TOPEKA (KSNT) – Brain injury survivor advocates aimed to provide awareness on brain injury support and initiatives on Pie Day at the Kansas Capitol.
The Capitol hosted an advocacy event on Pie Day for brain injury survivors as March is brain injury awareness month in an effort to spark conversations with state legislators about initiatives that could help support survivors of the injury.
“It’s important because we want to make sure that survivors of brain injuries and their families have support they need [and] not just for the time of their injury, but for their lifetime,” said Executive Director of the Brain Injury Association of Kansas and Greater KC Heather Carbaugh.
According to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, nearly 10,635 Kansans suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Falls were listed as the leading cause of TBI-related hospitalizations while firearms were the leading cause of TBI-related deaths in Kansas in 2023.
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In the country, nearly 5 million Americans suffer from traumatic brain injuries and is the leading cause of death and disability.
“My passion is to help other people in my situation as caregiver to clear the way for other people so that it’s not so back and forth,” said supporter of brain injury awareness Sue Kingsolver.
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