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Join Us in Little Rock, Arkansas for SOS 2026!

State of the States in Brain Injury Conference

August 31 - September 3, 2026

The State of the States in Brain Injury Conference is where innovation, policy, and lived experience intersect to shape the future of brain injury services nationwide. From August 31 - September 3, leaders in public policy, service delivery, and more will gather in beautiful Little Rock, Arkansas to share strategies, spark collaboration, and drive meaningful change.

Whether you're a state administrator, provider, researcher, or brain injury champion, SOS 2026 is your chance to connect with peers who are building a stronger, more wide-reaching system of care for individuals with brain injury.

Little Rock, Arkansas

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Technical Assistance Services

Allow us to help your state create sustainable systems of care that are comprehensive, respect differences in customs and traditions, survivor-centered, and encompass individuals with TBI and family members.
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Upcoming Trainings

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Community of Practice: Integrating Brain Injury into Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Systems

Want to build upon your CCBHC efforts? NASHIA can help!

We’ve assembled technical assistance packages, from foundational to fully customized support, to meet your needs.

  • Tier 1: Foundational/Group-Based Support

  • Tier 2: Blended Group and State-Specific Support

  • Tier 3: Intensive/Fully Customized State Support

Community of Practice sessions run May-December.

Participants can join Community of Practice at any time.

Each Tier builds on the next.

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The Moody Implementation Guide: Standardizing Brain Injury Resource Facilitation

Brain Injury Resource Facilitation is a structured intervention that connects individuals with brain injury to essential resources to enhance independence and improve outcomes, using a flexible, person-centered approach.

Join us for a dynamic discussion of BIRF and the new Resource Facilitation Implementation Guide, geared towards addressing these challenges and providing a map to follow for best practice in this area. Funded by the Moody Endowment and created collaboratively through NASHIA, this guide will be a current and future tool for consistent service delivery and data collection/utilization for rationale to sustain these supports.

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Mental Health Supports for Military Service Members

FREE Webinar.

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Beyond Capacity: Neuro-Ethical Decision Making in Brain Injury Across Systems of Care

Interactive Workshop.

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SW CEs or General Certificate of Attendance included in the cost of registration. 3.0 hrs of CRCC Ethics hours applied for.

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Beyond Traditional Therapy: Faith Counseling, Cognitive Coaching, and Problem-Solving Approaches for Brain Injury

Individuals living with brain injury benefit from supportive approaches that extend beyond traditional clinical counseling. This session explores alternative intervention strategies that promote resilience, self-management, and community participation:

  • Faith-based counseling

  • Wellness and cognitive health coaching through speech-language pathology (SLP)

  • Innovative problem-solving and self-management interventions

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2026 State of the States in Brain Injury Conference

SOS 2026 is headed to Little Rock, Arkansas and registration is now open!

We’re excited to announce that our next SOS Conference will take place August 31 – September 3, 2026, in the heart of Little Rock. Known for its vibrant culture, welcoming community, and rich history, Little Rock will be the perfect backdrop for connection, collaboration, and inspiration.

In addition to the same great brain injury content you know and love, this year’s event will showcase 7 plenary sessions, 6 sets of concurrent sessions, and 4 engaging content tracks. Tracks in the Criminal Legal System (CLS) and Clinical Practices (CP) will weave throughout the entire conference, while a Behavioral Health track kicks off the week and a Medicaid/Long-Term Services & Supports track rounds off the latter half.

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New Resources

Resources List
Helping to Heal: Conversations About Trauma Informed Principles

This toolkit of videos, infographics, audio files, and transcripts representing key principles of a trauma-informed approach (as outlined in SAMHSA guidance) offers simple tips and strategies from people with lived experience of both trauma and disability to help you better support family members, friends, clients, or patients.

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Engaging Service Members, Veterans, and Families: A Toolkit for Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics

This toolkit is designed to help Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs) identify service members, veterans, and their families (SMVF) receiving services, understand military/veteran experiences, and apply this knowledge while providing mental health and substance use services under the CCBHC model of care.

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Exploring Risks of Repeated Head Impacts in Youth and Strategies to Minimize Exposure: Proceedings of a Workshop

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can have lasting physical, cognitive, and emotional health effects that extend well beyond the initial event. In March 2025, the National Academies' Forum on Traumatic Brain Injury convened a workshop to explore TBI as a chronic condition and to identify opportunities to improve lifelong care.

Participants examined evidence supporting the classification of TBI as a chronic condition, explored the biological mechanisms that drive long-term outcomes, and discussed the complex comorbidities that can persist or emerge years after injury. Lived experience perspectives shared throughout the workshop underscored the human impact of these issues and the importance of sustained, multidisciplinary support for recovery and well-being. This Proceedings of a Workshop summarizes presentations and discussions from the workshop.

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