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“Supporting Preschool Children with Concussions or Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) in Early Childhood Classrooms" Article Review

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Trinh Le
Research Assistant at Center on Brain Injury Research and Training

Understanding Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) in Young Children.

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Immediate Temporary Accommodation Plan (ITAP)

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Dave Kracke
Policy Director

Sometimes the best way to describe something is with an illustration. 

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Izzy’s Journey to Recovery and Triumph

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Melaney Grenz
Outreach Liaison

According to the Centers for Disease Control, in 2022, 2.3 million children and adolescents had received a concussion or brain injury at some point in their life.

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What is Policy?

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Dave Kracke
Policy Director

I was asked by a friend recently to explain what I do, how policy work is different from the litigation work that occupied the first twenty-eight years of my legal career. 

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Article Review: Factors Influencing Follow-Up Care for Children with Brain Injury for Educators

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Melissa McCart
Principal Investigator

Effective follow-up care is crucial for children recovering from brain injuries, yet many families
face significant challenges in accessing this care. 

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Friday Night Lights

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Dave Kracke
Policy Director

If I had to vote for the best high school football movie of all time, there would be a few contenders, but my vote would go to the 2004 movie, Friday Night Lights. 

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Personal Experience: The Importance of Proper Care and Diagnosis

Olivia Johnsrud
Olivia Johnsrud
Collegiate Soccer Player

Learning from my past experience and witnessing the detrimental effects of concussions on several teammates, I am a well educated advocate for athletic safeguarding. 

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Article Review: Understanding the Importance of Follow-Up Care for Children with Acquired Brain Injury

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Melissa McCart
Principal Investigator

When a child experiences a brain injury, the journey to recovery involves not just initial treatment but also ongoing medical and rehabilitative care. 

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Assessing the Impact of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

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Elizabeth Shanley
Pearson, Education Assessment Consultant, TX

Assessing the impact of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a critical endeavor in the rehabilitation journey, essential for understanding the complexities individuals face post-injury. 

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Traumatic Brain Injury in Young Children: Follow-up and care is important!

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Juliet Haarbauer-Krupa, PhD, FACRM
Health Scientist, Traumatic Brain Injury Team, Division of Injury Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA

Children younger than 5 have higher rates of hospital stays in the United States for traumatic brain
injury (TBI) than children of other ages, primarily due to falls. 

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