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Dear Kids Brain Health Champions,
In this month’s edition, we’re excited to share stories and important updates:
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KBH+ Conference 2026 program now available
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KBHN launches new Co-Produced Pathways to Impact funding opportunities
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Deadline extended: Apply to the KBH+ Pitch Competition by August 7
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How KBH+ is connecting neurodisability research to family support
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KBH+ Conference 2026 program now available
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Our conference program is now live! Join us October 18–21, 2026, in Calgary, Alberta for four days of keynotes, workshops, networking, the Pitch Competition, poster presentations, and more — all designed to advance innovation and improve outcomes for children and youth with neurodisabilities, and their families. Under the theme “From Evidence to Everywhere: Scaling and Sustaining Innovations for Kids,” the conference brings together researchers, clinicians, innovators, policymakers, community organizations, industry leaders, and people with lived experience. Start planning by viewing the full program.
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KBHN launches new Co-Produced Pathways to Impact funding opportunities
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KBHN’s latest Co-Produced Pathways to Impact funding opportunity can help you move your innovative solution from proof to practice. Developed with researchers, innovators, clinicians, service providers, policymakers, people with lived and living experience, and community partners, these pathways recognize transformative impact can be reached by more than one route — and innovations need different kinds of support as they mature.
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Deadline extended: Apply to the KBH+ Pitch Competition by August 7
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KBH+ has extended the Pitch Competition deadline to Friday, August 7, 2026. Selected finalists will take the stage at the KBH+ Conference 2026 in Calgary, presenting their innovations to researchers, clinicians, policymakers, investors, philanthropists, service organizations, and people with lived experience. The competition will award $50,000 in total for three prizes.
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How KBH+ is connecting neurodisability research to family support
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Kids Brain Health (KBH+) was recently featured in Mediaplanet Canada’s Accessibility Awareness 2026 campaign. The article explores KBH+’s work to scale and spread proven solutions and improve access for children and youth with neurodisabilities, and their families.
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Watch KBHN’s Co-Produced Pathways to Impact Information Session
On July 27, KBHN hosted a live info session on our latest funding opportunity: Co-Produced Pathways to Impact. Attendees got an overview of our funding streams — including the new Acceleration program and the Implementation and Commercialization pathways — eligibility, and the application process, followed by a live Q&A. Watch here. Watch here.
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Dr. Tatiana Ogourtsova receives the William Dawson Award
Congratulations to Dr. Tatiana Ogourtsova, named a William Dawson Scholar at McGill. A valued KBHN Principal Investigator and our 2025/2026 Outstanding Awardee for Promising Researcher, Dr. Ogourtsova leads Implementing BRIGHT Coaching within Canada: Exploring Sustainable Models for Waitlist Support — work that builds accessible, innovative ways to support families while they wait for services, bringing evidence into practice where it’s needed most. Read more…
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KBH+ attends the 2026 Calgary Stampede
KBHN’s COO and KBHF’s CFDO, Shannon Gill and KBH+’s Communications Manager, Katie O’Connor, attended a range of government and not-for-profit events throughout the first weekend of the Stampede. Their goal: to spotlight the vital work KBH+ does for Canadian children and youth with neurodisabilities and their families, and to generate excitement for the upcoming KBH+ Conference, taking place in Calgary from October 18–21. Read more…
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CHILD-BRIGHT youth launch patient-oriented research podcast
CHILD-BRIGHT’s National Youth Advocacy Council (NYAC) has launched Voices Unheard, a new patient-oriented research podcast. Created by youth with brain-based developmental disabilities, Voices Unheard tells their stories of partnering in research, interacting with the research world, accessing care, and more. Listen today.
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Children’s Healthcare Canada (CHC) launches call for abstracts for #ChildHealthCan2027
CHC invites researchers, clinicians, policymakers, and advocates to submit abstracts for poster and concurrent sessions at their 2027 conference, One Vision. Many Voices: Building Better Systems for Children and Youth. Held April 4–6, 2027 in Montréal, #ChildHealthCan2027 explores how to build equitable, integrated child health systems that work for children, youth, and families. Apply today. Read more…
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Kids Brain Health Network, situated at Simon Fraser University (SFU) Burnaby, respectfully acknowledges the unceded traditional territories of the Coast Salish peoples, including the səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish) and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nations.
Le Réseau pour la santé du cerveau des enfants, situé au sein de l’Université Simon Fraser (SFU) de Burnaby, reconnaît respectueusement les territoires traditionnels non cédés des peuples Salish de la Côte, notamment les nations səl̓ilw̓ ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), kʷikʷəƛ̓ əm (Kwikwetlem), Sḵwx̱ wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish) et xʷməθkʷəy̓ əm (Musqueam).
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