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Open Call for Participants for the KBHN-CASDA Policy Working Groups

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 [...]

2021-06-29T15:11:38-08:00June 29th, 2021|News|

Call for Abstracts: KBHN Virtual Conference 2021

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 [...]

2023-05-05T10:57:32-08:00June 1st, 2021|2021 Conference, News|

Better Understanding the Needs of Families Living with FASD during the Pandemic and Beyond

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 [...]

2021-05-07T12:22:03-08:00May 7th, 2021|News|

Violence in the Home Not Just a Spousal Issue

Ottawa, ON – It has become apparent that spousal abuse/violence in the home has increased during the current pandemic. What is not generally known is that there has also been an increased incidence of challenging behaviours, including aggression towards other family members in families that include those with neurodevelopmental disabilities (NDD). [...]

2021-12-09T10:35:12-08:00April 30th, 2021|News|

Using Policy to Improve Mental Health for Individuals and Families Living with a Disability

Throughout the pandemic, families and children living with disabilities have faced extra challenges. Many have lost essential services such as respite, and others have had difficulty accessing COVID-related information, all of which have caused great distress and potentially caused or exacerbated mental health challenges in this population. A project led by Kids Brain Health [...]

2021-05-07T11:43:19-08:00April 23rd, 2021|News|

“The Best Possible Care, based on the Best Evidence we have, as Quickly as Possible”

Network-Analysis Project Aims to Accelerate Knowledge Translation On March 3, Dr. Stephanie Glegg (a KBHN researcher ) with Dr. Kristy Wittmeir  were awarded an Institute Priority Announcement bridge grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.  Their project will map and characterize the current state of the connections within child development and rehabilitation (CD&R). [...]

2021-05-07T11:42:51-08:00April 23rd, 2021|News|

Dr. Stelios Georgiades appointed inaugural Chairholder of the McMaster Children’s Hospital Chair in Autism and Neurodevelopment

Congratulations to Dr. Stelios Georgiades for his new role as inaugural Chair of the McMaster Children’s Hospital Chair in Autism and Neurodevelopment. Georgiades, is involved in several KBHN research projects and also who serves on the KBHN Research Training Committee. His new position represents a partnership between McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences with [...]

2021-05-07T11:42:30-08:00April 23rd, 2021|News|

Announcing the 2021 KBHN-CASDA Policy Development Practicum Fellows

The Kids Brain Health Network and the Canadian Autism Spectrum Disorder Alliance (CASDA) have partnered to bring the 2021 KBHN-CASDA Policy Development Practicum. This successful partnership was created to support the federal government’s commitment to creating a National Autism Strategy, providing an opportunity for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and research associates to contribute to [...]

2023-05-05T11:18:48-08:00April 23rd, 2021|News|
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