Kids Brain Health Network Welcomes Seven New Board Members to the Board of Directors
Kids Brain Health Network (KBHN) has always had a rich and diverse Board of Directors. Each member is rich in experience and has an active [...]
MITACS and KBHN partner to fund $140,000 in COVID-19 Research Internships
Since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11, 2020, children with neurodevelopmental disabilities and their families have faced unprecedented challenges [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
