For young patients with TBIs and their families, challenges persist after hospital discharge.

On the podcast, guests discuss how they address barriers associated with this transition. We’ll hear perspectives from both sides of that transition: Taryn Townsend at Texas Children’s Hospital, and Melaney Grenz, who worked for nearly three decades in the schools and as part of the Oregon TBI team. Grenz joins this conversation from the Center on Brain Injury Research and Training—or CBIRT—which is part of the University of Oregon.

Townsend and Grenz discuss how clinicians may engage with schools, the role of brain injury management teams, and common questions from parents.

Learn More:

• How Social Determinants of Health Shape TBI Recovery in Children
• ASHA Voices: Supporting Families of Children With Disorders of Consciousness
• ASHA Voices: Overcoming Barriers on Families’ Journey From NICU to Home
• ASHA Practice Portal: Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury
• CBIRT: Return to School