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 [...]
Apply to join the Kids Brain Health Network Policy Advocacy Research Training (PART) Committee!
Kids Brain Health Network (KBHN) is a national research network that brings together Canada’s leading researchers to help children with neurodevelopmental disabilities enjoy quality [...]
COVID-19 Child, Youth & Family Mental Health Impact Grant
Mental Health Research Canada (MHRC), MSFHR, and the BC Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) are partnering to offer a grant of $50,000 [...]
Claudette Bradshaw FASD Innovation Award
The Claudette Bradshaw FASD Innovation Award recognizes the work of the Honourable Claudette Bradshaw and the many years of service she’s dedicated to the [...]
Reflect, Reimagine, Reform Autism Research in Canada
Canada does not currently have a research framework to oversee and manage how autism research is conducted. The Canadian Autism Spectrum Disorder Alliance (CASDA) recently [...]
Toronto teen determined to continue with poetry fundraiser despite COVID-19 setbacks
Despite setbacks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Toronto teenager Madhavan Thevar has persisted in his efforts to raise $5000 for KBHN. In September, the [...]
KBHN-CASDA Policy Compendium: The Development of a National Autism Strategy
In March 2020, with funding from Kids Brain Health Network (KBHN), CASDA formed Policy Development Working Groups to research and synthesize policy options to [...]
Congratulations to Julia Hanigsberg, named one of Canada’s 100 Most Powerful Women by Women’s Executive Network
Women’s Executive Network (WXN) has named KBHN Board Member Julia Hanigsberg one of Canada’s 100 Most Powerful Women in 2019 in the Most Powerful CEOs [...]