Concussion Legacy Foundation

Clf supports multiple research programs focused on chronic traumatic encephalopathy (cte) and other consequences of brain trauma in athletes, veterans and others. Clf leads outreach, recruiting, and education efforts for the brain bank at the boston university cte center, the world's leading cte research center. Clf collaborates with similar brain banks in australia, new zealand, the united kingdom, canada, and brazil. Clf also leads recruting for multiple clinical research programs focused on diagnosing and treating cte.

Clf educates coaches, parents, athletes, media influencers and policy makers through multiple programs and advocates for Concussion and cte prevention and safety. The clf media project trains sports journalism students at 20 universities on how to cover concussions and has trained hundreds of working journalists. To create top-down change, clf leadership serves on advisory boards for multiple sports organizations that set safety policies. Team up against Concussion collaborates with youth sports governing bodies to promote Concussion awareness.

Clf patient and family services program directly supports families fighting concussions, post-concussion syndrome (pcs), and possible cte. The clf helpline has provided over 4,000 patients and families with personalized medical referrals, education, support groups and mentors. Clf education through earned media efforts resulted in placement of dozens of unique stories in leading media including the ny times, Washington post, usa today, ap and more. Clf also educates through innovative social media, a website, and webinars.