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Brain Injury & Minority Health
“The residents of Tennessee experience poorer life expectancy than the residents of most other states. Additionally, there are many significant differences in this outcome across racial, ethnic, gender, and geographic lines within Tennessee.”
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Rural Health Resources Page
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TBF Rural Health and Brain Injury
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Brain Injury & Rural Health
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Rural Health Screening Tools and Resources
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Social Determinants of Health Factsheet
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TBF YouTube Playlist: Quarterly Training Meetings
Tune in to learn from the experts in their Systems of Support with Topic Specific Recordings and complete a survey to receive a Certificate of Attendance.
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Voting with a Disability Video Series
Our video series breaks down your voting rights as a voter with a disability in Tennessee.
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Criminal Justice Resources
About Criminal Justice
Criminal justice is an umbrella term that refers to the laws, procedures, institutions, and policies at play before, during, and after the commission of a crime. https://www.law.cornell.edu
Tennessee's criminal justice system includes:
• a range of city and county law enforcement agencies,
• a prosecution arm,
• a public defense system,
• the state judiciary, local and state corrections, and
• a range of for-profit and non-profit service providers https://www.tn.gov
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Criminal Justice/Adult – Video
The issue of Traumatic Brain Injury in prisons and jails is big enough that the CDC recognizes it as an important public health problem. Within five years after an injury, nearly one-third report some involvement with the criminal justice system. In the adult criminal justice system 50-80% have had a Traumatic Brain Injury (as compared with 8.5% in the general population. People with a TBI are 14 times more likely to incur a serious charge and 12 times less likely to achieve a discretionary release. Having a TBI increases the risk of recidivism by 69%. It is believed that close to 100% of women in the justice system have a history of TBI – much of these injuries are due to domestic violence.
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Brain Injury & Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
BEST PRACTICE: Providers across systems should:
SCREEN for prior history of Brain Injury
ASSESS Cognitive & Functional Impairment
EDUCATE staff on Brain Injury
EDUCATE the person about their Brain Injury
PROVIDE and TEACH Accommodations
CONNECT person served with Community Resources
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Digital Accessibility Best Practices
This resource has up-to-date accessibility best practices for social media, websites, and other digital mediums.
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