Minnesota Brain Injury Alliance/Minnesota Stroke Association

10/15/2026

It can be difficult to remember everything you learn in the hospital about stroke and the way your brain works. Our FREE Stroke Basics classes are a great way to refresh your understanding on how the brain works and what happens when it is injured by a stroke. Register for this class on our website to receive the Zoom Link. https://strokemn.org/education/

10/14/2026

Our free Brain Injury Basics classes are for people who have survived a brain injury and their loved ones. This session will teach you the basics of how your brain works and what happens when it is injured. Sign up on our website to get sent the ZOOM link https://braininjurymn.org/education/BIBasics.php

10/14/2026

Join us for our annual Statewide Stroke Conference for professionals in healthcare and human services. This is a wonderful conference full of a variety of learning options for nurses, rehab professionals, discharge planners, social workers, and stroke coordinators of hospitals large and small. You can view the conference schedule and register through this link https://strokemn.org/conference/

10/13/2026

We have a wonderful lineup of speakers for this year's Twin Cities Brain Injury and Stroke Support Conference for survivors and caregivers! Our professional speakers this year will be from the University of MN and Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute, presenting on their research on reading after brain injury. If you are interested in learning more about this FREE half day conference or want to register, visit our website here https://www.braininjurymn.org/registration/events/bissc-fall-2026/

10/12/2026

10/08/2026

Our Twin Cities Free Brain Injury and Stroke Support Conference will round out the day with our speaker Debbie Vick sharing about her experience with unexpectedly becoming a caregiver. This half-day conference is geared towards brain injury/stroke survivors and their caregivers.
If you are interested in attending you can register on our website here https://www.braininjurymn.org/registration/events/bissc-fall-2026/

10/07/2026

Many who experience Domestic Violence and Intimate Partner Violence also sustain brain injuries from blows to head or body as well as from strangulation. Join us in supporting DV/IPV providers and in learning more about DV/IPV in your community.

10/07/2026

Today we are up in Duluth at the St Louis County Health and Human Services Conference chatting with people about our resources!

10/07/2026

Our Greater MN BISSC that will be happening in Bemidji on Oct 24th will include 2 presentations from MNBIA Staff Katrina. First attendees will learn more about the programs and supports offered by MNBIA/MSA and our policy advocacy activities. The second session will be a joint presentation and discussion on "Words Matter" where participants will hear about different ways of talking about brain injury/stroke and how the words we use can impact how we understand brain injury/stroke and recovery.
To Register for the Bemidji Brain Injury and Stroke Support Conference visit our website here https://www.braininjurymn.org/registration/events/northland-bissc-2026/

10/06/2026

Last evening our staff and inter were at the Fire Department Open House in New Brighton to share information about preventing brain injuries and strokes.