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Student team urges school‑based screening and outreach on acquired brain injury to reduce juvenile justice involvement
Summary
Presenters said acquired brain injury (ABI) is under‑detected among youth and recommended school‑based awareness, routine screening (affordable tools first) and stronger partnerships with research centers to reduce justice involvement.
A University of Oregon team presenting on acquired brain injury (ABI) told Lane County commissioners on June 11 that routine screening and earlier, school‑based awareness could reduce behavioral problems that contribute to juvenile justice involvement.
Presenters — who included Sarah Quastemari and teammates — summarized ABI as any injury to the brain (traumatic brain injury, stroke, oxygen deprivation and similar events) that can impair cognition and behavior. They explained how criminal law evaluates both the physical act (actus reus) and the mental state (mens rea), and argued that ABI can change a young person’s ability to form intent and regulate behavior,…
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