Traumatic brain injury and attendant cognitive deficits are an ongoing problem for people experiencing homelessness. Much like the chicken and egg quandary, determining the relationship between brain injury and homelessness can be difficult. Trauma survivors may have suffered brain injury as children through abuse or accident, or during military service. Without adequate assessment, continued follow up, cognitive rehabilitation, and supportive living conditions, many spiral into poverty and homelessness. People living on the streets or in shelters are often victims of accidents and violence that may cause new brain injuries or exacerbate old ones. This issue discusses the growth of research on traumatic brain injury, tools for assessment, and strategies for care.
Traumatic Brain Injury: Emerging Tools for Assessment and Care
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Clinical Practice, Conditions and Issues, Healing Hands Newsletter, Trauma