Brain Injury Awareness Month

2025-2026 Bill 1064: Brain Injury Awareness Month - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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S. 1064
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Concurrent Resolution
Sponsors: Senator Alexander
Document Path: SR-0601KM-AMB26.docx
Introduced in the Senate on March 26, 2026
Introduced in the House on March 31, 2026
Adopted by the General Assembly on March 31, 2026
Summary: Brain Injury Awareness Month
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date

Body

Action Description with journal page number

3/26/2026

Senate

Introduced, adopted, sent to House (
Senate Journal-page 10
)

3/31/2026

House

Introduced, adopted, returned with concurrence (
House Journal-page 222
)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
03/26/2026

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.

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

W
hereas, 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

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

W
hereas, 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

W
hereas, 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

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

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

W
hereas, 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

W
hereas, 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

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

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

W
hereas, 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,

B
e it resolved by the
Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:

T
hat 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.

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

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