Juvenile detention medicale: White man in white lab coat stansds in dark roon reviewing a large wall lightbox with numerous x-rays on it

Upcoming study aims to gauge prevalence and impact of traumatic brain injury on juveniles in detention

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Traumatic brain injury among juvenile offenders will be assessed as part of a three-year research project that’s slated to enroll the first of roughly 110 youth and young adult study participants in Florida as early as late January. Ultimately, the study aims to determine which TBI treatments might help keep those youth from cycling in and out of detention, complete their education and succeed at work.

Summer is Here and Concussion Season is Right Around the Corner

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My fifth grader, Mark, suddenly developed an obsession. He was determined to try out for the local park district football team. He began doing pushups and running around the block doing sprints with his buddy, Joey. As a single parent, I was more than uneasy about his desire and fervently hoped it was a phase. It wasn’t.