The Pennsylvania Federal TBI Program

The Department of Health, Division of Child and Adult Services, located in the Health and Welfare Building, 7th & Forster Streets, Harrisburg, PA 17120, serves as the lead state agency in Pennsylvania's Federal TBI Program.

Pennsylvania has received $550,000 in Federal TBI Planning and Implementation Grants, providing $275,056 as matching support.

Pennsylvania Population & TBI

State population in 2000: 12,281,054
Estimated TBI-related emergency department visits per year: 41,282
Estimated TBI-related non-fatal hospitalizations per year: 8,550
Estimated TBI-related disability per year: 2,762

Grant objectives, as reported by the state of Pennsylvania, include:

1. Establish a comprehensive, coordinated statewide delivery system that meets the needs of individuals with TBI and their families.
2. Provide TBI education to targeted groups including individuals with TBI and their families, social service agencies, school personnel, medical personnel and community-based agencies.
3. Create a TBI Information and Referral Clearinghouse to include a toll-free line, resource book, a library, and a TBI Web site.
4. Enhance local service systems for persons with TBI by developing linkages between existing programs.

Reported progress in Pennsylvania includes:

1. Provided education and awareness of the causes of TBI as a result of sports activities.
2. Promoted education and networking at the grass roots level focused on TBI through the creation and expansion of support groups.
3. Created a TBI Information and Referral Clearinghouse which includes a BI Help Line, web site, and fulfillment center. Sent over 2,445 pieces of TBI materials and resources.
4. Provided Pre-enrollment Assistance for over 110 individuals to enter the system and receive necessary services and supports.
5. Conducted the first Statewide TBI Summit.

Pennsylvania continues to strengthen its interagency collaborations to address issues identified in its action plan, including the need for a greater public awareness of TBI.

For further information on the Pennsylvania TBI Program, contact: Carolyn Cass, Director, Division of Child & Adult Services, Department of Health, (717) 772-2762, ccass@state.pa.us

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