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Designates March 2026 as Brain Injury Awareness Month in Indiana to support survivors and their families and increase public awareness of brain injury prevalence and treatment importance

Approximately 1.6 million Indiana residents have experienced a brain injury from trauma or stroke, with nearly 300,000 Hoosiers disabled as a result

Traumatic brain injury contributes to 30% of all injury-related deaths in Indiana; 6,726 Hoosiers were hospitalized for traumatic brain injury in 2016, with 58% residing in rural counties

Nationally, someone sustains an acquired brain injury every nine seconds, and at least 64 million adults report having experienced one or more traumatic brain injuries in their lifetime

Recognizes the Brain Injury Association of Indiana's work to reduce brain injury incidence through education, advocacy, support, and prevention efforts