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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Brain Injury Screening Tools\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8798451 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8798451\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><span style=\"color: #11ad4a;\">Ohio State University Screening Tool<\/span><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47feeb5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"47feeb5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9159692 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9159692\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c7caa8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c7caa8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ohio Brain Injury Screening Tool\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e3d613 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e3d613\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Many individuals with a brain injury may not identify as someone with a head injury, nor may they have a formal diagnosis on their file.\u00a0 Sometimes a simple question like \u201cHave you been hit on the head?\u201d as opposed to \u201cdo you have a brain injury?\u201d may elicit a discussion revealing the type of information you are looking for.<\/p><p>This Screening Tool by the Ohio Valley Center for Brain Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation can be helpful in outlining questions you can ask your client to determine if they have a history of brain injury and some information on how you can assist and refer them for support. \u00a0 If you suspect they may have a brain injury and are not sure how to proceed with support, contact:<\/p><div>Brain Injury Society of Toronto (BIST)<\/div><div><a href=\"tel:1-416-830-1485\">(416) 830-1485<\/a><\/div><div><a href=\"mailto:info@bist.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" rev=\"en_rl_none\"><u>info@bist.ca<\/u><\/a><\/div><div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bist.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.bist.ca&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1604386322072000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHCbRsRnjcsPRHqbVJsRISQIsu6Ug\"><u>www.bist.ca<\/u><\/a><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>Ontario Brain Injury Association (OBIA)<\/div><div><a href=\"tel:1-800-263-5404\">1-(800) 263-5404<\/a><\/div><div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.obia.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener 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Tool<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a04fc11 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a04fc11\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b7c0ec e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6b7c0ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-563ff02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"563ff02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>This toolkit is meant for educational purposes only. The information within it should not be used to diagnose or treat brain injury in your clients.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element vc_custom_1614311191232\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><em><strong>Resource:<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p>Ohio State University Neurological Institute:<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #00ff00;\"><a style=\"color: #00ff00;\" href=\"https:\/\/wexnermedical.osu.edu\/neurological-institute\/departments-and-centers\/research-centers\/ohio-valley-center-for-brain-injury-prevention-and-rehabilitation\/for-professionals\/screening-for-tbi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/wexnermedical.osu.edu\/neurological-institute\/departments-and-centers\/research-centers\/ohio-valley-center-for-brain-injury-prevention-and-rehabilitation\/for-professionals\/screening-for-tbi<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d0bba7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2d0bba7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d334ec4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d334ec4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20fce71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"20fce71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/abijustice.org\/legal-professionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/HELPS-tool-copy-791x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3479\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abijustice.org\/legal-professionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/HELPS-tool-copy-791x1024.png 791w, https:\/\/abijustice.org\/legal-professionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/HELPS-tool-copy-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/abijustice.org\/legal-professionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/HELPS-tool-copy-768x994.png 768w, https:\/\/abijustice.org\/legal-professionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/HELPS-tool-copy-1187x1536.png 1187w, https:\/\/abijustice.org\/legal-professionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/HELPS-tool-copy-1583x2048.png 1583w, https:\/\/abijustice.org\/legal-professionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/HELPS-tool-copy-scaled.png 1978w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4ecd8e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c4ecd8e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b92640 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0b92640\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">HELPS BRAIN INJURY SCREENING TOOL<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e96e0a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e96e0a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The original HELPS TBI screening tool was developed by M. 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The Helps Tool was updated by project personnel to reflect recent recommendations by the CDC on the diagnosis of TBI.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02c7871 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"02c7871\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/abijustice.org\/legal-professionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/HELPS-tool-1.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Brain Injury Screening Tool<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52e1ef1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"52e1ef1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e19be5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8e19be5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4df6061 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4df6061\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We are creating a provincial database of legal professionals who are <br>knowledgeable on the intersection of brain injury and the <br>justice system.\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc529d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc529d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you are interested in becoming a part of this database, please provide your contact details for more information and further training opportunities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91c6e52 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"91c6e52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/abijustice.org\/legal-professionals\/contact-us\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Sign up here, get involved<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brain Injury Screening Tools Ohio State University Screening Tool Ohio Brain Injury Screening Tool Many individuals with a brain injury may not identify as someone with a head injury, nor may they have a formal diagnosis on their file.\u00a0 Sometimes a simple question like \u201cHave you been hit on the head?\u201d as opposed to \u201cdo [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3476","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abijustice.org\/legal-professionals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3476","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abijustice.org\/legal-professionals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abijustice.org\/legal-professionals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abijustice.org\/legal-professionals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abijustice.org\/legal-professionals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3476"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/abijustice.org\/legal-professionals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3476\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3638,"href":"https:\/\/abijustice.org\/legal-professionals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3476\/revisions\/3638"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abijustice.org\/legal-professionals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3476"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}