*HR1542*
Introduced Version
HOUSE
RESOLUTION No. ___
Introduced by: Errington, Baird, Culp, Aylesworth,
Miller D, Commons, Johnson B, Moseley, Karickhoff, Yocum,
Huston, Boy, DeLaney, Jackson C, Gore, Pryor, Harris,
Pierce M, Pfaff, Heaton, Burton, Garcia Wilburn, Campbell,
Bartlett
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1 A HOUSE RESOLUTION recognizing March 2025 as
2 Brain Injury Awareness Month.
3 Whereas, Every nine seconds, someone in the United States
4 sustains an acquired brain injury, traumatic or non-traumatic,
5 from a fall, stroke, accident, infection, lack of oxygen, sports
6 activities, or military service;
7 Whereas, Conservative estimates indicate that over 5.3
8 million people in the United States are living with brain
9 injuries;
10 Whereas, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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1 estimates, and the recent Indiana census suggests, there are
2 approximately 1.6 million individuals who have experienced a
3 brain injury from trauma or stroke in the state and that nearly
4 300,000 Hoosiers are disabled as a result of those events;
5 Whereas, The Indiana Department of Health reported 1,441
6 traumatic brain injury-related deaths and another 4,251
7 non-fatal traumatic brain injury hospitalizations in 2022;
8 Whereas, Many brain injuries go unreported and untreated
9 because of lack of education, awareness, and recognition of the
10 effects of brain injuries on survivors and their families;
11 Whereas, Brain injury survivors and their families can
12 struggle to identify and secure proper medical treatment,
13 services, and care, despite the often lifelong effects of brain
14 injuries; and
15 Whereas, The Brain Injury Association of Indiana works to
16 reduce the incidence and impact of brain injuries through
17 education, advocacy, support, and prevention, and it fosters
18 collaboration among agencies to increase public understanding
19 of brain injuries: Therefore,
20 Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the
21 General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
22 SECTION 1. That the Indiana House of Representatives
23 recognizes March 2025 as Brain Injury Awareness Month to
24 support brain injury survivors and their families, increase the
25 public's awareness of the prevalence of brain injuries in the
26 state, and recognize the importance of prevention and treatment
27 of brain injuries.
28 SECTION 2. That the Principal Clerk of the House of
29 Representatives shall transmit copies of this resolution to State
30 Representative Sue Errington for distribution.
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