Unlike a broken bone, a brain injury is often invisible.

We can't see the cognitive struggles, the lost memories or the chronic pain. But for millions of Americans with brain injury, the impact is lifelong and profound. Every day is an exercise in rebuilding your life, your relationships and future.

Federal programs have made the journey of life with brain injury a bit more manageable. But now, that support is under serious threat.

Budget proposals and the Office of Management and Budget’s leaked passback document outline catastrophic cuts to health programs across the board. Among them: the elimination of nearly every federal initiative supporting people with brain injuries.

Decades of investment in prevention and treatment could vanish with the stroke of a pen. These programs aren't wasteful spending. They are an important investment for people living with brain injury — now and in the future.

These proposed cuts would dismantle the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s HEADS UP program, which trains coaches, parents and athletes to recognize concussions before they cause permanent damage. They would collapse the Traumatic Brain........

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