An Invisible Disability: The Crisis of Brain Injuries in the Courts
Author(s)
Jordyn Reiland
Writer
RadioEd co-host Jordyn Reiland sits down with Research Assistant Professor Jennifer McMahon about her work evaluating individuals whose competency to stand trial is or could be in question to determine if they have a brain injury.
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Show Notes
Brain injuries are often described as an invisible disability.听听听
You don鈥檛 necessarily know just by looking at somebody that they have a brain injury, and they may not even know they have one. But inside, things can be very different.听听
The World Health Organization has identified brain injury as a significant public health concern, and traumatic brain injuries are a major cause of death and disability in the United States.听听
Without the right care or resources, it鈥檚 easy for these injuries to go unnoticed and untreated.听听听
In this episode, Jordyn speaks with Research Assistant Professor Jennifer McMahon about her combined work in Neuropsychology and forensic psychology to protect and advocate for justice-involved individuals. McMahon helps run The Brain Injury Screening Program which is housed in The Denver Forensic Institute for Research, Service and Training, also known as Denver FIRST.听
is a research assistant professor at the 桃子直播 in the Master鈥檚 of Forensic Psychology Program and Director of Programs at Denver FIRST (Forensic Institute of Research Service and Training). She oversees the Outpatient Competency Restoration Program and Brain Injury Screening Program and is co-director of the clinical forensic fellowship. Dr. McMahon has worked in several forensic mental health systems with expertise in the areas of juvenile justice, forensic assessment, and competency to stand trial.听
