Washington's Federal TBI Program

The lead state agency for Washington's Federal TBI Program is the Department of Social and Health Services, Aging and Disability Services Administration, 640 Woodland Square Loop, Lacey, WA 98503.

Washington has received $550,000 in Federal TBI Planning and Implementation Grants. The State has provided $178,361 in matching support.

Washington Population & TBI

Washington population in 2000: 5,894,121
Estimated TBI-related emergency department visits per year: 25,763
Estimated TBI-related non-fatal hospitalizations per year: 4,147
Estimated TBI-related disability per year: 1,724

Objectives of the grant program are:

1. Create a strong statewide Information and Resource system that will increase appropriate referral and services to individuals with TBI.
2. Increase capacity for appropriately identifying and serving individuals with TBI within the State and other systems.
3. Increase services for individuals with TBI by collaborating in the development of programs to address unmet housing and service needs.
4. Strengthen the TBI Statewide Advisory Board by recruiting new members and developing a retention strategy.

Progress is reported as:

1. Completed a Needs and Resources Assessment and developed a TBI State Action Plan.
2. Incorporated existing Federal TBI Program products and others into a TBI Tool Kit using a consumer-directed process.
3. Developed a framework to enhance public and professional education through product development and dissemination.
4. Developed an interactive TBI education series targeting the needs of rural and urban communities in collaboration with the UW TBI Model Systems and Idaho TBI State Grants.

Washington State continues to further strengthen its various interagency collaborations and its TBI Statewide Advisory Board to achieve the priorities as identified in the TBI State Action Plan, including the development of support for a housing option specifically for those with TBI.

For further information on the Washington TBI Program, contact: Traci Adair, TBI Project Manager, Aging & Disability Adult Services Administration, Home & Community Services Division, (360) 725-2455, adairt@dshs.wa.gov.

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