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Justice for All: Serving Individuals with Brain Injury Across the Justice System

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The fourth TBI Tuesday session will focus on the criminal and juvenile justice (CJJ) system. Three TBI State Partnership Program grantees (Colorado, Indiana, and Pennsylvania) will provide an overview on CJJ and brain injury, and why it matters. There will be an overview of the SPP workgroup and its structure, purpose, and products as well as a presentation by Policy Research Associates on using the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Sequential Intercept Model to support people living with a brain injury as they move through the criminal justice system.

Return to Learn: Equal Access to Education for Students with Brain Injury

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The third TBI Tuesday session will focus on Return to Learn following brain injury. The session will begin with a panel of TBI State Partnership Program (SPP) grantees (Oregon and Pennsylvania) who will discuss Return to Learn initiatives. Participants will hear from a concussion expert and an individual with a TBI, who will share their return to learn experience. ACLwill also lead a discussion with session participants about the pros and cons of state legislation on Return to Learn.

Sustainable Partnerships: Forging Relationships that Last

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The focus of this second TBI Tuesday session will be Sustainable Partnerships. The session will feature several TBI State Partnership Program (SPP) grantees (Georgia, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, and Tennessee) who will share the work of the Sustainable Partnership SPP Workgroup, including two workgroup products (Success Story and Tip Sheet). ACL will also discuss how to build capacity to better serve people with TBI through partnerships within and between states.

Outreach to All: Brain Injury within Underserved Populations

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The kickoff TBI Tuesday session will focus on Underserved Populations. Reyma McCoy-McDeid, the newly appointed Commissioner of ACL's Administration on Disabilities will provide opening remarks. Two TBI State Partnership Program state grantees (Oregon and West Virginia) will introduce the Rural Outreach Toolkit and a person with TBI will share their outreach experience. You will also hear from ACL's federal partner from the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (invited) regarding rural and frontier populations.
 

Thursday at Three Kick-off Webinar: Nutrition, Socialization, and Health and Well-Being

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ACL has planned weekly webinars in March on Thursdays at 3:00 pm EST to share a fresh look at the Intent of the Older Americans Act, Nutrition, Socialization and Health and Well-Being. Look out for ACL eNews communications to register for each webinar. 

Webinar 1: Kick-Off, Nutrition, Socialization, and Health and Well-Being

  • Thursday, March 4th, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm EST

Click here to register.

Financial Protection for Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Join experts from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and ACL on Tuesday, February 23 at 1 pm ET for a free webinar on financial protection of older adults during the COVID pandemic. The FCC will begin the program with an overview of coronavirus-related phone scams targeting older adults. The CFPB will share resources to help older adults address the financial impact of the pandemic. HHS will conclude the webinar with a discussion of the role of the aging services network.

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Self-Advocacy for Women Living with Paralysis

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This webinar will examine what self-advocacy is and where it can take place as well as explore disability stereotypes and gender socialization patterns that can present obstacles to practicing self-advocacy for women living with paralysis. By learning about these social inequalities, attendees will have greater awareness of power differences and be able to exert greater control over the oppression they face in their advocacy efforts.

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