March 23, 2016

Case & Staneski Recognize Brain Injury Awareness Month

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HARTFORD- State Reps. Jay Case (R-Winsted) and Pam Staneski (Milford & Orange) celebrated March as ‘Brain Injury Awareness’ Month with the Brain Injury Alliance of Connecticut (BIAC).

Both Reps. Case and Staneski stopped by the BIAC legislative event today being held to help increase awareness about brain injuries and educate the public about a variety of safe behaviors that they can take to reduce their risk of injury.

According to the BIAC, for the last 30 years, the BIAC has received a grant from the Department of Social Services to provide injury resources and supports, including operation of the state’s only Helpline. The lack of the Helpline could lead to medically necessary services being delayed as a result of staff unavailability to assist callers.

“Outreach, education, and resources are key to treatment and prevention of brain injuries. Elimination of the Helpline will leave Connecticut without the one vital connection to resources used by the many thousands who contact the Helpline annually,” said Rep. Staneski.

Rep. Case said, “It is evident the Helpline is a catalyst to providing a core service of government for those affected by brain injury. Funding for the Helpline should be preserved so that those in need of medical services will have a reliable resource to depend on in order to receive such services.”

Each year, March is recognized nationally as Brain Injury Awareness Month. According to the Centers for Disease and Prevention (CDC), an estimated 2.5 million people sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI) each year. Of those individuals, 52,000 die, 275,000 are hospitalized, and 1.4 million are treated and released form an emergency department. Individuals who have sustained a brain injury are often times misdiagnosed, misunderstood, and under-funded.

TBIs can affect the functionality of the brain—affecting thinking, reasoning, and memory. Whether the victim is an adult, a child, or an infant, TBIs can have a major impact on individuals and their families.

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