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<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Maine Brain Injury Resources</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Visit BIAA-ME's Resources & Support
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</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">to find a full list of Maine brain injury support groups, information about the Maine Acquired Brain Injury Advisory Council, and other resources.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">____________________</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Do you need help accessing services and resources after brain injury?</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black">Contact our Maine Brain Injury Information Center at 800-444-6443 or
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="mailto:mainebraininjuryinfo@biausa.org" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">MaineBrainInjuryInfo@biausa.org</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black">
for brain injury information, resources, and supports and to explore whether more intensive NeuroResource Facilitation services would benefit you, a loved one, or a participant in services you provide.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Resource Directory</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">BIAA-ME produces a Maine Brain Injury & Stroke Resource Directory annually.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Download the 7th edition of the Maine Brain Injury & Stroke Resource Directory
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dgOXK8_IrqoNpP5hUTa7ShMlI6jT5kBokI9e3lmlZs1S_VYZAYi1GYpJ3HIZ6kxF4xzyu5Eyt05pinpbkpHnvlbedEZ8-jnn72QH5u63gwNW6VbuzouDovmCTRW1pCJ2REwE5CDMOek972p6uux2ckXHNbWkOT6M0nlzeD9wlmb-XBW3sM8u219W2Tubzp_hGWssIJcy4ULUqhrlXPLbnjo1qvgDugdDeMtLGwmwfyxmEcj2jv2R1nV-CkcuFAol&c=MztGGw6PVV3yaV5VjJ-RwFq78PnghhWXlW53r6fGyupas3CQf4Kz0w==&ch=j3AppNy1yPQ186v9pW6SXC8Z6V_jcUpx25xEu2BU879m9v4UnYXhOA==" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">here</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">To request a hard copy of the directory, please call (800) 444-6443.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Steven Wade, MBA</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Jenn Williams</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Would you like to have your survivor or family story in a future issue of the BIAA-ME Newsletter?
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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">“Everything you wanted to learn about yourself, you learn in 26.2 miles.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Bob Hoffman is a naturally gifted endurance athlete. Marathon runner, distance cyclist, workaholic. He’s done Boston, New York, Shanghai, and even the Great Wall marathons. He’s ridden
his bike across Iowa. When Bob was 44 years old, we bought an equestrian property and he not only worked a full-time job as a supervisor at Pratt and Whitney, but “Farmer Bob” was like the Energizer Bunny when it came to clearing brush, repairing fences, or
moving manure. So, when Bob suffered a ruptured aneurysm and two strokes in March of 2021, it was a devastating loss to his family.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">These last couple weeks have been incredibly difficult for Mainers with the tragedy that unfolded in Lewiston. Maine DHHS has shared the following message and resources:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) encourages anyone affected by the violence in Lewiston to reach out and connect with behavioral health support. Incidents of
mass violence can lead to a range of emotional reactions, including anxiety, fear, anger, despair, and a sense of helplessness that may begin immediately or in the days or weeks following the event.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For those in need of immediate support:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Call or text 988: This suicide and behavioral health crisis hotline is answered 24 hours a day, seven days a week by trained crisis specialists offering
free, confidential support for anyone. Specialists also can respond by chat at <a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dgOXK8_IrqoNpP5hUTa7ShMlI6jT5kBokI9e3lmlZs1S_VYZAYi1GXn-6rfUxThU9aai0AC7y35sF8wMl4vJEoYugB_mDqWlcYMDYpAFluU8ZKTi6_pv9mtPXJiHQfr8ekPuj1oX3k_D7FexCBJfAg==&c=MztGGw6PVV3yaV5VjJ-RwFq78PnghhWXlW53r6fGyupas3CQf4Kz0w==&ch=j3AppNy1yPQ186v9pW6SXC8Z6V_jcUpx25xEu2BU879m9v4UnYXhOA==" target="_blank">
