Are you a school, municipality, community group, or non-profit organization in Canada ready to make your spaces more accessible? Apply for one of 40 accessibility grants of up to $40,000 from the RBC Barrier Buster Grants Program before March 15, 2026 to complete an...
A new research grant awarded to Okanagan College is shining a spotlight on an often-overlooked group: post-secondary students recovering from mild traumatic brain injuries (mTBI). Colin Wallace, a professor in the Department of Kinesiology at Okanagan College, has...
As British Columbia steps away from decriminalization, headlines are again dominated by enforcement, public safety, and crisis response. Yet in the same moment, another crisis continues to unfold; survivors of overdose are living with anoxic / hypoxic brain injuries...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
This post is in response to the recent announcement regarding involuntary care under the Mental Health Act. I want to acknowledge the thoughtful work that has gone into developing this important strategy, aimed at supporting individuals with complex mental health and...
Dr. Mauricio Garcia-Barrera (UVic) and Cole Kennedy, PhD Student (UVic) address the ongoing toxic drug crisis as a hidden epidemic: brain injuries resulting from overdoses in this article. Survivors of these overdoses often suffer from acquired brain injuries (ABI),...
Ten Priorities for Research Addressing the Intersections of Brain Injury, Mental Health and Addictions: A Stakeholder‐Driven Priority‐Setting Study Kennedy, C.J., Woodin, E., Schmidt, J., Biagioni, J.B., & Garcia-Barrera, M.A. (2024). Ten Priorities for Research...