Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services (262)
Request Title
Brain Injury Community Services (314 #2c)
Biennium
2024-2026
Budget Round
Amended Bill
Half Sheet Number
314 #2c
Description
Provides $750,000 general fund the second year for community services for individuals with brain injuries. Community service providers continue to have waiting lists for services and struggle to meet current service needs given that members of the service population often require specialized support. Funds would increase statewide investment in the existing state-contracted safety net brain injury services system and provide opportunities to strengthen existing programs, such as hiring additional case managers and professional clinical staff, modernizing equipment and information technology systems, expanding statewide awareness/education efforts, or implementing other critical supports to address growing demands for brain injury services across the state.