Millburn Mayor Designates March as "Brain Injury Awareness Month"

On Monday, March 2, Millburn Mayor Robert Tillotson presented the members and staff of Opportunity Project, a local brain injury recovery program, with a proclamation declaring March to be “Brain Injury Awareness Month” in the municipality.

Brain Injury Awareness Month is a time to acknowledge the causes and consequences of brain injury and the need for greater prevention, research, education and advocacy on behalf of individuals who experienced this life-changing injury, a release stated.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, each year nearly three million children and adults in the United States will sustain a brain injury and, for many of them, it will be the beginning of a chronic condition that can lead to issues with disease, schooling, employment and family.

Photo caption 1: Millburn Mayor Robert Tillotson, left, presents an Opportunity Project member with a proclamation for Brain Injury Awareness Month within the township.

Photo caption 2: Millburn Mayor Robert Tillotson joins members and staff of Opportunity Project to honor National Brain Injury Awareness Month in the town.

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