Awareness
Understanding how the brain works, how it gets hurt, and how injury connects to long-term mental health is the first step toward prevention.
A brain-health movement
Protect your head. Protect your future.
HeadsUp NYC is on a mission to raise awareness about brain injury and mental health — and to make prevention second nature, one helmet, one conversation, one habit at a time.
HeadsUp NYC — brain injury prevention & awareness.
5 seconds to buckle a helmet. A lifetime to recover from what it prevents.
Why HeadsUp NYC exists
Every year, millions of people experience a brain injury — many of them preventable. And for every visible injury, there are countless invisible struggles with mental health that go unspoken.
HeadsUp NYC exists to close that gap: connecting brain safety and mental wellbeing under one simple idea — your brain deserves protection, on the outside and the inside.
The three pillars
A whole-person approach to brain health.
Prevention
Simple habits — wearing a helmet, buckling a seatbelt, warming up before sports, checking in on a friend — dramatically lower the risk of injury and its lasting effects.
Support
Recovery from a brain injury or a mental health struggle isn't linear. HeadsUp NYC connects people to resources, community, and information so no one has to navigate it alone.
By the numbers
What the research keeps telling us.
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Leading cause
Brain injuries are a leading cause of disability worldwide.
Falls, sports, roads
A large share of TBIs are linked to falls, sports, and road incidents.
Mental health risk ↑
People with a brain injury face significantly higher risk of depression and anxiety.
Protective gear works
Helmets substantially reduce the risk of serious head injury in sports and cycling.
A second is enough
It only takes a second to protect a lifetime.
Whether it's grabbing a helmet before you ride, checking in on someone who seems off, or just learning the signs — small actions add up to real prevention.
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