Newsletters

This spring brings with it a flurry of activity, from fresh investments to staff transitions, along with invaluable learning opportunities for our community.

As the winter season descends upon us, we are excited to share our latest newsletter filled with updates, events, and exciting developments from the Kids Brain Health Network (KBHN).

Dear Kids Brain Health Champions,In this latest edition of our fall newsletter, we're excited to share big news, interesting updates from our project teams, and a glimpse of what else to look forward to in the upcoming months.Here’s what to expect in this fall newsletter: You are invited to a Golden Gathering: KBHN’s Annual Conference 2023KBHN [...]

Dear Kids Brain Health Champions, We’re gearing up for a summer full of promise and sharing some ways we’ve been working together to make Kids Brain Health Network a household name.   Our program researchers and teams are busy collaborating with families, trainees and partners to bring innovations and solutions into the community. We’re expanding our [...]

Dear Kids Brain Health Champions, We have lots to celebrate and look forward to this year. We hope you’ll join us! Meet up with us in Ottawa. KBHN Annual Conference: Mark your calendar.  Autism Leadership Summit: Help build a more inclusive Canada with us.  Celebrate research and training in our Network. Join us in congratulating [...]

Year-end Reflections Reflecting on our year, we are grateful to our community of researchers, partners, and Network members whose efforts are grounded in science — and motivated by compassion and commitment to kids living with neurodevelopmental disabilities, and their families. We also extend deep gratitude to the children and families who put their trust in us, [...]

Successful interventions for a healthy future: KBHN and DOHaD convene global scientists on the Pacific Northwest Coast for the 2022 World Congress    Participants joined from the Philippines, Pakistan, Australia, the Netherlands, and many more countries and Indigenous nations worldwide, sharing expertise across a vast range of developmental health sciences. In the longstanding debate of [...]

Meet Alex, a sixteen-year-old boy living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. Alex has many complex needs, and a main source of support is the Fetal Alcohol Resource Program (FARP), which connects kids and their families to local FASD supports. WATCH VIDEO Building a Village of Support: Alex's Story “For families like ours, where our children have amazing abilities and [...]

  When Mimi was diagnosed with autism at the age of two, she could barely communicate. Now four years old, Mimi communicates using sounds and words, skills that were taught and nurtured through the Social ABCs program. WATCH VIDEO   The Social ABCs: Mimi's Story Mimi and her mom spent 12 weeks working with a [...]