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Surviving the Perfect Storm: Mental Health, Addiction, & Brain Injury
Watch our video to understand the link between brain injury, mental, health and addiction.
Vote to make your voice heard
Canadian citizens of voting age have the right and responsibility to vote. For those living with a disability, visit Brainstreams to learn about Accessible Voting. We want to prepare you to speak with your local candidate about brain injury and its overlap...
Reinforcing Communities
Care should be focused on needs, not on diagnosis, as diagnostic-focused care perpetuates gaps and silos In this final event, Dr John Higenbottam, Faculty Emeritus, Douglas College, Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UBC, and Editor in Chief, Canadian...
Research and Prevention
For every one NHL player who suffers a concussion in sport, more than 5,500 Canadian women sustain the same injury from domestic violence. The Research and Prevention session featured reports from three different researchers. It began with an overview of the national...
Rehabilitation & Community Supports
“The longer people are disconnected from supports, the harder it is to get them connected.” The Rehabilitation and Community Supports speakers provided a snapshot of services for individuals living with the intersections of mental health, addictions, and brain injury...
Infographics
A note about these infographics For Decision Makers approximately 230,000 Canadian women suffer from a brain injury as a result of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) (CATT Online 2020)approximately 60% of traumatic brain injury survivors engage in dangerous levels of...
Real People, Real Stories
Brain injury impacts families and communities, not just survivors. The lived experience of individuals is a vital lens when developing policy. Real People, Real Stories shared the lived experience of individuals and families impacted by brain injury. These stories...
What is a Consensus Statement?
A small paragraph that speaks of what a consensus statement is, and why it contributes to better results. DOWNLOAD THE BERLIN CONSENSUS STATEMENT
The Heads Together Think Tank Event
The Heads Together Think Tank was an initiative of the Constable Gerald Breese Centre for Traumatic Life Losses. This project was British Columbia’s opportunity for conversation and collaboration on meeting the needs of people through improved services for mental...
Finding Your Cape – Recommended Reading for Survivors and Families
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Traumatic brain injury podcast
We would like to share this podcast Time to Talk Traumatic Brain Injury. Brain Injury and stroke survivors talk openly about living a productive life after sustaining a head injury or stroke. Check out other episodes at: http://timetotalktbi.libsyn.com Recent...