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In July 2000, the Tennessee Disability Coalition and the TBI Program of the Tennessee Health Department established a partnership with the shared goal of improving educational outcomes for students in Tennessee with traumatic brain injuries (TBI). With funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration's Maternal and Child Health Bureau and Tennessee's TBI program, Project BRAIN was developed to address the issues around identifying and supporting these students in school.

Working to improve educational outcomes for Tennessee children & adolescents with brain injuries.

The Brain Resource and Information Network was established to provide brain injury awareness training and to develop multidisciplinary TBI resource / support teams for Tennessee school systems.

With appropriate supports at home and in school, children and adolescents with brain injuries can and do make considerable progress as students. By providing the training and information to those who support students with TBI, Project BRAIN seeks to increase students’ chances for educational success.

“I know that brain injury is still referred to as a ‘low incidence disability’ in schools. In turn, teachers have typically had less access to resources and training on this disability. By providing information on how brain injury can impact a student, we not only improve chances for correct identification of these students, we also increase the likelihood that they will have a successful school experience.”

TBI Consultant, Nashville

Funding

In 2004, Project BRAIN is delighted to announce that program funding will be through a new partnership with the Tennessee Traumatic Brain Injury Program and the Department of Education, Division of Special Education. Our contract administration will continue with The Tennessee Disability Coalition. This new unity will allow the Project to maintain supports and strengthen our commitment to Tennessee students. Also this year, Project B.R.A.I.N will be working with designated hospitals statewide to promote clear communication links between hospitals schools, Brain Resource Teams and TBI Program Service Coordinators.

TBI Program

The Tennessee Disability Coalition

Department of Education Special Education

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