Creating a brighter future for athletes, veterans and all affected by concussions and CTE
We’ve been the catalyst for global change since 2007. We’re accelerating the development of treatments for concussions and CTE through innovative research. We’re making sports safer by advocating for education, prevention and protocols. We’re supporting patients and families impacted by concussions and CTE.
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CLF is committed to supporting patients and families through their journey with concussions or suspected CTE. The free CLF HelpLine connects them with the most experienced local clinicians using the world’s largest database of concussion and CTE providers, facilitates support groups for patients and caregivers, and matches them with volunteer mentors to provide peer support.
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We offer free, personalized support to those battling acute concussion symptoms, Post-Concussion Syndrome and suspected CTE.
To date, the CLF HelpLine has provided vetted medical recommendations, resources from world-renowned experts and innovative peer support to more than 6,000 families.
Treatment and recovery resources from world renowned experts
Living with persistent concussion symptoms or suspected CTE can be frustrating and isolating, but you don’t have to face it alone. We’re here to support you with resources from the world’s foremost brain trauma experts.
Living with suspected CTE can be difficult, but CTE symptoms can be treated.
Concussion symptoms don’t always go away immediately. Discover treatment options for your specific symptoms.
Concussions can be devastating, but with proper management, patients can expect a full recovery.
Free, personalized support for patients and caregivers via phone, text, or email. Reach out today.
1-on-1 peer connection, monthly virtual group meetings, and social media community available to help you on your journey.
Revolutionizing global understanding through world-class research
Our research collaborators are revolutionizing the world’s understanding of brain trauma. The CLF co-founded UNITE Brain Bank at the Boston University CTE Center remains the world’s foremost CTE research center, and we are also advancing the development of effective treatments for brain trauma in military veterans and publishing groundbreaking papers that inspire leading health organizations to update their CTE guidance.
The UNITE Brain Bank and the CLF Global Brain Bank are revolutionizing the world’s understanding of CTE.
By contributing to research on concussions and repetitive brain trauma, athletes can help make sports safer for future generations.
Project Enlist is a catalyst for advancing critical research on TBI, PTSD, and CTE among veterans.
Research is the key that will unlock our ability to treat and prevent the effects of brain trauma. Learn how you can make an impact through brain donation and clinical research opportunities.
Inspiring change through innovative education and advocacy
Our education and advocacy programs are changing the concussion culture, and laying the foundation for a world without CTE by protecting young athletes around the world.
A concussion can change a child’s life. CTE caused by repetitive head impacts can derail their future. If we Stop Hitting Kids in the Head, we can prevent both.
End CTE advocacy, including our CTE Prevention Protocol, can eradicate the only neurodegenerative disease that’s entirely preventable.
Commit to concussion safety without compromise. Become a Concussion Legacy Captain and give the speech that could save a season, a career, or even a life.
The first and only concussion education program for journalists, we’re equipping media professionals with the tools needed to educate millions on this public health issue.
