Youth sports-related concussion Issue brief (Center for Mississippi Health Policy) Athletic Injuries Brain Concussion Brain Injuries, Traumatic Adolescent Young Adult Key points. (1) The prevalence and negative consequences of sports-related concussions (SRCs) have led the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to consider SRC a major public health problem among children and young adults. (2) Studies have shown that state-level helmet and concussion laws result in a higher diagnosis rate for concussions and increased helmet use in children. (3) Research indicates that the highest risk of concussion is among the youngest athletes, but Mississippi law only applies to school athletic events in grades 7-12 and does not cover recreational sports. (4) Mississippi law does not address return to learn (RTL) protocols that make accommodation to help return children to the classroom after suffering a concussion. (5) Research indicates sports-related concussions SRCs are under-reported, and Mississippi law does not require reporting for SRCs. Jackson, MS : Center for Mississippi Health Policy, December 2019 Center for Mississippi Health Policy, issuing body. Technical Report Text Illustrations 1 online resource (1 PDF file (4 pages)) nlm:nlmuid-101767832-pdf 101767832 http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101767832 English Mississippi United States Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY-NC-ND license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0