Think First Program

Sponsors of Think First have designed the program to explain the causes and consequences of spinal cord and traumatic brain injury.

Think First objectives include :

Intensifying students' understanding of risk, especially in careless or drunk driving
Encouragings acceptance of responsibility by young people for safety
Dispelling the idea that "it won't happen to me"
Suggesting proven means of reducing risk of injury

Presentations include a clinical presentor that explains SCI from a medical standpoint, and a Spinal Cord Injury Survivor, who can relate their own experience to students, as well as warn of the risks of SCI that students will encounter. Also included in the presentation is a 20 minute film by Barry Corbett, in which various people with spinal cord and brain injuries tell their own stories.

Overview:

Elementary Program:

High School Program:

Think First presentations are available to any school in Connecticut. To request a presentation in your school, or for more information please call the NSCIA CT Chapter at (203)284-2875 or email at ThinkFirst@gaylord.org.

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The Mission of the Connecticut Spinal Cord Injury Association (SCIACT), a chapter of United Spinal Association, is to support those with spinal related injuries or diseases and their families by being an advocate for their rights while serving as a resource to its members and the general public.

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