ACL has recently awarded the South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs (SCDDSN) a four-year Traumatic Brain Injury State Partnership Program (TBI SPP) grant from August 1, 2022, to July 31, 2026, totaling $800,000.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 1.5 million Americans sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI) every year, and an estimated 6% experience long-term or permanent disability that impacts daily living activities. The effects of TBI may occur immediately following an incident in which a person acquires a TBI or may develop months (or even years) after an injury is sustained. The complex nature of TBI may affect a person’s cognitive, physical, emotional, and/or behavioral capacities, impacting participation in independent living, education and employment across the lifespan. Furthermore, when intersectionality is considered for multiple marginalized individuals, those impacts grow exponentially.
The purpose of the TBI State Partnership Program is to create and strengthen person-centered, culturally competent systems of services and supports that maximize the independence and overall health and well-being of people with TBI across the lifespan and the people who support them. As a result of the TBI State Partnership Program, AoD envisions individuals with TBI will experience:
- Increased self-determination, independence, and quality of life;
- Highly streamlined, coordinated pathways to services and supports;
- Increased availability of high quality, person-centered, culturally competent, evidence- based services and supports; and
- Person-centered, culturally competent services and supports with the capacity to serve and support diverse and underserved populations.
For additional information, visit the ACL TBI Program webpage or email the ACL TBI Technical Assistance and Resource Center.