Dave Kracke
Policy Director
Blog Posts
A place for the TBI SOS team to connect, share, and advocate!
Immediate Temporary Accommodation Plan (ITAP)
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Sometimes the best way to describe something is with an illustration.
Read moreIzzy’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.
Read moreWhat 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.
Read moreArticle 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.
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.
Read morePersonal Experience: The Importance of Proper Care and Diagnosis
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.
Read moreArticle 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.
Read moreAssessing the Impact of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
2 Mins
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.
Read moreTraumatic 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.
A Journey Through Concussions
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Lilly Nowatzke
Student Athlete
As a college soccer player who has journeyed through club soccer and Olympic development programs, my path has been shaped by both successes and challenges, including navigating through concussions.
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