Abstract
During the national model project that support persons with higher brain dysfunction, 424 cases were registered to the database set up at the National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities. Of those registered, 76 % were traumatic brain injuries : TBIs. In the United States, local and federal government support TBIs in various ways such as promoting the community-based rehabilitation under the rule of TBI Act. The Kanagawa Rehabilitation Center had participated in the model project. The number of new outpatients increased at the acquired brain injuries' clinic. Sixty-eight percent of those new outpatients were TBIs. Traumatic brain injuries usually require continuing support for re-entry to the community even after receiving a comprehensive in-patient rehabilitation program. Japanese prefectural government will designate a site where the coordinator support the people with higher brain dysfunction under the newly established law to promote independence and social participation of persons with disabilities.
