Project BRAIN
Brain Resource and Information Network
A Resource and Training Network for Educators, Families, and Health Professionals Who Support Students in Tennessee with Traumatic Brain Injury
Disabilities resulting from traumatic brain injury (TBI) affect the lives of nearly 5.3 million Americans. TBI can happen to any one at any time. For children and adolescents in the United States, it is the most frequent cause of disability and death.
Public awareness of brain injury has grown significantly in the last twenty years. We are increasingly aware of ways to prevent brain injuries. Survival rates continue to increase, as does our knowledge of effective rehabilitation practices for survivors. The potential for people to regain skills and independences after TBI grows more promising.
For the child who survives TBI, however, medical recovery and the post-injury rehabilitation process are less predictable. The long-term impact of the injury is determined by several factors, including the developmental stage of the child at the time of injury. Once the injured child is released from a medical or rehabilitation facility, the provision of services becomes the primary responsibility of the schools. Schools are ultimately the largest provider of services to students with disabilities.
“Although TBI is very common, many medical and education professionals may not realize that some difficulties can be caused by a childhood brain injury. Often, students with TBI are thought to have a learning disability, emotional disturbance, or mental retardation. As a result, they don’t receive the type of educational help and support they really need.”
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY) Fact Sheet on Traumatic Brain Injury. http://www.nichcy.org/
Project BRAIN is supported in part by project H21MC06739 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resource and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau. Additional support is from the Tennessee Department of Education, Division of Special Education. Project BRAIN is a project of the Tennessee Disability Coalition, implemented through a contract with the Tennessee Traumatic Brain Injury Program of the Department of Health.
Check out our interactive CD-ROM - NOW VIEWABLE ON THE WEB!
tools
An "interactive tool" for educators, families, and healthcare professionals.
Each “room” provides information about supporting students with TBI in the educational environment.
WHEN YOUR CHILD'S HEAD HAS BEEN HURT
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Para solicitar una versión española el clic aquí o llama 615-383-9442 y pide Paula
Save the date
June 9: School Nurse Conference, Knox County Schools Health Services and East Tennessee Children’s Hospital
June 18: Chattanooga Area Brain Injury Association Conference
July 29-31: TN-EMS Education Conference, Chattanooga http://www.tnemsea.com/
August 24: Tennessee TBI Program's Advisory Council Meeting, Nashville 1-800-882-0611
headlines
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Presents new TBI Updates
Heads Up: Concussion in High School Sports
Heads Up Concussion in Youth Sports
Multimedia Educational Tookit Designed to Protect Teen Athletes
Heads Up: Brain Injury in Your Practice
National Association of State Head Injury Administrators NASHIA Conferences
Congressional Brain Injury Task Force
The Brain Injury Association of America BIAA
Susan Connors, President and CEO
F A C T S
On an annual basis in the United States:
- 1.4 million people will sustain a traumatic brain injury annually
- 50,000 people will die annually as a result of sustaining a traumatic brain injuryspa
- 80,000 plus people annually experience the onset of long-term disabilities following a traumatic brain injury
- There are currently 5.3 million Americans living with a disability as a result of a traumatic brain injury
