BrainCharge | Caring for Caregivers

Keeping caregivers in mind

At BrainCharge, our mission is to serve the community of caregivers who are supporting individuals impacted by brain-related trauma, injury, or illness.

care·giv·er
/ˈkerˌɡivər/
noun

A CAREGIVER is a person who provides direct care (as for children, elderly people, or the chronically ill.)
Source: Merriam-Webster

Who is affected?

1.5 million Americans

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of death and disability among children and young adults in the United States. Each year an estimated 1.5 million Americans sustain a TBI.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
200,000 people

More than 200,000 people in the United States are diagnosed with a brain tumor each year.
Source: Cleveland Clinic
10th leading cause of death

Brain and other nervous system cancer is the 10th leading cause of death for men and women.
Source: American Society of Clinical Oncology
26% of Americans

An estimated 26% of Americans ages 18 and older - about 1 in 4 adults - suffers from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year.
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine
6 million people

More than 6 million people in the US are living with Alzheimer’s.
Source: Alzheimer's Association

All of them need care. Most of them rely on a family caregiver.

The challenge of being a caregiver to a loved one with a brain-related trauma, injury or illness is that the disease or disability isn’t always visible. It can be physically and emotionally exhausting, as well as isolating for the caregiver. This is our “why” at BrainCharge, to bring together an often overlooked community of caregivers, in support of their health and wellbeing.

Vidya Ayyr, Founder & CEO

More than an estimated 53 million Americans serve as family caregivers. As an unpaid workforce they provide an approximate $470 billion worth of services in the US annually.

Source: National Alliance for Caregiving and AARP

"There are only four kinds of people in the world: those who have been caregivers, those who are currently caregivers, those who will be caregivers, and those who will need caregivers."

-Rosalyn Carter, Former First Lady of the United States

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