TBI Program, Study, or Pilot
Type: Study 1
Agency Providing the Funding: National Institute on Drug Abuse
Year Provided/Duration: 1998-1999
Funding Given To: Information Unavailable
Population (Juvenile Justice, Criminal Justice, Parole, Probation, Jail, Prison, etc.,)
System Group
Adult Corrections (Men)
General Population Inmates were scheduled for parole hearings. (Hiller, Ph.D, Leukefled, D.S.W., Staton, MSW, & Walker, 2003)
Location
4 Kentucky Prisons
Purpose/Goal
The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence of brain injury histories and their associations with drug abuse and related problems. The study examined self-reported head injury histories as a way to identify potential brain injuries and the problems associated with brain injury. (Hiller, Ph.D, Leukefled, D.S.W., Staton, MSW, & Walker, 2003)
Screening Tool Used
What tool was used?
Head Injury was assessed using five questions:
- Have you ever been in an auto accident and received a head injury?
- Were you ever knocked out in a fight?
- Have you ever had a head injury from an accident at work or another event?
- Have you ever had a head injury resulting from a bike/motorcycle accident?
- Do you believe you have received a head injury as a child from an accident or from abuse by a parent.
(Hiller, Ph.D., Leukefled, D.S.W., Staton, MSW, & Walker, 2003)
When is screening done?
Participants were drawn from facilitates at about three months prior to their scheduled appearances before the parole board. (Hiller, Ph.D, Leukefled, D.S.W., Staton, MSW, & Walker, 2003)
What happens after screening?
N/A
Who Conducted Screening?
Trained interviewer.
Data Collection
Tracking
Information on method to track data unavailable.
Findings
(Hiller, Ph.D, Leukefled, D.S.W., Staton, MSW, & Walker, 2003)
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Community Resources
Information and Referrals
N/A
Trainings
N/A
Agency Contact Information
Name
Brain Injury Alliance of Kentucky
Website
Phone Number
Sustainability
N/A
Advisory Board
N/A
How was this information acquired?
Information was acquired through online published report.
References: For more information on this states work, please see references
Hiller, Ph.D, M., Leukefled, D.S.W., C., Staton, MSW, M., & Walker, R. (2003). Head injury among drug abusers: An indicator of Co-Occurring Problems. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs; 35(3), 343-353.