Veterans and first responders often pay a heavy price for their service to their country and communities. The physical and emotional toll can range from frustrating to catastrophic. And sometimes, the answer to the question of “why?” can be elusive.
On Friday evening, April 7, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., the Chaplain Corps is hosting a free public seminar where participants will learn basic information about TBI, and why Veterans and First Responders can be unique and might require specialized care.
Boundary County Chaplain Corps, in cooperation with the world-renowned Marcus Institute for Brain Health in Aurora, Colorado, wants to help change that situation.
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Positively Colorado: Treatment center helps veterans, first responders with traumatic brain injuries
The Marcus Institute for Brain Health in Aurora is leading the way when it comes to helping veterans who have suffered traumatic brain injuries. Author: Gary Shapiro Updated: 7:03 AM MST March 1, 2021
AURORA, Colo. One of the buildings at the CU Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora has a sign out front that says The Marcus Institute For Brain Health. It s easy to miss but what they do in that building is not. They change lives.
We re talking about the lives of military veterans and first responders with traumatic brain injuries. Since 2011, more than 3 million men and women have been deployed to combat zones from the United States, and shockingly one in three suffers from a brain injury, or TBI.