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MHA : tbi

Traumatic Brain Injury

Overview

Maryland’s Mental Hygiene Administration (MHA) within the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) has been identified as Maryland’s lead agency for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). As lead agency, MHA directs the state’s plans, initiatives, and services for individuals with TBI. Examples of such initiatives, which are described below, include the Maryland Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Board, the Brain Injury Resource Coordination and Training program, and Maryland’s Waiver for Adults with Traumatic Brain Injury.

Maryland Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Board

The Maryland Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Board, established by House Bill 309 (Article Health General Section 13-201 through 13-21-06 meets six times per year reports annually to the Governor of Maryland and the General Assembly as to the needs of individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury.

Specifically, the Maryland TBI Advisory Board will:

  • Investigate the needs of citizens with TBI
  • Identify gaps in services to citizens with TBI
  • Facilitate collaboration among state agencies that provide services to individuals with TBI
  • Encourage and facilitate community participation in program implementation
  • Provide oversight in acquiring and utilizing State and federal funding dedicated to services for individuals with TBI
  • Build provider capacity and provider training that address the needs of individuals with TBI
    TBI Advisory Board Report 2009

TBI Board Report

TBI Advisory Board information

The Maryland Mental Hygiene Administration and the Brain Injury Association of Maryland invite you to participate in an on-line survey that will help identify Maryland service gaps and the service and support needs of Marylanders who have sustained a brain injury and their families.
 
Three separate surveys have been developed.
 
If you would like to participate in this survey, please click on the following link if you are individual who has experienced a brain injury https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NASurvivors
 
or
Click on the following link if you are the family member or the caregiver of an individual who experienced a brain injury https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NAFamily
or
Click on the following link of you are a professional who works with individuals with brain injury https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NAforProviders
 
Thank you. The survey results will help guide the State’s plans for individuals with brain injury and advocacy efforts on behalf of individuals with brain injury. Your participation in this survey will support efforts to achieve Maryland’s mission to facilitate collaboration in the creation and provision of a coordinated, accessible array of services and supports promoting optimal quality of life for individuals with brain injury and their families (Maryland Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Board).

 

 

Looking for interested TBI Advisory Board Members

The Mental Hygiene Administration and the Department of Disabilities are co-staffing the Advisory Board and assisting with recruiting individuals interested in serving on the Board. Specifically, appointments are available for individuals who have sustained a brain injury, family members or caregivers of individuals with brain injury, and for professionals working with individuals with brain injury. The Departments are committed to obtaining increased gender, geographic and minority representation on each of the Boards, Commissions, and Task Forces.

Interested individuals should complete the Biographical Information Form and return it along with a current resume/ vitae to:
Stefani O’Dea
Mental Hygiene Administration
Spring Grove Hospital/ Mitchell Building
55 Wade Avenue
Catonsville MD 21228

Biographical Information Form

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The Brain Injury Resource Coordination and Training Program

Background:

The program was established in 2003 with funding from the Health Resources and services Administration (HRSA)/ Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB), which awards grants to states to develop infrastructure and improve service provision within the state for individuals with traumatic brain injury.

Services:

Brain Injury Resource Coordinators assist individuals with acquired brain injuries who are interested in transitioning out of institutions or at risk of institutionalization to access the services and supports that they need. Brain Injury Resource Coordinators also provide enhanced transitional case management to MFP (Money Follows the Person) participants who are enrolling in the Waiver for Adults with Traumatic Brain Injury.

Resource Coordination services are available to individuals with acquired brain injury who reside in the following five Maryland counties: Montgomery, Baltimore, Howard, Frederick, and Washington.

Training:

The Mental Hygiene Administration, in collaboration with the Health Resources and Services Administration/ Maternal and Child Health Bureau and the Mental Health Management Agency of Frederick County, has developed numerous training materials geared to the needs of human service professionals.
The purpose of MHA's training efforts is to expand the capacity of humans service agencies and professionals to better identify and support individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury. The attached training materials are copyright free and available to the public.

Children and TBI 08.09

Domestic Violence and TBI 08.09

How to Utilize Substance Abuse Education- tips for professionals

Older Adults and TBI 08.09

Service members and brain injury 08.09

Strategies and Screening for brain injury 08.09

Substance Abuse and brain injury 08.09

TBI overview 08.09

Vocational Issues after brain injury 08.09

TBI Fact Sheet- Military 08.09

Resource Coordination Handbook

TBI Screening tool

HELPS TBI Screening tool

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Program Contact Information:

For general information about Resource Coordination services, for additional training materials, or to request training, contact:

Anastasia Edmonston at (410) 402-8476

To contact a Brain Injury Resource Coordinator directly:

Frederick/ Washington Counties: Charlotte Wisner (301) 682-6017 x 207

Baltimore, Howard Counties: Lauren Dorsey (301) 586-0900 x 2142

Montgomery County: Catherine Rinehart Mello (301) 586- 0900 x 2134

Medicaid Waiver for Adults with Traumatic Brain Injury

The Waiver for Adults with Traumatic Brain Injury is a home and community based Medicaid waiver program, administered by the Mental Hygiene Administration that was implemented in July of 2003. The program provides opportunities for community-based services to individuals who have experienced a traumatic brain injury after the age of 21 and who meet the medical, financial, and technical criteria for the program. Technical eligibility criteria requires that individuals are residents in state psychiatric hospitals, state owned and operated nursing facilities, or Maryland licensed chronic hospitals that are CARF accredited in inpatient brain injury rehabilitation.

TBI waiver Fact sheet Click here

Application for a §1915(c) Home and Community-Based Services Waiver

For more information about the TBI Advisory Board, the TBI Grant Program, the TBI Waiver or any other State initiatives for individuals with TBI, contact the Office of Adult Services, Mental Hygiene Administration (410) 402-8476.

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