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June is Brain Injury Awareness Month!
Brain injury is a widespread issue that demands a collective response. Each June, we observe Brain Injury Awareness Month to shine a light on the impact of brain injury and to educate the community about it.
- Every year, 69 million people worldwide sustain a traumatic brain injury.
- In Canada, someone has a stroke every 5 minutes.
- 1 in 4 individuals accessing mental health and substance use services have a history of brain injury.
- Those with brain injury are 2.5 times more likely to be incarcerated.
- Up to 82% of people experiencing homelessness have a traumatic brain injury.
How can you get involved?
1. RAISE AWARENESS – Initiate a conversation with your friends, family, and colleagues about brain injury.
2. SHARE YOUR BRAIN INJURY STORY – Help us bring invisible injuries to light. Whether you have a brain injury or care for someone who does, share how brain injury has affected you and what you wish others knew about it.
3. MAKE A DONATION – BIAYR offers a wide range of programs and services for brain injury survivors and caregivers, and your donations support these initiatives.
To promote Brain Injury Awareness Month, various municipalities of York Region have participated in issuing a proclamation that
June is Brain Injury Awareness Month.
Thank you for voting BIAYR for 2023 Community Brain Injury Association of the Year!
We are extremely grateful to be awarded the 2023 Community Brain Injury Association of the Year by The Ontario Brain Injury Association (OBIA) in collaboration with the Personal Injury Alliance (PIA Law)! This award is meant to recognize the non-profit brain injury association, which provides exemplary service to the brain injury community and continues to find innovative means to support brain injury survivors and their families.
Who We Are
The Brain Injury Association of York Region strives to provide free resources and advocacy for those affected by acquired brain injury in York Region. Through our support groups, workshops and educational sessions, BIAYR is constantly evolving to help those affected by ABI.
Donate
Donate today to make a difference in your community. BIAYR relies on the generosity of individuals such as you to fund our ABI survivor and caregiver programs.
Participate
Are you an ABI survivor or caregiver looking for support? Feel free to reach out directly for more information on news and events being hosted by BIAYR.
Increase awareness
In Canada, June is Brain Injury Awareness Month (BIAM). Each year national, provincial, and local associations run campaigns to increase awareness about the prevalence of brain injury; the obstacles that exist for those with brain injury; and the need for more services and support at all stages of recovery.
Thank you to the following York Region cities and towns for declaring June as Brain Injury Awareness Month. By making these proclamations, these York Region area municipalities are committing to raise awareness about the prevalence of brain injury in our local communities!
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“I have ALWAYS seen the world in 0s & 1s, i.e. black and white. I went to all 4 of the Mindfulness sessions held by the BIAYR highly skeptical. The 4 sessions have changed the way I view and see the world. No longer 0s & 1s, black and white; these Mindfulness sessions have added shades of colour to the way I view the world. A completely new and uplifting way to approach the world..”
— Brian Lynch
ABI Survivor
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