South Carolina S 1064: Brain Injury Awareness Month

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2025-2026 Bill 1064 Text of Previous Version (Mar. 26, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 1064

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A concurrent RESOLUTION

TO RECOGNIZE March 2026 AS "Brain Injury Awareness 
Month" IN SOUTH CAROLINA in order to support brain injury survivors and their 
families, to increase public awareness about the prevalence of brain injury 
across the State and nation, and to recognize the importance of prevention and 
treatment of brain injuries.

Whereas, acquired brain 
injury is often overlooked and underfunded, and it affects thousands of South 
Carolinians each year; and

Whereas, a history of 
brain injuries and head trauma has been linked to the development of 
neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's, strokes, and Alzheimer's; and

Whereas, the elderly 
and children are the most likely to sustain a traumatic brain injury; and

Whereas, falls are a 
leading cause of brain-related injuries in South Carolina. They can also be the 
result of motor vehicle crashes, assaults, sports-related injuries, 
occupational-related injuries, opioid overdoses, and intimate partner violence; 
and

Whereas, more than one 
million South Carolinians experience brain injury from trauma or stroke, and 
more than two hundred nine thousand South Carolinians have become disabled due 
to these events; and

Whereas, at least 
sixty-four million adults report having experienced one or more traumatic brain 
injuries in their lifetime; and

Whereas, traumatic 
brain injury has been classified as a chronic condition by the Center for 
Medicaid and Medicare Services; and

Whereas, South Carolina 
has approximately three hundred eighty-six thousand veterans. Traumatic brain 
injury has been a signature injury of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. 
Treatment is often complicated by high rates of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder 
and suicide which present more challenges for members of the military and their 
families; and

Whereas, as many as 
fifty percent of brain injuries go unreported and untreated because of a lack 
of education, awareness, and recognition of the effects of brain injury. 
Survivors and their families can struggle to secure proper medical treatment, 
services, and care, despite the often-lifelong effects of brain injuries; and

Whereas, it is 
estimated that the cost of traumatic brain injuries in the United States weighs 
in at over forty-eight billion dollars annually; and

Whereas, a brain injury 
from trauma or stroke that happens in an instant can cause a lifetime of 
physical, cognitive, and behavioral challenges; and

Whereas, early and 
specialized intervention, especially physical and cognitive rehabilitation, can 
greatly increase the quality of life and enable individuals with brain injuries 
to return to their homes, schools, work, or communities. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the 
Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:

That the members of the 
South Carolina General Assembly, by this resolution, recognize March 2026 as "Brain 
Injury Awareness Month" in South Carolina in order to support brain injury 
survivors and their families, increase public awareness about the prevalence of 
brain injury across the State and nation, and recognize the importance of 
prevention and treatment of brain injuries.

Be it further resolved 
that a copy of this resolution be presented to the Brain Injury Association of 
South Carolina.

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