Resource Hub
This is the map.
If you are looking for something specific — a question about insurance, a symptom you can’t name, a conversation you don’t know how to start with your spouse or your child’s principal — this is where you start.
If you are in crisis right now:
Call or text 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Veterans: call 988 and press 1, or text 838255. National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233, or text START to 88788.
If a brain injury is suspected and the survivor has not been evaluated, go to the nearest emergency room. Do not wait.
We organize the Hub two ways. Use whichever fits where you are standing right now.
By the First 90 Days
Where are you standing?
The First 30 Days
Survival mode, with a pen in your hand
Bedside advocacy, ICU questions, ER red flags, documentation basics, what to sign and what to never sign without reading.
Days 30–60
The system hands you the keys
Discharge transitions, building the therapy team, insurance pre-authorizations, the first conversations with employers and schools.
Days 60–90
The long arc begins
The IME doctor, the long-arc denials, caregiver burnout, the marriage strain conversation, the siblings conversation.
By the Four Pillars
Four ways of naming what you’re carrying
Every piece in the Hub serves one of the four AFTER pillars. Start with the one that matches the weight you’re holding today.
The Invisible Reality
What TBI is, why it hides, what to watch for, and how to explain it to people who keep asking when things will get back to normal.
Systemic Failure
The gaps the family is left to fill: insurance denials, IME doctors, peer-to-peer reviews, statute of limitations clocks, evidence preservation.
The Guide, Not the Hero
Survivors and caregivers in their own words, on what worked, what didn’t, and what they wish someone had told them at week three.
Radical Empathy
The caregiver’s mental health, grief that begins now, the sibling who got quiet, the marriage that is running on fumes, the financial fear nobody is talking about — and how to handle the mounting stress.
By the AFTER Framework
Five letters. One path.
A
Acknowledge the Split
Reflective content for the early days. Permission to grieve before the medical system has finished saving the life.
F
Face the Invisible
Witnessing content that names what is hiding in plain sight.
T
Take Strategic Steps
The practical heart of the Hub. Bedside questions, ER red flags, documentation, the IME explainer, insurance basics, when to call a lawyer.
E
Establish the Team
Building the therapy team, navigating handoff cliffs, FMLA and disability paperwork — and the caregiver also needs a team.
R
Rebuild with Intention
The long-arc content. The Wednesday morning three years later. Plateaus, neuroplasticity, identity rebuilding.
What’s in the Hub at Launch
The Hub is opening with our foundation content — the AFTER framework explainers, the First 90 Days survival guide, our launch articles, and the podcast back catalog. New material publishes on a steady cadence: a new piece each week, alternating between tactical and reflective. The Hub will continue to grow into the long-term reference library AFTER is built to be.
A Note on What This Is
Everything in the Resource Hub is educational, not advice.
Medical claims are cited. Legal information is provided to help families understand the system they are now inside, not to substitute for an attorney who knows the specifics of your case. When something matters to your specific situation, talk to the right professional in your jurisdiction.
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AFTER | TBI is an independent education and resource platform for TBI survivors, families, and professionals. Content on this site is not medical or legal advice. Hoover TBI Law is the litigation arm behind AFTER, built on the same survivor-first philosophy. AFTER is not a direct lead-generation platform.
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