Vermont & the Federal TBI Program

The lead state agency for the Vermont Federal TBI Program is the Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living; Division of Disability and Aging Services; TBI Program, 103 South Main St., Waterbury, VT 05671-2303.

Vermont has received $350,000 in Federal TBI Planning and Implementation Grants. The State has provided $200,985 in matching support.

Vermont Population & TBI

Vermont population in 2000: 608,827
Estimated TBI-related emergency department visits per year: 2,619
Estimated TBI-related hospitalizations per year: 374
Estimated TBI-related disability per year: 160

Grant objectives are listed as:

1. Develop a centralized toll-free TBI information, referral, and assistance (I/R/A) service.
2. Increase the public’s awareness of TBI.
3. Increase TBI expertise of the workforce.
4. Establish systems to track incidence and prevalence of TBI in Vermont.
5. Enhance the State’s capacity to provide services and supports to children and adults with TBI of all levels of severity.

Progress in the Vermont Federal TBI Program includes:

1. Established a TBI Statewide Advisory Board.
2. Conducted a Needs and Resources Assessment.
3. Published a TBI State Action Plan.
4. Hired two full-time personnel dedicated to grant activities.
5. Developed the I/R/A Service through a contract with the BIA of Vermont.
6. Published and widely disseminated 20,000 resource cards with information on concussion and signs and symptoms of brain injury.
7. Initiated collaborations with injury prevention groups, refugee and immigrant services, individuals with brain injury, the Veteran’s Administration, and local media.

Vermont's continuing effort entails the following:

1. Increasing TBI expertise among medical personnel, school personnel, and the direct care workforce
2. Collaborating with other State and local groups to develop a Shaken Baby Syndrome prevention plan.
3. Researching methods to create a TBI registry.
4. Developing outcome measures.
5. Collaborating with State and local groups to educate and inform about TBI and services.

For further information concerning the Vermont TBI Program, contact: Erin Weaver, TBI Program Coordinator, Division of Disability and Aging Services, (802) 241-1456, erin.weaver@dail.state.vt.us

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