Resurrecting Lives foundation
Advocating for Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury
Resurrecting Lives foundation
Advocating for Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury
IF YOU ARE IN CRISIS, OR AT RISK OF HARMING YOURSELF OR OTHERS, PLEASE CALL US AT (844) 317-1136 IMMEDIATELY. IF THIS IS AN IMMINENT EMERGENCY, PLEASE CALL 911 OR PROCEED TO THE NEAREST ER.
The Facts About TBI
- Treating TBI/PTSD is a necessity; NOT an option. Prompt diagnosis and treatment diminishes complications and improves employment and education opportunities.
- TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) has been estimated in 20-25% of the nearly 3.2 million returning veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan, and an estimated 30% have PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder).
- Conventional neuroimaging studies such as the MRI and CAT scan do not reveal the pathology of a mild TBI. Newer technology, such as Diffusion Tensor Imaging and functional MRI must be utilized to further the diagnosis and treatment of the nearly 450,000 Iraq and Afghanistan veterans with TBI.
- The conditions caused by TBI are unforgiving, and include substance abuse, unemployment, homelessness, incarceration and even suicide.
- Alarming recent statistics released by the DOD/VA indicate that 1.3 Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans are taking their own lives at an alarming rate. Statistics reveal that nearly five times more veterans have died by suicide than in combat.
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