CONCUSSION LEGACY FOUNDATION INC
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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE CONCUSSION LEGACY FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO SUPPORT ATHLETES, VETERANS, AND ALL AFFECTED BY CONCUSSIONS AND CTE; ACHIEVE SMARTER SPORTS AND SAFER ATHLETES THROUGH EDUCATION AND INNOVATION; AND TO END CTE THROUGH PREVENTION AND RESEARCH.

TO ADVANCE THE STUDY, TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF THE EFFECTS OF BRAIN TRAUMA IN ATHLETES AND OTHER AT-RISK GROUPS.

CLF SUPPORTS MULTIPLE RESEARCH PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON CHRONIC TRAUMATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY (CTE) AND OTHER CONSEQUENCES OF BRAIN TRAUMA IN ATHLETES, VETERANS (PROJECT ENLIST) AND OTHERS. CLF LEADS OUTREACH, RECRUITING, AND EDUCATION EFFORTS FOR VETERANS ADMINISTRATION (VA) BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM-BOSTON UNIVERSITY (BU)-CLF BRAIN BANK. IT IS THE WORLD'S LARGEST CTE BRAIN BANK WITH OVER 800 BRAINS DONATED, 450 CASES OF CTE IDENTIFIED, AND MORE THAN 70 ACADEMIC PAPERS PUBLISHED. OVER 65 RESEARCH TEAMS AT 40 INSTITUTIONS AROUND THE WORLD HAVE RECEIVED TISSUE FROM THE BRAIN BANK FOR ADDITIONAL STUDIES. THE CLF BRAIN DONATION AND RESEARCH REGISTRY HAS RECRUITED OVER 6,000 PLEDGES AND IS THE LARGEST CTE REGISTRY IN THE WORLD. THE CLF GLOBAL BRAIN BANK ENABLES SIMILAR COLLABORATIONS WITH THE AUSTRALIAN SPORTS BRAIN BANK, THE UNIVERSITY OF SAO PAOLO (BRAZIL), AND THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND (NEW ZEALAND). IN 2019, CLF PLEDGED $100,000 AND PRO BONO RECRUITING EFFORTS TO THE SOCCER HEAD IMPACTS AND NEUROLOGICAL EFFECTS (SHINE) STUDY AT BU, THE FIRST STUDY OF THE EFFECTS OF HEAD IMPACTS IN PROFESSIONAL FEMALE SOCCER PLAYERS.

CLF EDUCATES COACHES, PARENTS, ATHLETES, AND POLICY MAKERS THROUGH MULTIPLE PROGRAMS. TEAM UP SPEAK UP HAS PARTNERED WITH 275 ORGANIZATIONS, REPRESENTING OVER 6 MILLION ATHLETES, TO TRAIN COACHES TO ENGAGE TEAMMATES IN CONCUSSION SURVEILLANCE. WE HAVE PRODUCED CO-BRANDED TEAM UP SPEAK UP WEEKS WITH USA HOCKEY, US LACROSSE, AND USA RUGBY. THE CLF MEDIA PROJECT TRAINS SPORTS JOURNALISM STUDENTS AT 10 UNIVERSITIES ON HOW TO COVER CONCUSSIONS AND HAS CERTIFIED OVER 50 JOURNALISTS. CLF PATIENT AND FAMILY SERVICES IS THE LEADING DIGITAL EDUCATION RESOURCE FOR FAMILIES WITH CTE OR POST-CONCUSSION SYNDROME (PCS). THE NEW CLF HELPLINE PROVIDED OVER 600 PATIENTS AND FAMILIES WITH PERSONALIZED REFERRALS, EDUCATION, AND MENTORS. CLF EARNED MEDIA EFFORTS RESULTED IN PLACEMENT IN 500 UNIQUE STORIES IN THE NY TIMES, USA TODAY, ESPN, AP, LA TIMES, NPR, AND MORE. CLF ALSO EDUCATES THROUGH ITS DYNAMIC WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA, INCLUDING OVER 15,000 FACEBOOK FOLLOWERS AND 42,000 TWITTER FOLLOWERS.

CLF IS COMMITTED TO CHANGING POLICY IN SPORTS TO MAKE THEM SAFER FOR THE BRAIN. TO CREATE TOP-DOWN CHANGE, CLF LEADERSHIP SERVES ON VOLUNTEER ADVISORY BOARDS WHICH SET CONCUSSION POLICY FOR EIGHT PROFESSIONAL AND COLLEGIATE SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING WORLD RUGBY, THE IVY LEAGUE, NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE PLAYERS ASSOCIATION, AND MAJOR LEAGUE LACROSSE. IN ADDITION, CLF PROMOTES SPECIFIC CHANGES TO SPORTS, INCLUDING REMOVAL OF HITS TO THE HEAD FROM YOUTH SPORTS LIKE FOOTBALL AND SOCCER, AND REDUCTION OF HITTING IN FOOTBALL PRACTICE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE AND PROFESSIONAL LEVELS. OUR TACKLE CAN WAIT PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT WON NUMEROUS AWARDS AND GENERATED OVER 1 BILLION IMPRESSIONS THROUGH NATIONAL MEDIA COVERAGE AND OVER 100 UNIQUE LOCAL MEDIA SEGMENTS.

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