Brain Injury Committee

The Brain Injury Committee's mission is to improve the lives of Delawareans with brain injury and their families by providing the following:

1. Promote coordination among all state programs, services and plans established for or related to persons with brain injuries.
2. Review, on a continuing basis, all state policies, plans, programs and activities concerning persons with brain injuries which are conducted or assisted, in whole or part, by state departments, agencies or funds in order to determine whether such policies, programs, plans and activities effectively meet the needs of persons with brain injuries.
3. Make recommendations to the Governor, the General Assembly and all state departments and agencies respecting ways to improve the administration of services for persons with brain injuries and for facilitating the implementation of new or expanded programs.
4. Provide the Governor, the General Assembly, all interested agencies and the general public with review and comment on all state legislative proposals affecting people with brain injuries.
5. Provide policymakers and the general public with analyses and recommendations on federal and local governmental legislation, regulations and policies affecting state programs and persons with brain injuries.
6. Propose and promote legislation, regulations and policies to improve the well-being of persons with brain injuries.
7. Serve as a central state clearinghouse for information and data regarding:
   1. The current numbers of persons with brain injuries and their needs;
   2. The location, provision and availability of services and programs for persons with brain injuries;
   3. Any other relevant information and data about persons with brain injuries which the Committee deems appropriate.
8. Prepare and submit to the Governor and the General Assembly an annual report of the activities of the Committee and the status of services and programs for persons with brain injuries.

The Brain Injury Committee held one of their meetings at the Post-Acute Medical Rehabilitation Center in Dover where they received a comprehensive tour of the facility prior to conducting their meeting.