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Helpline: 1.800.263.5404

Calls are open Monday – Friday
from 9:30am to 4:00pm EST

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OBIA Brain Basics
e-Learning has a fresh new look!

Providing frontline Health Care Workers, Caregivers & others with an opportunity to learn an understandable introduction to the world of Brain Injury.

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Thank you to our Diamond Corporate Champion!

Synoptic is one of the country’s leading providers of medical assessments for employers, insurers and the legal community. 

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Thank you to our Diamond Corporate Champion!

iScope is unique as they serve concussion patients all over the province through OHIP. 

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Thank you to our Gold Corporate Champion!

Their focus is to connect you to highly trained Rehabilitation Therapists, Personal Support Workers, and Behaviour Therapists that will help you mentally cope and physically navigate along your recovery journey.

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Welcome to the Ontario Brain Injury Association (OBIA) website.

We are a provincial, registered, charitable organization. Our mission is to enhance the lives of Ontarians living with the effects of acquired brain injury (ABI) through education, awareness and support.

OBIA’s services include:

  Information and resources on acquired brain injury
  Helpline: 1-800-263-5404
  Personal advocacy and support
  Training and Education for professionals and families
  Online support groups
  Peer Support
  Research

Education

ABI Training
OBIA offers University Certificate and e-Learning training programs that provide knowledge, techniques, strategies and interventions to equip those working in the field of brain injury

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Awareness

Brain Injury Information
OBIA is making the “invisible” visible by increasing understanding of brain injury and reducing the stigma associated with having a brain injury

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Support

Helpline
1-800-263-5404

There is hope, there is help! Whether you have sustained a Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (Concussion), moderate to severe brain injury, you are not alone, we are here to help! OBIA Helpline provides confidential, emotional support for anyone who needs a caring, compassionate and non-judgmental listening ear.

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Concussion

What Is It?
A concussion is a brain injury that can be caused by a blow to the head, a fall, motor vehicle collision, sports or being struck by an object. Symptoms can appear immediately or, in some cases, days following the injury.

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News & Events

National Brain Injury Strategy

On June 12, 2024, the House of Commons unanimously passed Bill C-277, the National Strategy…

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2024 Back to School Conference September 18, 2024

2024 Back to School Conference – Register Now!

PIA and OBIA are co-hosting the 2024 Back to School Conference. This year’s conference is…

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Headway Homes Fund

The Ontario Brain Injury Association (OBIA), in partnership with the Headway Homes Fund at the…

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OBIA Review

Read the September 2024 Issue of OBIA Review!

 

The OBIA Review is OBIA’s high quality digital magazine filled with the thoughts and opinions of Ontario’s leading health managers, academics and clinicians. The OBIA Review has four issues per year and caters to an extensive healthcare readership – including our own membership network as well as private and non-profit health services, consumers and vendors in all parts of the province. The OBIA Review is full of interesting and varied content. It keeps you up to date on the latest developments and advances in brain injury research, rehabilitation and legislation.

 

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