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–  COVID19 Impact Update –

During these trying and unprecedented times, the BCBIA will attempt, as best as possible, to maintain its strong presence and voice for the brain injury community in BC. With the ability to use Brainstreams.ca as our platform we are able to communicate relevant and up to date issues in regard to brain injury. We will attempt to respond in a timely manner to all questions and enquiries made to Brainstreams.ca.

For information in regards to COVID19 please contact:
Public Health Agency of Canada: 1-833-784-4397
HealthLinkBC (8-1-1) at any time or speak with your BC health care provider.
BCCDC’s website: http://www.bccdc.ca/health-info/diseases-conditions/covid-19

June is Brain Injury Awareness Month

June 1, 2022 marks the start of #BrainInjuryAwarenessMonth. Brainstreams, which is powered by BC Brain Injury Association, is participating in Shine a Light on Brain Injury, a national campaign designed to show Canadians the prevalence of brain injury.

This year, we are highlighting how mental health is affected by brain injury and how traditional supports aren’t always accessible to the brain injury community. As a country, we need to recognize the inequitable treatment of those with disabilities (particularly invisible ones) and work to make sure that individuals with brain injury have access to mental health supports. We encourage you to engage with us on social media, further your knowledge of brain injury, and make lasting impact for the brain injury community.

To locate services in your community, visit our Resource section.

If you are a survivor of brain injury, a family member, caregiver or friend, and you are looking for information visit our section The Journey Ahead.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Upcoming Events

Sea to Sky Aphasia Camp

August 12 @ 8:00 am - August 14 @ 5:00 pm

Fraser Valley Brain Injury Association Annual Golf Classic

September 15 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 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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