988lifeline.org</a>. Information for the deaf and hard of hearing is available <a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dgOXK8_IrqoNpP5hUTa7ShMlI6jT5kBokI9e3lmlZs1S_VYZAYi1GXn-6rfUxThULt-gfPrLDH3oBtb0bDJxJPRhf4PhqDrTl028qacCubuX59nGJHftabF18WSrZH3UZztXAYKq3ZWekK0qF18vsVnJNuBlAkuwWypK4OXAS0FfDPEj91nQYLHQgbjqbQF0PWzqT_3zQTw=&c=MztGGw6PVV3yaV5VjJ-RwFq78PnghhWXlW53r6fGyupas3CQf4Kz0w==&ch=j3AppNy1yPQ186v9pW6SXC8Z6V_jcUpx25xEu2BU879m9v4UnYXhOA==" target="_blank">
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Teens and young adults can text (207) 515-8398: The National Alliance on Mental Illness Teen Text Line connects youth with other youth to help them manage
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the stress of responding to disasters from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., seven days a week.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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seven days a week. Information can also be found at <a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001dgOXK8_IrqoNpP5hUTa7ShMlI6jT5kBokI9e3lmlZs1S_VYZAYi1GXn-6rfUxThUX-mdPs5FQbANV6nTANxttyb_mdZ_Z851V_6ADYGg0EzxURQetfc7MFH2xgDatRlqPQGVbsuCURM=&c=MztGGw6PVV3yaV5VjJ-RwFq78PnghhWXlW53r6fGyupas3CQf4Kz0w==&ch=j3AppNy1yPQ186v9pW6SXC8Z6V_jcUpx25xEu2BU879m9v4UnYXhOA==" target="_blank">
211maine.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">All of these resources provide free, confidential support.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Maine DHHS has created a
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dedicated webpage</a> with these and other resources, including online support and resources for children and families.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Maine Department of Health and Human Services, with partners throughout the Mills Administration and the state, stands ready to assist people and communities in responding to and
recovering from this horrific event.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Information about the law enforcement investigation is available through the Maine Department of Public Safety.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">BIAA-ME Selected for Hannaford Community Bag Program</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">BIAA-ME will receive $1 from every $2.50 reusable Community Bag sold during the month of
<b>November 2023</b> at the Hannaford in <b>Gardiner</b> (40 Main Avenue). Thank you in advance for your support!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Upcoming BIAA-ME Trainings</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">November 16, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Breaking Down the Silos – A Review of State and Community Level Resources for Serving Populations with Co-Occurring Brain Injury and Substance Use Disorder in Maine</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Join Patricia King, CTRS, CBIS for an insightful presentation that examines the intersection of brain injury and Substance Use Disorder within the behavioral health system. Learn about
local resources and compensatory strategies for successful substance use treatment, and explore a pilot program serving this population.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The National Association of State Head Injury Administrators (NASHIA) recently recognized several individuals from Maine.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">At the NASHIA State of the States conference in September, Derek Fales, Brain Injury Services Program Manager for the Office of Aging and Disability Services (OADS), received the 2023
William A. B. Ditto Excellence in Public Policy Award, and Dr. Jessica Salley Riccardi, PhD, CCC-SLP and Brooke Underhill, BSc, from the University of Maine, won the State of the States Conference Student/Emerging Researcher Poster Session by popular vote,
with "Stakeholders' Perspectives on Cognitive Fatigue after Childhood Brain Injury."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Please visit our Resources & Support
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for a full list of all Maine brain injury support groups, including meeting times and facilitator contact information. Unless specified, all groups are open to anyone with any type of brain injury, as well as family and friends.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">A new brain injury support group is starting in
<b>Rangeley</b>! The first meeting will be on Saturday, <b>December 2</b> at 10 am. For more information, please reach out to facilitator Chris Botka at (207) 491-1612 or by
<a href="mailto:chris_botka@yahoo.com" target="_blank">email</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The <b>
Brunswick</b> group has restarted meetings! The next meeting will be held on Thursday,
<b>November 16</b>, at 3 pm at the Adaptive Outdoor Education Center in Brunswick. For more information, click
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