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 [...]
KBHN Welcomes Three New Members to the Research Management Committee
The Kids Brain Health Network (KBHN) has an exciting new update! This year, we’re welcoming three new members to the KBHN Research Management Committee [...]
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 [...]
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Kids Brain Health Network Strategic Investment Fund 2021 Request for Applications
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 [...]
“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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Bringing More Diverse Family Voices to the Table in Health Research: Barriers & Possible Solutions
Ten years ago, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) developed a Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR). One of the foundations of SPOR is [...]
Equipping Service Providers to Empower Parents: KBHN to Partner with CanChild on New Family-Support Project
Parents who’ve recently learned that their young child has a disability often don’t feel prepared to meet the challenges ahead. This is part of [...]
Dr. Keiko Shikako-Thomas receives renewal for Canada Research Chair in Childhood Disability
When Dr. Keiko Shikako-Thomas was a high school student in Brazil, she volunteered for the Special Olympics. “I just fell in love [with the [...]
Certified French Translator with Neuroscience or Biomedical Background
ABOUT KIDS BRAIN HEALTH The Kids Brain Health Network (KBHN) is a national Network of Centres of Excellence comprised of highly qualified researchers, health [...]
