Research team conducting a study on peer support for people with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury. The trial is funded by the Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation and it has been approved by the University Health Network Research Ethics Board. The Feasibility Trial of the Ontario Brain Injury
Read more →Through the continued generous support of sponsors, this conference has been offered at no charge! Brain Injury Awareness Day will be held at the St. Elias Centre, on Ridgewood Avenue in Ottawa, on Wednesday June 12, 2019 Advance registration for delegates is required. Event website: braininjuryawarenessday.ca
Read more →ODSP piloting new way to report changes or get information about your Ontario Works or Ontario Disability Support Program case. MyBenefits is piloting at select Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) and Ontario Works locations. For more information MyBenefits, visit the ODSP website. For more information MyBenefits, visit
Read more →May 30, 2019, Unmasking Brain Injury is Going to Queen’s Park! Ontario Brain Injury Association (OBIA) is hosting an Unmasking Brain Injury event at Queen’s Park on May 30, 2019 for Members of provincial Parliament (MPPs) following Question Period. The event will commemorate Brain Injury Awareness Month
Read more →People affected by brain tumours should never walk alone! Belleville Brain Tumour Walk: Join the Movement to End Brain Tumours at the 19th Annual Belleville Brain Tumour Walk Saturday June 8th, 2019 – Zwick Centennial Park. Brain Tumor Foundation of Canada Belleville branch Follow the Belleville Brain Tumour Facebook page
Read more →Funded by the Government of Ontario and Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA). BounceBack®: Reclaim your health is a free skill-building program designed to help adults and youth 15+ manage symptoms of depression and anxiety. It offers two forms of help. 1) BounceBack® Today online videos. No referral
Read more →Patients with traumatic brain injury needed for research study PDF of Flyer If you are interested in potentially volunteering in this study as a participant or if you would like more information please contact: Dr. Nicole Coverdale, PhD email: [email protected] phone: 613-533-6000 ext 78507
Read more →Connect Protect: MedicAlert and Smith Falls, Brockville and Gananoque www.medicalert.ca/braininjury Brain Injury Canada has partnered with MedicAlert to bring support and visibility to individuals living with acquired brain injury (ABI). Connect and Protect is a service where Police partners have direct 24/7 access to a MedicAlert subscriber’s
Read more →When Acquired Brain Injury (ABI), Addictions and/or Mental Health Overlap The Southeastern Ontario (SEO) ABI (Acquired Brain Injury) and Addictions/Mental Health Collaborative is a group of service providers who meet monthly to hear about people who meet specified criteria and are believed to be at risk. High Risk
Read more →From KFLA Public Heath: Healthy Directions Newsletter: One in three adults in KFL&A has no dental coverage. What do you do if you need dental treatment but can’t afford it? Many adults in our community have difficulty accessing dental care, due to cost or other barriers. The following
Read more →From Brainline.org 15 Tips for Surviving — and Enjoying — the Holidays with Brain Injury Ideas and tips from members of BrainLine’s online community to help plan and make the holiday season happier and more relaxed for all.
Read more →Location: St. Lawrence College Time: 830-4pm Speakers to be announced soon!
Read more →If you are looking to further develop your knowledge of brain injury, be sure to visit our presentations library on this site, which includes links to video presentations as well as slideshows to help bring your professional knowledge to the next level. In addition, the caregiver & survivor
Read more →What do Picton, Prescott, Northbrook, Sharbot Lake, Bancroft, Westport, Trenton and Smiths Falls all have in common? Community Brain Talks!
We will be gathering in 8 communities across Southeastern Ontario for an evening of learning and discussion through the late summer and early fall. These events are free and open to all members of the public
For those of you who might not have been in the know, June is Brain Injury Awareness Month. There are a host of activities rolling out across Southeastern Ontario and beyond, and I thought it would help to showcase a few of them with you.
Read more →System Navigation invites community service providers and frontline staff to attend “Top 10 Challenges to Meeting Brain Injury Survivors’ Needs”. Brain injury doesn’t discriminate, and so the challenges of living with a brain injury can turn up in just about any place on earth. For community professionals trying to help people in their daily lives adding a brain injury into the mix can cause confusion and frustration for all involved.
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