Special Advocacy Newsletter: Save the CDC’s concussion program (5/20/25 Newsletter)
Help save the CDC’s concussion programs! Your signature is needed by this Thursday, May 22. See our advocacy section.
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In this newsletter: Opportunities, Advocacy Action Item: Save CDC’s Concussion Program
Writers: Malayka Gormally
Editors: Conor Gormally & Malayka Gormally
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Opportunities
Concussion Alliance co-founders will speak at a free, virtual public forum this Thursday
Thursday, May 22, 6– 8 pm EST: Co-founders Conor Gormally and Malayka Gormally will present Creating Accessible Patient-Facing Resources at the Public Forum on Concussion Awareness and Care presented by the Canadian Concussion Centre. The program is free and registration in advance is required.
Click here for the program with the list of speakers for the full 2-hour public forum.
May 27, 6 pm EST: a free webinar, Concussion Mythology and non-Evidence Based Therapies, presented by Dr. Carmela Tartaglia and hosted by the Canadian Concussion Centre. Register in advance.
Advocate for the CDC! Due this Thursday, May 22
Contact your Senators using the easy form below:
Use this easy form to contact your senators and urge them to sign onto Senator Van Hollen’s Letter to protect brain injury programs in the federal budget. This includes protecting budget allocations for the TBI team’s Heads Up online resources and trainings, and the National Concussion Surveillance System. The deadline to sign is this Thursday, May 22. Click on the button below.
US Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) has released a “Dear Colleague” letter addressed to the Senate HELP Committee, urging protection of federal funding for vital brain injury programs. The form takes your information and auto-populates the letter, addressing it to your senators.
You Can Support Concussion Patients
Join our community of monthly donors committed to improving how concussions are prevented, managed, and treated, thereby supporting long-term brain health for all. Learn more.
You can also make an impact with a one-time gift or tax-friendly options such as Donor Advised Funds (DAFs), IRA Charitable Rollovers, and Planned Giving: leave a gift in your will. Learn more.