Clinical Review
Depression and Substance Abuse Intensify Suicide Risk
Researchers examined the unique and combined contributions of the polytrauma clinical triad in certain combinations among Operation Iraqi Freedom/...
The Assisted Living Pilot Program for Veterans With Traumatic Brain Injury (AL-TBI), originally slated to end in 2014, has been extended until October 6, 2017.
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Under the program, eligible veterans are placed in private sector TBI residential care facilities that specialize in neurobehavioral rehabilitation. The program offers team-based care and assistance in speech, memory, and mobility.
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More than 200 veterans have participated in the pilot program at 47 facilities in 22 states; 101 are currently enrolled. The VA continues to accept eligible veterans into the program (www.polytrauma.va.gov).
To participate, veterans need to be enrolled in VA care, have received hospital care or medical services provided by VA for moderate-to-severe TBI, and be unable to manage 2 or more routine or instrumental activities of daily living without supervision and assistance.