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It could be anywhere from $20 to $10,000 for a first-time offender—or no ban at all. The good news: fatal car crashes are on the decline. The bad news: fatal car crashes involving cell phone use—anything from texting to talking to reaching for a ringing phone—are on the rise. In fact, the leading cause of death for
One year ago, a handful of leading brain injury groups joined forces to create the United States Brain Injury Alliance (USBIA). Today, the success of the initiative can be measured by the joining of 21 state groups as USBIA members. More importantly, though, it is a testament to the groups’ collective commitment to working towards
About three of every four car seats are installed improperly, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. In some communities that lack safety checks or education programs, the figure is even higher. Read more here. For information on how to properly choose and install your child’s car seat, read more below:
Download your copy here! USBIA Annual Report
Child Passenger Safety Week (Sept. 15 – 21, 2013) National Seat Check Saturday (Sept. 21, 2013) Car crashes are a leading cause of death for children 1 to 13 years old. Many times deaths and injuries can be prevented by proper use of car seats, boosters, and seat belts. Download this toolkit and use it
Recent Study Shows Fewer High School Seniors are Licensed to Drive
The proportion of US high school seniors who reported having a driver’s license declined from 85 percent to 73 percent during 1996–2010, according to a recent study published by CDC in the Journal of Safety Research. CDC examined results from the Monitoring the Future survey to estimate the proportion of high school seniors who possessed
As states wrap up legislative sessions and make decisions about whether to implement the Medicaid expansion included in the Affordable Care Act (ACA), this new analysis highlights the implications of these decisions for coverage, state finances and providers. As of July 2013, 24 states were moving forward with the Medicaid expansion, 21 states were not
New documentary ‘The United States of Football’ takes a powerful look at the sport’s vulnerability when it comes to brain injuries
Watch the official trailer here!
Terrill Foundation launches brain injury scholarship assistance program.
Scholarships dedicated to students with neurologic injuries and diseases are rare and difficult to find. Since, 2009, the Terrill Foundation has provided qualifying high school seniors throughout the 50 states whose lives have been changed by neurologic disease and brain injury have received assistance to further their educational goals at universities and technical schools. This
Infographic: TBI in Kids and Teens Can Impact School Performance
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association More kids suffer from traumatic brain injury than ever before. Half a million children get medial treatment for TBI each year. Did you know that US emergency departments treat more than 170,000 sports- and recreation-related TBIs, including concussions, in children and teens, each year? Did you know that children between 10 and