Children and Acquired Brain Injury

Thursday, 01 May 2008 00:00

The Australian Bureau of Statistics 2003 Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers found that 317,900 Australian children had a disability, or about 1 in 12 of all Australian children. 162,800 children had “physical/diverse disabilities” - an estimated 22,800 of whom were children with an ABI.

This publication was authored by Nick Rushworth, Executive Officer for Brain Injury Australia and relates to ABI in children and young people. The paper prepared for the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs in May 2008.


The publication examines a range of issues relating to ABI and children and young people and makes a range of policy recommendations within the areas of:

  • cause;
  • death and disability;
  • young people, driving and alcohol;
  • the cost of injury;
  • the impact of ABI on children and young people;
  • impacts - families and carers;
  • services, assistance and other carer arrangements;
  • socioeconomic profile;
  • unmet need;
  • education; and the
  • criminal justice system.

Download the publication Children, Young People and Acquired Brain Injury [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 193.1 KB]