Federal TBI Program - Minnesota

The lead state agency for the Minnesota Federal TBI Program is the Department of Human Services, Mental Health Division, 444 Lafayette Road North, St. Paul, MN 55155.

Minnesota has received $522,500 in Federal TBI Implementation and Post-Demonstration Grants. The State has provided approximately $254,391 in matching support.

Minnesota Population and TBI
State population in 2000: 4,919,479
Estimated TBI-related emergency department visits per year: 15,467
TBI-related non-fatal hospitalizations per year: 2,796
Estimated TBI-related disability per year: 1,470

Minnesota currently does not have a Federal TBI Program State Grant, but reports the following progress:

1. Established a TBI Statewide Advisory Board, completed a Needs and Resources Assessment, and developed a TBI State Action Plan which continues to be updated.
2. Formalized the pre-existing strong partnership between five State Agencies and the BIA of MN with an Interagency Agreement to address agency gaps and overlap in policy, funding, and services creating the MN TBI Interagency Leadership Council (ILC).
3. Expanded the ILC to include the State’s Department of Corrections, TBI Protection and Advocacy Program, and the TBI Program at the VA Medical Center in Minneapolis.
4. Implemented the "hospital discharge model" (now "resource facilitation") developed and enhanced by the Federal TBI Program State grants statewide. The 2003 MN Legislature funded a special surcharge, part of the TBI Dedicated Funds.

In addition to work begun and sustained by the TBI State grants, Minnesota’s TBI State Action Plan identifies additional systems change needs, such as improved access to pertinent information; better linkage to resources in various systems (e.g., education, work, behavioral health, etc.); coordinating with “border hospitals” in neighboring States; and outreach to the underserved.

For further information, contact: Minnesota TBI Program, Sharyl Helgeson, Mental Health Program Consultant, Minnesota Department of Human Services, (651) 431-2234, sharyl.helgeson@state.mn.us.

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