Traumatic Brain Injury in Corrections
A completed collaboration with the Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC) to translate research findings and products on the topic of traumatic brain injury (TBI) into practice.
Project Summary
People with traumatic brain injury (TBI) are incarcerated at high rates and, as a result of their TBI, may experience significant challenges in correctional settings. In this project, we collaborated closely with the Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC) to translate research findings and products on traumatic brain injury (TBI) into practice. This project ended in 2022.
Project Resources
The TBI Symptom Screener for Corrections (TBI-SSC) is an Item Response Theory (IRT) based instrument intended for screening for TBI-related symptomatology in a correctional setting. The TBI-SSC is a publicly available, psychometrically sound item bank for measuring the effects of TBI on incarcerated individuals.
View TBI-SSC resourcesFunding Source and Disclaimer
This project was funded under a grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR grant number 90DP0079-01-00). NIDILRR is a Center within the Administration for Community Living (ACL), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The contents of this website do not necessarily represent the policy of NIDILRR, ACL, HHS, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.
TBI Corrections Website Archive
An archive of the original TBI Corrections website remains available through the Internet Archive:
View archived tbicorrections.washington.edu