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Working Together: Supporting Brain Injury Survivors

Tuesday, June 2, 2026
12:00pm to 2:00pm

Buchanan Centre

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Organized by: Brain Care Centre

June
2

Bringing organizations together to strengthen support for those living with the impacts of brain injury.

In honour of Brain Injury Awareness Month, the Brain Care Centre is hosting a collaborative workshop facilitated by expert Janelle Breese Biagioni a leader in advocacy for a national brain injury strategy. Together, we will explore the intersectionality of brain injuries and how to best support those who need support, meeting them where they're at.

Brain Injuries have many intersections with other vulnerable populations, working together we can offer more holistic support. Some statistics on brain injuries In Canada:

50% of Canada's houseless population lives with a brain injury (brain injury can increase the risk of houselessness and also increases the risk acquiring one)
Indigenous individuals are 3 times more likely to be hospitalized due to a traumatic brain injury
20% of people who survive a traumatic brain injury will develop a new problem with substance use
35-80% of women affected by IPV experience symptoms of traumatic brain injury
1 in 5 Canadians aged 65 or older fall and older adults account for 29% of all head injury hospitalizations in Canada
67% of veterans have a traumatic brain injury (US stat) and for many, symptoms of brain injury and PTSD can be confused

If you are a practicioner or clinician working with a population vulnerable to aquired brain injury this is the space for you!

Buchanan Centre

11209 86 Street Northwest
Edmonton, AB, T5B 3H7