TBI Program, Study, or Pilot
Type: Study
Agency Providing the Funding: Information Unavailable
Year Provided/Duration: Information Unavailable
Funding Given To: Information Unavailable
Population (Juvenile Justice, Criminal Justice, Parole, Probation, Jail, Prison, etc.,)
System Group
Adult Male Prison
Location
- California Men’s Colony – (Medium Security Prison, 322 individuals)
- Fresno City College (162 Students)
- California School of Professional-Psychology (92 Students)
- Fresno State University (55 College Football Players)
- California State University – Fresno (424 Psychology Students
(Hughey, et al., 1992)
Purpose/Goal
The purpose of this research was to explore roughly the extent and correlates of history of head injury without medical attention in various populations. (Hughey, et al., 1992)
Screening Tool Used
What tool was used?
Questionnaire created specifically for study.
When is screening done?
At the California Men’s Colony approximately 500 survey forms were distributed to each cell block area, where inmates were able to pick up a
form on a voluntary basis. All picked up forms were returned. Instructions on the forms were to turn them in to the area clerk, from whom the investigator.
The Fresno City College students completed the
questionnaires in their classrooms.
The California State University-Fresno students were administered the questionnaires in their introductory psychology laboratory classes.
The questionnaires were placed in the mailboxes of the 289 graduate students, 32 core and adjunct faculty members, and 23 administration and staff at California School of Professional Psychology-Fresno.
The football players were those who volunteered on request of coaches who had been contacted by the present investigators.
(Hughey, et al., 1992)
What happens after screening?
Information Unavailable
Who Conducted Screening?
Self-administered
Data Collection
Tracking
Information on the method of tracking unavailable.
Findings
The total of 1,055 subjects had a total of 489 injuries.
One hundred and fifty-three (31%) of the 489 injuries were unattended. Two hundred and ninety-one (60%) of the 489 injuries were undocumented. (Hughey, et al., 1992)
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Community Resources
Information and Referrals
N/A
Trainings
N/A
Agency Contact Information
Name
California State Department of Rehabilitation
Website
https://www.dor.ca.gov/Home/TraumaticBrainInjury
Phone Number
Sustainability
N/A
Advisory Board
N/A
How was this information acquired?
Information requested through the California State of Department of Rehabilitation
Study acquired through online journals.
References: For more information on this states work, please see references
Hughey, B., Kasiraj, J., Orling, R. A., Templer, D. I., Thomas-Dobson, S., Trent, A., & Trent, N. H. (1992). Exploration of head injury without medical attention. Perceptual Motor Skills, 75(1), 195-202. doi:10.2466/pms.1992.75.1.195.
Notes: Additional mentions from state leads/representatives
California’s Criminal and Juvenile justice system is not currently doing justice related TBI screenings or programs.
In the 1992 study, the researchers noted: It appears that unattended and undocumented head injuries are common in a broad spectrum of segments of the population and that the inmates had histories of more severe head injury.’ (Hughey, et al., 1992)