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TBI council and tribal member describe high prevalence of traumatic brain injury among incarcerated people
Summary
Kim Connor (TDI coordinator) and Tammy Cooper Woodridge (Nooksack tribal member) told the council that TBI is common among justice-involved people and described service gaps in courts and detention settings; Kim cited a DOC pilot that found 79% of incarcerated people in the sample had a TBI.
The meeting included a presentation on traumatic brain injury (TBI) from Kim Connor, the TDI coordinator and liaison to the Washington Traumatic Brain Injury Strategic Partnership Advisory Council, followed by personal testimony from Tammy Cooper Woodridge, a tribal member and TBI council member.
Connor described common symptoms of TBI — memory problems, difficulty learning new information, light and sound sensitivity and emotional regulation issues — and explained that these…
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