Brainstreams
Brainstreams is a local website dedicated to improve education on the brain and brain injuries, to help reduce isolation and to promote opportunities for collaboration.
Brainstreams is a local website dedicated to improve education on the brain and brain injuries, to help reduce isolation and to promote opportunities for collaboration.
Community Brain Injury Program for Children and Youth
Community Brain Injury Program for Children and Youth (CBIPCY) is a provincially-funded rehabilitation program, designed for children and youth with acquired brain injuries.
Community Brain Injury Program for Children and Youth (CBIPCY) is a provincially-funded rehabilitation program, designed for children and youth with acquired brain injuries.
Parachute's Mission
Creating a safer Canada by preventing serious and fatal injuries through evidence-based solutions that advocate and educate.
The Concussion Awareness Training Tool
(CATT) is a series of online educational modules and resources with the goal of standardizing concussion recognition, diagnosis, treatment, and management. Good concussion management is pivotal to minimizing the risk of brain damage and
may reduce long-term health consequences.
(CATT) is a series of online educational modules and resources with the goal of standardizing concussion recognition, diagnosis, treatment, and management. Good concussion management is pivotal to minimizing the risk of brain damage and
may reduce long-term health consequences.
Concussion 101
A primer for kids and Parents (YouTube Video)
The symptoms of a concussion can be tough for kids to recognize. Dr. Mike Evans is founder of the Health Design Lab at the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, an Associate Professor of Family Medicine and Public Health at the University of Toronto, and a staff physician at St. Michael's Hospital.
Concussion Management and Return to Learn
Knowing what to do after a concussion can be challenging for both children and their care givers. This video on Concussion management and Return to Learn by Dr.Mike Evans speaks to what steps one must follow during the recovery period following a concussion.
Dr.Mike Evans emphasizes the importance of “healing your brain” by easing off on physical, cognitive, emotional activities and focusing on the quality of sleep obtained through the resting period.
Knowing what to do after a concussion can be challenging for both children and their care givers. This video on Concussion management and Return to Learn by Dr.Mike Evans speaks to what steps one must follow during the recovery period following a concussion.
Dr.Mike Evans emphasizes the importance of “healing your brain” by easing off on physical, cognitive, emotional activities and focusing on the quality of sleep obtained through the resting period.
Anxiety BC: Youth
Do you know of a teen or young adult who can benefit from some tools to help stop anxiety from controlling his or her life? Anxiety Canada has a youth site dedicated to helping teens and youth manage their anxiety.
Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre
offers young people age 12-24 health and wellness resources, services, and supports both online and through integrated service centres across BC. Their website includes information, tools and supports for yourself or a friend. If you want to talk to someone who might be able to understand what you’re going through, our youth peer support workers have their own lived experience with mental health challenges, and are here to support you through your struggles. Whether it's information, tools, or a listening ear you are looking for, the Kelty Centre is here to help.
offers young people age 12-24 health and wellness resources, services, and supports both online and through integrated service centres across BC. Their website includes information, tools and supports for yourself or a friend. If you want to talk to someone who might be able to understand what you’re going through, our youth peer support workers have their own lived experience with mental health challenges, and are here to support you through your struggles. Whether it's information, tools, or a listening ear you are looking for, the Kelty Centre is here to help.
Vancouver Coastal Health Adolescent and Young Adult Program
The Adolescent and Young Adult Program provides adolescents, age 12 to 19 with acquired or congenital disabilities living in British Columbia and the Yukon an opportunity to address their rehabilitation needs and the transition tasks of adolescences.
The Adolescent and Young Adult Program provides adolescents, age 12 to 19 with acquired or congenital disabilities living in British Columbia and the Yukon an opportunity to address their rehabilitation needs and the transition tasks of adolescences.
The Vancouver School Board is a large, urban and multicultural school district. We are committed to providing the highest quality learning experience for all students, helping them to reach their intellectual, social, and physical potential in a safe and inclusive environment. The VSB hosts and administers the G.F. Strong School Provincial Resource Program.
Special Education Services Manual
The purpose of this manual is to provide a single point of reference regarding legislation, ministry policy and guidelines to assist school boards in developing programs and services that enable students with special needs to meet the goals of education. The manual also contains procedural information to assist in accessing programs and services provided at the provincial level. It is intended primarily for the use of principals, school-based teams and special educational professionals, but may also prove of interest to other professionals within the education, social service or health care communities, to parents and to members of the public at large.