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Dr. Robert Cantu talks about his collaboration with Christopher Nowinski and the Sports Legacy Institute, a not-for-profit  working to advance the study, treatment, and prevention of the effects of brain trauma in athletes and other at-risk groups.

Dr. Robert Cantu describes in details various scenarios to help parents better understand when they can feel safe monitoring their child's symptoms themselves, when to take them to the doctor, or when to rush them to the emergency room.

Retired player Thomas Jones — who played 12 years in the NFL, 4 years in college, and 3 years in high school — explains why "there is more to being in the NFL than you see on TV."

Retired NFL player Thomas Jones talks about players needing more information to make health decisions for themselves in the short and long term.

Retired NFL player Thomas Jones talks about players who have committed suicide and how that has influenced how he thinks about football, living, and dying.

Retired NFL player Thomas Jones talks about the nature of being in the NFL -- from using fear as an effective motivator to knowing that the only constant is change.

To younger players with concussions, retired NFL player Thomas Jones would say to ask questions and take care of yourself because even though the coaches and trainers care about you, they care about winning more.

Retired NFL player Thomas Jones wonders if he will develop CTE from cumulative concussions sustained playing football, but there is nothing to do about it but exercise your brain, learn what you can, and share your life with your loved ones.

Listening, showing empathy, being respectful, and opening up to creative collaboration are all key ways parents and teachers can work together to help a child with brain injury.

Dr. Ann Glang talks about how school teachers and staff in collaboration with parents can help a child with TBI have a fulfilling and successful experience during school and beyond.

Teachers and staff need a knowledge and understanding of brain injury and what modifications kids with a brain injury may need in order to help their students most effectively.

"One mother I worked with needed to fully grieve the son she lost but who did not die in order to embrace the child who remained," says Hospital Executive Amy Mansue.