The federal government is taking practical and actionable steps to develop a National Autism Strategy. The Canadian Autism Spectrum Disorder Alliance (CASDA) and Kids Brain Health Network (KBHN) held policy fellowships, which produced a policy compendium to support the work, covering these three areas: social inclusion, economic inclusion, and evidence-based interventions. KBHN and CASDA are partnering for a third [...]
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 [...]
For 10-year-old David, going to sleep was no easy task. According to his father Ben, David struggled with falling asleep and even when he managed to, he never woke up well rested. Compounding the problem was that David was having a tough time in school. In November 2018, David underwent testing and was diagnosed [...]
Call for Proposals Kids Brain Health Network (KBHN) invites Early Career Investigators engaged in neurodevelopmental disabilities research from all disciplines to apply for the 2021 Early Career Investigator & Mentorship Awards competition. Summary Award: $50,000 per year for two years (total award $100,000) comprised of $50,000 funding from KBHN and $50,000 from an [...]
To make neurodevelopmental research as beneficial as possible, investigators and families need to team up as partners. An online course is helping them learn how. When Kristina McGuire’s son, Sam, was born with a heart defect called hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS), she felt she had a lot to learn. Despite her experience [...]
For more than a decade, we have been single-minded in our resolve to help children and families. That is why we put their needs at the heart of our research efforts. As we begin our 13th year as a network, we take this opportunity to reflect, offer our gratitude to our partners and donors, and [...]
The Kids Brain Health Network (KBHN) and Mitacs, a national, not-for-profit organization that helps build partnerships between academia, industry, and the world, invites undergraduate, college and graduate students, postdoctoral fellows from all disciplines to participate in the 2021 KBHN-Mitacs Awards competition. Kids Brain Health Network-Mitacs research awards to support children with disabilities The [...]
The federal government is taking practical and actionable steps to develop a National Autism Strategy. The Canadian Autism Spectrum Disorder Alliance (CASDA) and Kids Brain Health Network (KBHN) are continuing to support the creation of a National Autism Strategy, by conducting an assessment to inform the development of a National Autism Strategy, through developing [...]
KBHN Second Virtual Conference The Kids Brain Health Network (KBHN) is excited to be hosting its second virtual conference on November 8-9, 2021. The theme for this year’s conference is Realizing Change through Partnerships and Research Innovation. We are looking forward to highlighting the outstanding research and practice being done across Canada in the [...]
Individuals living with neurodevelopmental disabilities and their families have faced additional challenges over the last year, ones that might extend beyond the pandemic. In response to this, KBHN Chief Scientific Officer Dr. James Reynolds and his PhD student Maude Champagne undertook a project to better understand the social support needs of families raising children [...]
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