{"id":9180,"date":"2021-07-27T19:29:59","date_gmt":"2021-07-28T02:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brainstreams.ca\/?p=9180"},"modified":"2025-06-25T23:43:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T06:43:15","slug":"campbell-river-head-injury-support-society","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/messageinabottle.ca\/bcbia\/campbell-river-head-injury-support-society\/","title":{"rendered":"Campbell River Head Injury Support Society"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"CampbellThe breathtaking community of Campbell River is world-renown for a few things. Located on the east coast of Vancouver Island, it is a short 1.5 hour drive from Nanaimo, and boasts pristine scenery and wildlife, snow-capped mountains, and claims the title of Salmon Capital of Canada<\/em>. This thriving city is on the Salish Sea and has an abundance of Chinook, Coho, and Sockeye Salmon; residents and visitors can enjoy fishing year-round.<\/p>\n

In addition to low crime and low unemployment rates, this city ensures its community members thrive by providing important services. In particular, the Campbell River Head Injury Support Society (CRHISS) serves nearly five hundred survivors of brain injury and their families with programs, supports, advocacy, education, and housing.<\/p>\n

CRHISS<\/strong> considers their staff and clients to be one big family. Their approach is client-centred, meaning the goals and desires of the person and \/ or families they serve is at the forefront of all decisions and planning.<\/p>\n

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Clients of CRHISS can participate in a variety of programming including cooking, gardening, and art therapy. In this photo, the art therapy participants continued to enjoy learning about watercolours even during the pandemic. Local artist, Jill Brody, leads the art therapy program.<\/p>\n

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Other programs include:<\/strong><\/p>\n