The phrase "youth concussions" refers to head injuries that happen to young individuals, typically those who are children or adolescents. Full definition
The most glaring obstacle to understanding youth concussion at this point is a lack of data, the report finds. (sciencemag.org)
The good news: In 2009 Washington state enacted the first sport - related concussion laws governing student athletes, and by 2014 all 50 states and the District of Columbia had some type of youth concussion law. (health.com)
The IOM report had also pointed out that there continues to be no good data set on youth concussion rates or way to conduct good regular surveillance in this area. (scientificamerican.com)