September Is Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month

September is Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month, or SCI Awareness Month.

As a nonprofit that works closely with spinal cord injury survivors and their families for medical fundraising, we celebrate SCI Awareness Month by amplifying views and voices within the SCI community and sharing perspectives from our clients and their communities of support.

According to the World Health Organization:

Over 15 million people are living with a spinal cord injury worldwide.

The National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center reports:

There are 18,000 spinal cord injuries each year diagnosed in the U.S.

Over 300,000 people in the U.S. are currently living with an SCI.

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A spinal cord injury often represents a shocking, overwhelming, isolating, and traumatic event.

Spinal cord injuries can forever change the lives of not just the individuals who experience them but also their family members, friends, and community.

We celebrate Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month to amplify the voices of individuals impacted by spinal cord injuries.

Spinal cord injury awareness represents a chance to:

Fight back against ableism and inaccessibility
Challenge myths about life with paralysis
Share resources that can help SCI families
Show individuals and families living with the impact of SCI that they are not alone.

If you are living with a spinal cord injury yourself or are a caregiver or loved one for someone with SCI, you can celebrate Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month in any way that feels authentic and effective to you.

You may keep your reflections and actions private, or you can add your voice to the dialogue this month by sharing your firsthand insights on social media, in videos, in blog posts or articles, or in other ways.

Don’t have firsthand experience with SCI? Here are three ways to celebrate Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month:

Take the time to learn about life with a spinal cord injury. Absorb firsthand content, follow influencers and advocates who live with SCI, and enrich your understanding so you can fight back against myths, misconceptions, and ableism.

Share what you learn! Re-share content from individuals with SCI to help more people gain awareness, understanding, and respect during Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month and all year long.

Donate to nonprofits like Help Hope Live that provide resources and support to the spinal cord injury community. We help thousands of individuals living with SCI to afford what they need to heal, live, and thrive through trusted medical fundraising campaigns.

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A spinal cord injury imposes substantial financial burdens on both individuals with SCI and their families, with common expenses ranging from hospitalization to long-term rehabilitation and equipment that can add up to $1.3 million per year depending on the severity of the injury.

Help Hope Live provides financial assistance for spinal cord injuries through community-based fundraising to help combat the high cost of spinal cord injury treatment.

In addition to SCI fundraising support, our nonprofit is dedicated to sharing insights and resources to help individuals living with SCI and their families.

Here are just a few of our top resources for SCI: