Typically, traumatic brain injury<\/a> (TBI) coverage focuses on those involved in contact sports and on military veterans.\u00a0However, TBI also seriously affects vulnerably housed individuals and the homeless.<\/p>\n The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation recently featured a study arguing that the homeless who suffer TBI have a strong, negative impact on public expenses. Homeless and unsafely housed individuals who have suffered damaging blows to the head are more likely to frequent ER departments for health care, to fall victim to assaults, to have done jail time and to have been arrested. <\/p>\n The Canadian article argued that traumatic brain injuries, such as concussions, are approximately seven times more common among the homeless. TBIs may manifest themselves in mental health issues, in alcohol or drug abuse and in physical symptoms, including seizures. <\/p>\n The study stretched over four years, and 61 percent of its participants reported having sustained a TBI in survey. The figures (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Typically, traumatic brain injury (TBI) coverage focuses on those involved in contact sports and on military veterans.\u00a0However, TBI also seriously affects vulnerably housed individuals and the homeless. The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation recently featured a study arguing that the…<\/span><\/p>\n