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Maryland Traumatic Brain Injury Partnership Implementation Project. [2009]. What military service members should know about brain injury. [Catonsville, MD: Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Mental Health Administration], 3 pp.

Annotation: This fact sheet for military service members provides information about brain injury. Topics include signs and symptoms that can indicate a possible brain injury and organizational resources in Maryland and nationwide. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: Maryland Department of Health, Behavioral Health Administration, Spring Grove Hospital Complex, Dix, Mitchell and Vocational Rehabilitation Buildings, 55 Wade Street, Catonsville, MD 21228, Telephone: (410) 402-8300 Secondary Telephone: (410) 402-8600 Web Site: http://bha.dhmh.maryland.gov Available from the website.

Keywords: Family support, Military, Traumatic brain injury

[U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau]. 1998. TBI: Traumatic Brain Injury State Demonstration Grant Program—Project abstracts, FY__. Silver Spring, MD: TBI Technical Assistance Center, annual.

Annotation: This report begins with background information on the Traumatic Brain Injury State Demonstration Grant Program. Part II of the report is a tabular state-by-state summary of objectives. Part III contains project abstracts for planning grants and implementation grants, each section arranged alphabetically by state name. Part IV is the grantee contact list. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Brain injuries, Demonstration programs, Federal grants, State programs, Statewide planning, Trauma, Traumatic Brain Injury State Demonstration Grant Program

Wright B. 1993. What legislators need to know about traumatic brain injury. Denver, CO: National Conference of State Legislatures, 52 pp.

Annotation: This report addressed to state legislators reviews the public policy aspects of traumatic brain injury, including the services such patients require; what federal assistance is available; what private insurance coverage applies; how states finance and deliver services to people with traumatic brain injuries; and how long-term care is handled. There is also a resources list of organizations that work in this area.

Contact: National Conference of State Legislatures, 7700 East First Place, Denver, CO 80230, Telephone: (303) 364-7700 Contact Phone: (303) 830-2054 Fax: (303) 364-7800 Contact E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.ncsl.org Available in libraries.

Keywords: Costs, Critical care, Injury prevention, Injury severity, Insurance, Legislation, State government, Trauma care, Traumatic brain injuries, Treatment
   

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