Annual Outstanding Awards 2023-2024 – Call for Nominations
KBHN National Training Program aims to enhance the training of the next generation of researchers and professionals to develop and implement innovative solutions and services with the potential to improve the lives of children living with neurodevelopmental disabilities and their families.
Celebrating Dr. Jennifer Zwicker: Named Among Canada’s Most Powerful Women in 2023
In a momentous celebration of influential women across Canada, the Women’s Executive Network (WXN) and its partners proudly announced the distinguished recipients of the Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Awards for 2023. Among these exceptional leaders was Kids Brain Health Network (KBHN) Deputy Scientific Officer (DSO) Dr. Jennifer Zwicker.
KBHN Celebrated 14 Years of Helping Kids Live their Best Lives at its Annual Conference in Ottawa
The Kids Brain Health Network (KBHN) concluded its 13th Annual Conference in Ottawa which brought together researchers, clinicians, parents, individuals with lived experience, family members and caregivers from across Canada.
Secret Agent Society: Kai’s Story
When Kai was diagnosed with autism at the age of four, his parents Abby and Paul were surprised—aside from some speech challenges, nothing led them to suspect he was autistic. Unfamiliar with the diagnosis and unsure where to turn, Abby and Paul started to connect with supports in their community.
The Power in Shared Experiences: Deepening Belonging Through Peer Connections
Life is often complicated, and it’s easy to feel like we’re going through the hard times alone. Increasingly however, there is a recognition that peer support networks can spark hope, where the power in shared experiences shines through and environments are fostered where people with FASD and their families can find understanding and a profound sense of belonging.
The Online F-Words Foundations course is now Officially Live
KBHN and CanChild launches the F-Words Foundations Course online, offering free global access to a program that shifts perspectives on child development by emphasizing the strengths and holistic well-being of children through six fundamental concepts.
KBHN Proposes $50 Million Funding for Children with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
KBHN recommends a $50 million, 5-year government funding for improved care and outcomes for Canadian children with neurodevelopmental disabilities (NDDs) through KBHN initiatives.
National Autism Strategies: Bringing to the Forefront Lived Experiences
Autism Alliance of Canada and Kids Brain Health Network partner on a global discussion on national autism strategies, bringing to the forefront the lived experiences of Autistic persons
Childhood Disability (without) Poverty: A National Discussion
On Mother’s Day Weekend, May 12-13, 2023, we hosted a first-of-its-kind Canada-wide virtual two-day conference that brought families and professionals together on equal footing to discuss the issues that lie at the intersection of childhood disability, family poverty, and health outcomes.
Challenges, Best Practices and a way forward – National Autism Strategies
Autism Alliance of Canada is proud to organize a Side Event in partnership with Kids Brain Health Network at the United Nations’ 16th session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, on June 15, 2023.
Creating a better future for autistic people and communities through the Canadian Autism Leadership Summit
KBHN and Autism Alliance of Canada policy fellows analyze human rights-based autism strategies from 13 countries to inform Canada’s National Autism Strategy.
Announcement: Mental Health in the Early Years (MHITEY) Science Competition, Team Grant
The Canadian Institutes for Health Research announced a new investment of $1.25 million through the Mental Health in the Early Years (MHITEY) Initiative to support the community-based Infant and Early Mental Health (IEMH) Care Pathways project, Leading the Way.
