Trauma Resources

These resources are for people in Massachusetts who have a newly-acquired disability due to trauma. If personalized assistance is needed to find related resources, please contact us.

Emotional-Trauma Resources

• INDEX Fact Sheet: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Recovering Emotionally (From Disasters) – American Red Cross
• Children and Trauma

Physical-Trauma Resources

• INDEX Fact Sheet: Brain Injury
• INDEX Fact Sheet: Spinal Cord Injury
• Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts
• National Spinal Cord Injury Association, Greater Boston Chapter
• Peer and Family Support

Assistive Technology

• INDEX Fact Sheet: Wheelchairs (Power) and Scooters – Low Cost
• INDEX Fact Sheet: Assistive Technology (Equipment)
• INDEX Fact Sheet: Recycling Medical Equipment
• Assistive Technology Regional Centers (MassMATCH)

Financial Resources

• INDEX Fact Sheet: Basic Programs and Services for People with Disabilities
• INDEX Fact Sheet: Possible Financial Resources
• Amputee Coalition Fact Sheet: Financial Assistance for Prosthetic Services, Durable Medical Equipment, and Other Assistive Devices
• Ability Found – At Ability Found our mission is to provide medical and rehabilitation equipment free of charge to people with disabilities who cannot afford it.
• Bowman Limb Bank Foundation – The Bowman Limb Bank Foundation, previously known as the Dana Bowman Limb Bank Foundation, acts as a ready resource for artificial limbs for those in need. It is a non-profit organization seeking to fulfill the need for artificial limbs in underdeveloped nations and here in the United States where traditional funding is unavailable.
• Hearing Loss Association of America – Information on financial assistance for assistive technology, hearing aids and durable equipment.

Fact Sheet last updated on: 7/9/2021