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Development of an Artificial Intelligence Chatbot Supporting Coaching and Optimal Service for Individuals with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities

A team from the University of Alberta is attempting to improve the life outcomes of families affected by Neurodevelopmental Disorders by developing a chatbot. The verification of engagement strategies used in the Chatbot is critical to improving families’ experiences with the application. What the participants will do? The focus group is a one-time 45-60 minute [...]

Nicolas Turgeon-Morin2020-09-21T07:07:54-08:00September 21st, 2020|News|

Toronto Teen Writes Poetry to Raise Funds for KBHN

Fifteen-year-old Torontonian Madhavan Thevar has always been interested in expressing himself and helping other young people to do the same. As a third-grader, he edited and disseminated a magazine featuring hand-written stories, opinions and journalism from himself and other children. He noticed that some children's’ voices aren’t as often heard. This realization began nearly [...]

Nicolas Turgeon-Morin2020-09-17T07:53:42-08:00September 16th, 2020|News|

KBHN Awards Funding to Support Implementation Readiness

For over a decade, Kids Brain Health Network (KBHN) has dedicated itself to improving the lives of children and families living with neurodevelopmental disabilities by funding innovative research leading to new approaches to aid in early identification, evidence-based interventions and enhanced support for families. The Network’s focus on moving research outputs into practice includes [...]

Nicolas Turgeon-Morin2020-09-14T13:37:46-08:00September 14th, 2020|News|

KBHN Deputy Scientific Officer Awarded the Canada Research Chair in Disability Policy for Children and Youth

Many people with neurodevelopmental disabilities have unnecessarily poor outcomes in education, employment, quality of life and other areas because their needs are not properly met. The barriers they face include gaps in services and supports, along with burdensome fragmentation of those services that do exist. Kids Brain Health Network’s Deputy Scientific Officer, Dr. Jennifer Zwicker, [...]

Nicolas Turgeon-Morin2020-09-03T11:40:39-08:00September 3rd, 2020|News|

COVID-19 and Canadian Families of Children with Disabilities

New study titled “The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Canadian families of children with disabilities” examines the differences in experiences between families of children with and without disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic as reported by parents or guardians of children aged 0 to 14 years. Results for this study were drawn from Statistics [...]

Nicolas Turgeon-Morin2020-08-27T11:36:43-08:00August 27th, 2020|News|

Neuro Nexus 2020: Challenge Recruitment

Neuro Nexus is a University of Calgary endorsed organization that organizes a Health Hack Competition every Fall. This year, Neuro Nexus will be a virtual hackathon program designed to spark collaboration across disciplines and tackle complex challenges in brain science and mental health. We connect experts in frontline, clinical, and academic practice with motivated, [...]

Nicolas Turgeon-Morin2020-08-26T08:22:17-08:00August 24th, 2020|News|

Better Nights, Better Days Research Program Recruitment

An Online Behavioural Treatment for Pediatric Sleep Issues in Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders Up to 90% of Canadian children with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD) experience insomnia symptoms including trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, and/or waking too early. Insomnia can have a significant impact on children’s daytime functioning. Poor sleep can lead to increased challenges with learning, [...]

Nicolas Turgeon-Morin2020-08-24T13:43:20-08:00August 24th, 2020|News|

Study of Emotional Well-Being of Children with Severe Motor and Speech Impairments

Hello All, Queen’s Unviersity want to know more about the emotional well-being 😊🙁😳😋😘 of children/youth (5-25 years old) with severe motor and speech/communication impairments. Involvement includes taking confidential pictures and videos, then explaining your memories of your child to a PhD student in a video meeting. Phase 1: Photovoice involvement of primary guardian and child [...]

Nicolas Turgeon-Morin2020-08-18T12:57:47-08:00August 18th, 2020|News|

The Importance of Family Engagement in Research

The three of us met online while taking the Family Engagement in Research Certificate course. We each took the course for various personal reasons because of our own families and experience with research. Genevieve joined the course because she wanted to reduce the isolation that parents of children with a complex disorder often experience. [...]

Nicolas Turgeon-Morin2023-05-08T10:06:30-08:00August 11th, 2020|News|

Think FASD

CanFASD is launching a new prevention campaign aiming at reducing risk for couples that are having unprotected sex and using alcohol; couples that are trying to get pregnant and using alcohol; and couples that are pregnant and using alcohol. The initiative called Think FASD (#thinkFASD) can be seen at https://www.thinkfasd.ca/. "FASD is a lifelong disability [...]

Nicolas Turgeon-Morin2020-07-15T12:57:39-08:00July 10th, 2020|News|