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FVBIA Employers Guide to ABI 2022
The Fraser Valley Brain Injury Association (FVBIA) have recently developed some important resources. The Employers Guide to ABI 2022 aims to support employers who are not familiar with an acquired brain injury. Returning to meaningful activity, including employment...
Virtual Caregivers Support Group
When a person suffers from a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), their loved ones are catapulted into the caregiver role to support and look after their injured family member. Relationships, responsibilities, and roles shift suddenly, which can be confusing and overwhelming...
BC Brain Injury Association Celebrates 40 Years of Service
The BC Brain Injury Association (BCBIA) Celebrates 40 Years of Service & Forms a Strategic Alliance with the CGB Centre for Traumatic Life Losses Brainstreams.ca is the official website of the BC Brain Injury Association (BCBIA). We are excited to announce fourty...
Concussion Awareness Week in B.C. Sept. 26th – Oct. 2nd.
British Columbia hosts its first annual Concussion Awareness Week. September 26th to October 2nd is British Columbia's first annual Concussion Awareness Week. The BC Injury, Research and Prevention Unit (BCIRPU) and Concussion Awareness Training Tool (CATT) have...
Cultivating Community is Cultivating Kindness
What is this video about? Cultivating Kindness is the story behind Opportunity Landing, a non-profit society dedicated to developing and maintaining a space for inclusive, accessible community gardens in Langley BC. Juliet Henderson-Rahbar, is a board member of the BC...
Accessible Voting In Canada
All citizens of voting age have the right to vote. For the election to be fair, and for the voice of Canadians to be heard, there is a responsibility to ensure voters are given every opportunity to exercise their rights. Who can vote? To vote in Canada, the individual...
Brain Injury Housing Needs Survey
The Family Advocates for Brain Injury Survivors is a committee of the CGB Centre for Traumatic Life Losses. The purpose of the committee is to determine affordable and accessible housing and support solutions for individuals living with a brain injury. Specifically,...
Intimate partner violence and brain injury: the invisible disability meets the silent pandemic.
1 in 4 women in Canada will experience intimate partner violence (IPV) in their lifetime. In Canada, it is estimated that more than 200,000 women a year receive brain injuries inflicted by their intimate partners, with up to 92% of IPV incidents involving hits or...
National Hidden Disability Symbol
A National Hidden Disability Symbol: It is time. It is right. It is needed. Consider becoming an ally and join the movement for a national Hidden Disability Symbol in Canada. Co-founders of the Hidden Disability Symbol (HSDC)...