Researcher in Focus: Spotlight on Dr. Sarah Macoun
Dr. Macoun has been a KBHN researcher since 2015. We reached out to ask her some questions about her work to support children with neurodevelopmental [...]
A Collaboration with Special Olympics BC: Improving Community-Based Physical Activity Programs for Children with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
A child participates in SOBC's Active Start program Grace Tamkee looked on from the sidelines as her son ran across the gym. This [...]
Announcement: Kids Brain Health Network Appoints New Chair of Research Management Committee
Announcing the Appointment of Dr. Désirée Maltais to the position of Chair of the Research Management Committee On June 21, 2019, Kids Brain Health Network [...]
Dino Island: The therapeutic game for children with neurodevelopmental disabilities
When a child logs into Dino Island, their first step is to design an alias before jumping into a world filled with mythical creatures and [...]
“Where do we even start?”: Navigation Project aims to help families and children living with neurodevelopmental disabilities
Nicole Morris was a first-time parent, but she knew something wasn’t right. Her one-year-old twin daughters were missing a lot of milestones. The oldest [...]
CBC Red Button Series: Jadine’s Story
The second season of the hit series Red Button is now available on CBC Gem. In Red Button, young storytellers tell their stories, their way. Armed with [...]
Canadian Cerebral Palsy Registry Undergoing Exciting Expansion
Emily Diamond and her son, Bennett | Photo Credit: Allen McInnis, Montreal Gazette For more than a decade the Canadian Cerebral Palsy [...]
Fall 2019/Winter 2020 Family Engagement in Research Certificate Registration Now Open!
Registration is now open for the Fall 2019/Winter 2020 online Family Engagement in Research Certificate program. This course is for researchers and families who have [...]
Kids Brain Health Annual Conference 2019
Building Partnerships that Impact Communities See 2019 Kids Brain Health Annual Conference Coverage Dates: December 10-11, 2019 Location: Westin Hotel and Conference Centre, Ottawa, ON [...]
What is the microbiome? Why is it relevant to FASD?
KBHN alumni researchers and trainees led a timely plenary on the gut biome and the effects of prenatal alcohol exposure at the 2019 International FASD [...]
Training Families and Researchers to Build Better Research Together
FER 2018 parent graduate Kirsti Mardell with her family. Kirsti Mardell never thought she would have a role to play in health research. [...]
FASD Through a Variety of Lenses – Dr. James Reynolds
Our newly appointed Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. James Reynolds, will speak with the Hastings and Prince Edward County FASD Care Giver Support Group on April 18 to [...]
