CLF, according to Nowinski, was founded to solve this concussion crisis in Sports and the military through medical research, treatment, and education & prevention. The initial vision of the CLF was to formalize neuropathological research and develop and treatment, via partnership with a top-tier university medical school. To that end, the CLF began such a partnership with Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) in September 2008, collaborating in formation of its Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE Center). Subsequently, CLF has sought to develop ways to raise awareness of the issue and to directly educate coaches, athletes and parents. In 2009, it created a Coaches Concussion Clinic program. The CLF has been featured in articles in The New York Times, on news programs such as 60 Minutes and Frontline, and has appeared in various segments on CNN, ESPN, and other networks.