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Important Happenings!

Our email is back up and running! Thank you for your patience and understanding.

You may now reach us at info@nullbrainstreams.ca.

girl making phone call after car crash

ICBC Enhanced Care Model

Vancouver resident, Tashia Wong, is frustrated with ICBC’s lack of cooperation. She has not received payment for a car accident, which was not her fault, nine months ago. Wong has not been able to return to her previous work in the capacity she had. She states dealing with ICBC has become a full-time job.

BC Premier David Eby declares in this news clip that he is open to refinements of the no-fault insurance. Eby also acknowledges that government expected challenges when implementing a care-based model which focuses on rehabilitation and treatment.

Click here to watch the Global News clip.

Other articles and videos:

Blog: Concerns with ICBC Enhanced Care Model

ICBC Video Series on Navigating Your Recovery Journey

Part One – ICBC Accident Benefits Coverage

Part Two – Treatment Provider Options

Part Three – Support Organizations & Services

Part Four – Being Active in Your Own Recovery

Help Us to Grow in 2023

Become a Monthly Donor

Brainstreams is fueled by the BC Brain Injury Association (BCBIA). BCBIA is a registered charity and relies solely on funding through grants and donations.

Our efforts are focused on assisting individuals living with an acquired brain injury and their families, friends, and caregivers to navigate the system, share inspirational stories, and to provide advocacy when and where it is needed. 

We are also the hub for information on provincial resources, educational events, and connecting people to services in, or near, their community. It’s a big job and it’s growing.

To help us grow and to support us in our ongoing work, we are seeking monthly donations for 2023. Any amount per month will make a difference.

Thank you in advance for your generous and thoughtful contribution.

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BC Brain Injury Association Advocates for Supports for Crash Victims

The BCBIA continues to monitor, advocate and is looking at means to access appropriate levels of support for crash victims. 

If you or a loved one are facing similar challenges please feel free to contact us at: info@nullbrainstreams.ca.

News Related Articles

https://globalnews.ca/news/8969336/icbc-no-fault-insurance-legal-challenge/

https://globalnews.ca/news/8773809/icbc-no-fault-insurance-bc-woman/

https://www.cheknews.ca/car-crash-victims-call-icbc-no-fault-insurance-unfair-and-confusing-1057538/

https://www.wltribune.com/news/judge-certifies-class-action-lawsuit-against-icbc-over-underpaying-accident-victims/

ICBC Coverage Concerns Regarding The Enhanced Care Model

The Cridge Centre for the Family Brain Injury Program and the BC Brain Injury Association is most concerned in regard to the issues raised in this article.  Innocent crash victims must be fully protected and compensated by ICBC and its Enhanced Care Model.  The BCBIA will be bringing this story forward to appropriate authorities at ICBC and those others concerned about the Enhanced Care Model.

Should you or those within your network experience similar, perceived unfair treatment or support from the ICBC Enhanced Care Model, please let us know.  Send concerns or issues to: Geoff Sing care of –  info@nullbrainstreams.ca.

Click here to read the full article on Jess Holland-Roy’s crash and the challenges he is experiencing with ICBC.

ICBC Video Series

To read our blog post and to view the four-part video series funded by ICBC on the Enhanced Care Model, click here.

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 years of service in British Columbia. BCBIA was founded in 1982 and incorporated in 1983.

Throughout the years, BCBIA has been the voice of the brain injury community, evolving from providing direct services to joining forces with the Pacific Coast Brain Injury Conference Society (PCBICS) in 2012, to becoming the provincial resource for online education and networking through Brainstreams.ca.

BCBIA is evolving again. We have formalized a Strategic Alliance with the Constable Gerald Breese Centre for Traumatic Life Losses (CGB) under the leadership of Janelle Breese Biagioni.

For more information on our milestone and the newly formed alliance, check out our blog.

The Journey Ahead

We are pleased to announce a new section of Brainstreams called The Journey Ahead. This project was generously funded by ICBC.

This section is for survivors, family members, friends, and caregivers to learn about brain injury, what it entails, to find suitable and appropriate supports, and to provide information about additional services, funding sources, and other community resources.

Please check out The Journey Ahead and let us know what you think.

COVID19 Impact Update, Resources & Info

During these challenging times, the BCBIA will attempt, as best as possible, to maintain its strong presence and voice for the brain injury community in BC. To help the brain injury community navigate these unprecedented times we have created an information page with links to various provincial and national resources. Visit this page to learn more about the support resources available and to find more information about current best health and safety practices during the pandemic.

Read news articles about the evolving knowledge of the impacts of COVID19 on brain health. Learn about how people affected by brain injury are coping during these uncertain times.

Visit Page >>

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Featured Resources and Learning

Actor Bruce Willis Diagnosed with Aphasia

In March 2022, Bruce Willis’ family announced on social media that he is stepping away from a long career as an actor following a diagnosis of aphasia. Willis’ family, in the past, had made comments on the actor’s memory challenges. The Los Angeles Times reported that in recent years, accommodations were made on film sets because of these struggles.

To read the full blog post click here.

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Cultivating Community is Cultivating Kindness

BCBIA was pleased to release a new video on an amazing garden project in Langley at it's AGM on September 15th. The video features the Kreiter family and demonstrates the amazing benefits of creating community.

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.

To read the full blog post and to watch this beautiful video, click here.

Find Out More
Tony Mok

The Faces of Brain Injury

Behind every brain injury diagnosis is a real person. We are pleased to share The Faces of Brain Injury, a series of digital posters sharing a brief snapshot into the lives of brain injury survivors.

To learn more about this project, click here.

Find Out More

Upcoming Events

An Evening of Black & White – Because Gray Matters

May 27 @ 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm

About Brainstreams

The BC Brain Injury Association is to be the agent of change providing leadership for developing, driving and implementing a provincial strategy in BC to improve the lives of people who live with acquired brain injury.

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