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Researcher Highlight – Vivian Lee

2023-02-27T17:29:12-08:00September 12th, 2022|News|

Cracking the Code of Mental Health & Social Supports for Kids with Autism Vivian Lee, KBHN and Carleton University Bring the Secret Agent Society (SAS) App to Ottawa Vivian Lee, Ph.D., began working with Kids Brain Health Network (KBHN) as a postdoctoral trainee in 2017. Now she holds a faculty position at Carleton [...]

Researcher Highlight – Maude Champagne

2023-05-04T17:55:19-08:00September 12th, 2022|News|

Pictured here are Maude and colleagues in their new roles AFCCA roles with Adopt4Life (left to right): Nancy Lockwood, Tanya Eichler, and Maude Champagne (photo courtesy of Tracy Moisan) Weathering the Storm: Aggression toward Family/Caregivers in Childhood and Adolescence (AFCCA) Maude Champagne, KBHN and Adopt4Life Create a New AFCCA Family Support Program  As [...]

The Fetal Alcohol Resource Program

2023-05-04T18:07:55-08:00May 25th, 2022|News|

When a child receives a diagnosis of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), families often don’t know where to turn and struggle to find supports that are FASD informed. The Fetal Alcohol Resource Program exists to change this. The program was established in 2015 as a community-based collaboration involving Citizen Advocacy Ottawa (now ABLE2), the [...]

Building a Village of Support: Alex’s Story

2023-05-04T18:09:38-08:00May 25th, 2022|News|

For Tracy and Eric, adoption always felt like the right choice. They adopted their first two children—daughter Mackenzie and son Alex—in 2010, and their family expanded in 2011 when they adopted their youngest son, Jackson. It became apparent early on that all three kids had complex developmental needs, and the couple spent many years [...]

KBHN-Mitacs Awards: Open on a Rolling Basis

2022-08-29T13:02:07-08:00May 10th, 2022|News|

KBHN is happy to announce that the KBHN-Mitacs Awards are open on a rolling basis. The KBHN-Mitacs Awards were established to provide a mechanism for KBHN to respond to opportunities for supporting projects that focus on enhancing services and support for children with neurodevelopmental disabilities and their families across Canada. The KBHN-Mitacs Awards support [...]

The Early Career Investigator & Mentorship Awards Have Been Extended

2023-05-04T18:24:04-08:00May 10th, 2022|News|

The deadline for applications for the KBHN Early Career Investigator & Mentorship Award has been extended till June 13th, 2022. This Award is a new opportunity created by KBHN, exclusively for Early Career Investigators engaged in neurodevelopmental disabilities research from all disciplines. This award is intended to strengthen the Early Career Investigator’s research program by [...]

Now Hiring – Program Evaluation Specialist

2022-05-19T04:01:06-08:00May 10th, 2022|News|

POSITION OVERVIEW Kids Brain Health Network (KBHN) is a national network that puts science to work for children with neurodevelopmental disabilities. We support cutting-edge research and use evidence-based solutions. Most importantly, we put kids and families at the heart of what we do. With funding from the federal Network Centres of Excellence (NCE) program [...]

KBHN’s Annual Outstanding Awards 2021

2023-05-04T18:31:45-08:00May 5th, 2022|News|

KBHN National Training Program aims to enhance the training of the next generation of researchers and professionals to undertake interdisciplinary and inclusive research to generate and/or apply new knowledge. To support, promote, and acknowledge those who have shown excellence and dedication within the network, three awards are available for those with outstanding achievements: the [...]

KBHN – Brain Canada Partnership

2022-03-15T13:28:52-08:00March 15th, 2022|News|

A powerful new partnership is bringing together two innovative national organizations working to advance brain health. The Kids Brain Health Network (KBHN) and Brain Canada Foundation are announcing a new collaboration to identify, support, and fund new research projects that strive to make a difference in the lives of children with neurodevelopmental disabilities and [...]

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