Personal Injury Law

Pennsylvania Initiates Brain Injury Recovery Task Force

By Bruce Stern

Estelle B. Richman, Secretary of Public Welfare, recently established the Brain Injury Recovery Task Force to address barriers and gaps in the service system for brain injury survivors and their families as part of the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. The need for the task force was brought to Secretary Richman's attention through the advocacy of brain injury survivors, families, advocates and brain injury service providers.

The Brain Injury Recovery Task Force held its kick-off event on April 28, 2008. The event was well attended by brain injury survivors, families, advocates, brain injury service providers, state staff and others who worked together in small groups to discuss the issues. You can review the notes from the kick-off event at the link below.

The Brain Injury Recovery Task Force will work over several months to create a final report for Secretary Richman by mid-September 2008. The work will be done in work groups on specific topic areas and are open to public participation.

You can access additional information on the Task Force as well as how to become a member here.

Full post as published by Traumatic Brain Injury Law Blog on May 27, 2008 (boomark / email).