A safer future. A stronger voice.

ACHE is a Michigan nonprofit dedicated to concussion and traumatic brain injury awareness, education, advocacy, research collaboration and family support.

Our mission includes advancing research toward earlier detection of CTE in living individuals. We bring people and ideas together around a shared goal: better understanding, stronger prevention and meaningful support.

EDUCATION & AWARENESS Building conversations about concussion and repetitive head impacts with families, athletes and community organizations.

RESEARCH & COLLABORATION Developing relationships that can advance understanding of brain injury and its long-term effects.

INDIVIDUALS & FAMILIES Listening to lived experience and working to strengthen community support for people affected by head injury.

RISE™ Our developing framework brings exposure history and cognitive assessment concepts together to inform future research collaboration.

HELMET INNOVATION The ACHE Plate™ and related impact-management concepts explore new approaches to protective equipment.

These initiatives are in development. They are not established diagnostic tools or certified protective products. Contact us to discuss research opportunities and appropriate sharing of technical information.

Whether you are a family member, athlete, researcher, educator or potential sponsor, we would like to hear from you.

Adam Johnson, Founder Association of Concussion and Head Injury Experts Grand Rapids, Michigan