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How “Return to Play” Laws Protect Your Child in School Sports
by Jenny Heitzby Jenny HeitzReturn to Play laws protect kids, particularly from traumatic brain injury. Learn about the Zachary Lystedt Law and it’s impact on youth sports.
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LISTEN: Growing Up With a Brain Injury – A Caregiver & Niece Share Their Stories
“Growing up with a traumatic brain injury has been one of the most difficult things I have ever faced,” says Valerie Cooper. Valerie and her aunt Tammy Woodrich join BIAWA…
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Parenting a Child with a TBI: Advocacy, Grief, and the Power of Peer Support
At 14, Karen Kaizuka’s son sustained a sports-related traumatic brain injury. Hear her story of parenting a child with a TBI as he learned to walk and talk again.
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LISTEN: Laughing With the Lystedts – The First Family of Brain Injury Prevention
See how they changed the law to protect kids who play school sports.
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Wondering how to keep kids safe playing sports? In this episode of Brain Injury Today, experts discuss how to build a culture of safety.
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Wondering what to do if your child has a possible concussion? Don’t just let it go and hope they heal, take these steps right away to protect them.
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Head injuries in children, when to worry? Here are signs of traumatic brain injury/concussion should be aware of and when to go to ER.
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Parenting a Child with Traumatic Brain Injury After Leaving the Hospital
by Jenny Heitzby Jenny HeitzAbout 37,200 children suffer a severe TBI, leaving families wondering how to get help when parenting a child with traumatic brain injury. Here’s what we found.
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After a traumatic brain injury, there can be nebulous issues that go beyond basic therapy. We explore ambiguous loss in brain injury with the experts.