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  • If you or someone you care about has been affected by traumatic brain injury, we want to hear from you. Share your story with the Utah Health Story Bank.

  • Legislative Report, November 30, 2008
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    Utah Traumatic Brain Injury Fund

    Background

    The Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Fund was established in 2008 by the Utah Legislature as a restricted special revenue fund. The fund consists of gifts, grants, donations, and any other funding from private sources. The fund is administered through the Utah Department of Health. Fund monies may be used to:

    • Educate the general public and professionals on the treatment and prevention of TBI;
    • Provide access to evaluations and coordinate short-term care to assist an individual in identifying services or support needs, resources, and benefits for which the individual may be eligible; and
    • Develop and support an information referral system for persons with a traumatic brain injury and their families.

    Criteria for the awards and review of proposals will be done in consultation with a nine-member TBI Fund Advisory Committee. The committee is supported with staff from the Utah Department of Health Violence and Injury Prevention Program.

    Meeting schedule for the advisory committee is as follows:

    Meetings will be held from 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm at the Utah Department of Health located at 288 North 1460 West in Salt Lake City.

    Meetings are scheduled as follows:

    • Tuesday, February 9, 2010

    Awards from the TBI fund for the State of Utah currently focus on resource facilitation. Resource facilitation is a process that helps individuals and families by providing consistent, ongoing, short term support to assist with problem solving, linking people in need with available and appropriate resources (such as information, services, and supports) to meet their goals, and assist with successful return to school, work, or community reintegration. the contracted services began November 1, 2008 and end June 30, 2010.

    To seek assistance please contact:

    Brain Injury Association of Utah
    1800 South West Temple, Suite 203
    Salt Lake City, UT 84115
    (801) 484-2240

    Phoenix Services
    189 South State Street, Suite 225
    Salt Lake City, UT 84089-0457
    (801) 825-4535

    Intermountian Health Services, Inc.
    5801South 330 East, Suite 175
    Murray, UT 84107-6186
    (801) 314-2089

    Legislative Reports

    Donations - If you would like to donate to the TBI fund, send checks or money orders to:

    Pat Berubee
    Office of Fiscal Operations
    Utah Department of Health
    P.O. Box 144002
    Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4002

    Please make the check or money order out to the "DOH-TBI."

    *** Remember... All donations to the TBI fund are tax deductible. ***

    Questions - Anyone with general questions about the fund can contact: 

    Kevin Condra
    Violence & Injury Prevention Program
    Utah Department of Health
    288 North 1460 West
    PO Box 142106
    Salt Lake City, UT 84114-2106
    (801) 538-6183
    kcondra@utah.gov

    Resources - For the most current data on TBI in Utah download the following fact sheets:

    Links and Resources - For additonal TBI related resources click on any of the links below: