Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    THE CACTIS FOUNDATION CONTINUES TO LEAD AND COORDINATE THE MC3DV (MARICOPA COUNTY COLLABORATION ON CONCUSSION FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE) WITH THE MARICOPA COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FAMILY VIOLENCE BUREAU, THE MESA AND TEMPE, ARIZONA POLICE DEPARTMENTS, HONOR HEALTH'S SCOTTSDALE FAMILY ADVOCACY CENTER'S FORENSIC LABORATORY, THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE - PHOENIX (UACOM-P), AND THE BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE AT PHOENIX CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL (BNI@PCH). THE CACTIS FOUNDATION HAS BEGUN TO INVESTIGATE AND ADDRESS THE FREQUENCY AND IMPACT OF TBI IN THE UNDERREPRESENTED, DIVERSE COHORT OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE VICTIMS (WOMEN, CHILDREN, AND MEN), AND PARTICIPATED IN EDUCATIONAL AND BASELINE CONCUSSION TESTING OF YOUTH ATHLETIC ORGANIZATIONS FOCUSING ON CONCUSSIONS. CACTIS IS INITIATING THE ANALYSIS OF DATA WITH THE GOAL OF CREATING A CONCUSSION REGISTRY AND DEVELOPING A CONCUSSION ASSESSMENT PROGRAM FOR VETERANS IN THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITIES VETERANS TREATMENT COURT IN TUCSON, ARIZONA.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
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  • MC3DV Concussion Awareness Initiative

    The CACTIS Foundation continues to lead and coordinate the MC3DV (Maricopa County Collaboration on Concussion from Domestic Violence) with the Maricopa County Attorney's Office Family Violence Bureau, the Mesa and Tempe, Arizona Police Departments, the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix (UACOM-P), and the Phoenix VA Healthcare System Intimate Partner Violence Assistance Program. The CACTIS Foundation continues to investigate and address the frequency and impact of TBI in the underrepresented, diverse cohort of intimate partner violence victims (women, men, and children), participate in educational programs and baseline concussion testing of youth athlete organizations focusing on concussions. CACTIS initiated and continues to emphasize the analysis of local, regional, and national data with the goal of creating a concussion registry and developing a "Best Practices" concussion assessment and treatment program in collaboration with the Arizona Department of Health Services. CACTIS has hosted and sponsored none (9) annual programs in Phoenix, Arizona since 2010: "Concussions: Advances in Sports Medicine and The Public Health Epidemic: Traumatic Brain Injuries in Victims of Intimate Partner Violence".
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
    Source
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