THE Challenge Vol. 12 Iss. 2 Research

New York TBI Model System
The New York TBI Model System (NY-
TBIMS) is housed in the Brain Injury
Research Center of Mount Sinai (BIRC-MS)
in New York City. Since 1987, NY-TBIMS
has been committed to improving the
health and quality of life of people living
with TBI and their families. In addition
to its contributions to the national
database, which add to the demographic
diversity of the TBI Model Systems, its
research aims to better understand the
short- and long-term consequences
of TBI; develop innovative treatments
to improve cognitive, emotional, and
behavioral function; and to provide
education, services, and support to the public. The
NY-TBIMS research has greatly advanced scientific
understanding of the long-term challenges of living
with TBI and the best approaches to leading better
lives after injury. The NY-TBIMS is currently testing
the effectiveness of an internet-delivered skills
training intervention to improve emotional regulation
after TBI. It also leads a study that involves ten TBIMS
centers to investigate diverse trajectories of cognitive
functioning after TBI. The BIRC-MS also leads the first
brain donor program in the United States focused on
TBI (the Late Effects of TBI project) and is a CDCfunded
Injury Control Research Center focused on
preventing TBI and its consequences.
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