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Navigating concussion recovery can be an extremely challenging and isolating experience. As many as 20% of individuals who suffer a concussion will go on to experience persistent and potentially disabling symptoms lasting months and in some cases years – impairing performance at work, school, preventing a return to sport, and ultimately reducing the quality of life.

What’s more, 1 in 5 individuals may experience mental health symptoms that persist for months post-concussion. Challenges with depression, post-traumatic stress, anxiety, and substance abuse are not uncommon and can pose a significant barrier to recovery when left untreated.

Today kids play several sports that overlap seasons so it is so important we have a plan for dealing with concussions. Parents need support from the entire organization from each sport to deal with concussions. With heightened awareness, we now have to all be on the same page. No longer is it left up to the player and the parent to fend for themselves. We now need coaches, trainers, and family doctors working with them and adding a concussion expert to make sure all aspects from detection, diagnosis to management of this invisible injury are in place. Baseline testing and tools in the toolbox are needed to make sure we do all we can to reduce the incidences of concussions.