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Summary of Grants
The Ohio Valley Center (OVC) was first established
in 1993 under a grant from the Rehabilitation
Services Administration of the US Department of Education as a Regional
Brain Injury Center. At that time OVC served the states of Indiana, Ohio,
Virginia and West Virginia and had 8 projects which ranged from basic
research and data collection on patients at OSU to demonstration projects
conducted in each of the four states to projects which focused on the
larger issues of prevention and empowerment. This funding continued through
1998.
In 1997, the Center received a grant from
the National Institute for Disability Rehabilitation Research to establish
a TBI Model System site as a part of a network of now 17 centers across
the United States. This grant encompasses 18 research and demonstration
projects as well as the initial data collection and yearly follow-ups
on subjects for inclusion in the National TBI Model Systems Database.
In 1999, OVC received funding from the Center
for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) of the Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration for a preliminary study to conduct a clinical
trial of 3 forms of intervention for retention of clients in the beginning
phases of treatment for substance abuse and TBI.
Also in 1999, OVC received funding from the Columbus
Medical Association Foundation to fund Team Brain Injury (TeamBI), a demonstration
project providing resource and service coordination for up to two years
for persons recently discharged from inpatient rehabilitation. The purpose
is to help alleviate some of the barriers to community integration following
a brain injury.
In 2000, OVC received funding from the Ohio Rehabilitation
Services Commission for a clinical trial to study the effectiveness of
providing TeamBI resource and service coordination to persons receiving
less severe brain injuries and not requiring a rehabilitation admission.