It is with tremendous pride that we share the recently published BC Consensus Statement on Brain Injury, Mental Health, & Addictions. Please share among your networks. Thank you to the amazing team of researchers and community partners who assisted in this...
A recent University of Victoria feature highlights growing momentum behind brain injury research — and why national policy change is urgently needed. Dr. Mauricio Garcia-Barrera, professor of psychology at UVic and director of the CORTEX Lab, recently travelled to...
I watched the snow falling, covering the ground in a thick white quilt. I wiped away tears as I stared at the thick, white cast covering most of my right leg. I’d be spending Christmas in the hospital. It started on the morning of December...
G.F. Strong Adult Concussion Services (GFACS) provides group education sessions to help adults recover from concussions and a rehabilitation program for people who have prolonged concussion symptoms after returning to their primary care provider. As of December 2025,...
Do you get frustrated by your phone not understanding your atypical speech patterns? Do you struggle with the autocaptioning when recording your own YouTube videos? Happy Prime is looking for people in BC to test their new speech technology software, AllSpeak....
Big changes are coming to disability assistance in B.C. and they’re designed to make life fairer for couples and families on disability assistance. Beginning Dec. 1, 2025, couples where both partners receive disability assistance will receive the same support...
On October 16th, community leaders, researchers, police, service providers, survivors, and advocates came together at the University of Victoria for Shattering the Silence: Intimate Partner Violence & Brain Injury — an event dedicated to raising awareness and...
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. Each one has found meaningful ways to give back to their community....
Too often, the damage caused by intimate partner violence (IPV) goes far beyond what is visible. Beneath the bruises and broken trust lies another layer of injury—one that remains invisible, misunderstood, and all too often, ignored: brain injury. On October 16, 2025,...
The Nature of Caregiving Providing care for our loved ones is something we do. Mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, grandparents, and friends rally to be with a loved one who is ill or injured. Caregiving may span years if the illness is chronic or terminal or the...
The statistics given to couples following a brain injury are horrible and terrifying. They are told that upwards of 90% of marriages end in divorce after a spouse sustains a brain injury. I say—boldly—90%...
The purpose of this charter is to clearly outline, for people with brain injury, their families, caregivers, and care providers their inherent and unique rights to care and services. This charter can be used by individuals and families to empower themselves when...
Tracey Barry and Tina Marsh are on a mission to ensure the postal disruption does not stop children from sending their letters to Santa. The heartwarming story, featured in the Sawatsky Sign-Off segment, highlights a group of dedicated volunteers, including Tina,...
Maybe it’s Mariah Carey’s “All I want for Christmas” that gets your adrenaline going and your shopping list done. Brenda Lee singing “Rockin’ around the Christmas Tree” is the motivation I need to do my decorating. Of course, there’s the slow sipping of my eggnog...