for more information.
Few people understand the personal impact brain injury can have. Its effects often are subtle and difficult to express. In March of 2016, the Minnesota Brain Injury Alliance began the Unmasking Brain Injury in Minnesota project - a statewide community-based art project that enlisted the participation of over a thousand individuals living with the effects of brain injury. Unmasking allowed individuals affected by brain injury to design masks that communicate their unique perspectives and altered outlooks. It gave survivors and caregivers a voice to illuminate their life with a brain injury; to show others that persons living with a disability due to brain injury are deserving of respect, compassion and the same opportunities afforded all citizens in their respective communities.
Click here to learn more about Unmasking Brain Injury in Minnesota.