PINK Concussions is the FIRST non-profit focusing on women and girls with concussions from sport, domestic violence, accidents or military service.
PINK Concussions is the FIRST non-profit focusing on women and girls with concussions from sport, domestic violence, accidents or military service.
Our continuing mission is to educate the general public and the medical community on the difference of women and girls’ brain injury (#pinkTBI) for the purpose of improving their care and support during the recovery process.
In the Medical and Science Community, PINK Concussions...
1. Organizes international conferences of brain injury experts and researchers to share data and further scientific discovery.
**2016 Accomplishments: PINK organized two international medical conferences in February and October, and has two more conferences scheduled for 2017, a confirmed event at NIH and potential event in Australia.**
2. Stimulates and inspires brain injury research with sex and gender considerations, as well as imaging of female brains.
**2016 Accomplishments: Over 100 top medical experts and researchers presented sex/gender TBI data at PINK conferences. The PINK Concussions Young Researcher Award was given in Feb and October to two top young
female researchers in the field of TBI.**
3. Publicizes current research on the differences female brain injury and female experience of brain injury via public events
and all forms media at local, state, national, and international events.
**2016 Accomplishments: PINK media appeared on ESPN and in Scientific American, The Washington Post, HEALTH Magazine and The American Brain Injury Association Magazine, Kappa Kappa Gamma’s The Key in addition to scores of newspaper stories. We have over 9,000 followers on Twitter and a strong FB following.**
For Women and Girls, PINK Concussions...
1. Fosters online communities for young women isolated by concussion with the PINK Internship Program and conference staffing opportunities.
**2016 Accomplishments: 20 young women are enrolled in our international online intern program, 10 girls staffed our medical conferences, as well as 2 girls and 3 boys participated in our full-time intern program for high school credit.**
2. Creates online and print educational resources for schools, sports and medical clinics like our upcoming PINK Concussions Book.
**2016 Accomplishments: 25 women and girls are currently writing their concussion stories for our upcoming book.**
3. Develops social gatherings and weekend educational/inspirational retreats for PCS for women to share community.
**2016 Accomplishments: The PINK PCS Retreat program developed and now at the fundraising for the pilot retreat.**
PINK Concussions is the FIRST non-profit focusing on women and girls with concussions from sport, domestic violence,
accidents or military service. Our continuing mission is to educate the general public and the medical community on the
difference of women and girls’ brain injury (#pinkTBI) for the purpose of improving their care and support during the
recovery process.
