There are many resources available on the internet. The following is a brief list of websites that provide education and support. These websites will lead you to a wealth of information on brain and spinal cord injuries.
HOSPITALS
- Alberta Children's Hospital
- BC Children's Hospital
- Craig Hospital, Denver, CO
- One of the leading spinal cord injury rehabilitation centres in North America - Fraser Health Authority
- Provides links to hospitals and health care services in the Fraser Valley - G.F. Strong Rehab Centre
- BC's largest rehabilitation hospital - Gorge Road Hospital, Victoria
- Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto
- Interior Health Authority
- Provides links to hospitals and health care services in the interior of the province - Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
- Mayo Clinic
- Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto
- Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York City
- Northern Health Authority
- Provides links to hospitals and health care services in northern BC - Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center, Downey, CA
- Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria
- Sunnyhill Health Centre for Children
- Child rehabilitation and development program of BC Children's Hospital - University of Washington Medical Centre
- Vancouver Coastal Health Authority
- Provides links to hospitals and health care services in the Lower Mainland - Vancouver Island Health Authority
- Provides links to hospitals and health care services on Vancouver Island
NATIONAL, PROVINCIAL AND REGIONAL BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATIONS
- BC Brain Injury Association
- Brain Injury Association of Alberta
- Brain Injury Association of Canada
- Brain Injury Association of Nova Scotia
- Brain Injury Association USA
- Founded in 1980, the Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) is the leading national organization serving and representing individuals, families and professionals who are touched by a life-altering, often devastating, traumatic brain injury (TBI). - Bulkley Valley Brain Injury Association
- Comox Valley Head Injury Society
- Fraser Valley Brain Injury Association
- Kamloops Brain Injury Association
- Nanaimo Brain Injury Society
- New Zealand Head Injury Society
- The Head Injury Society of New Zealand was formed in 1987 to raise head injury issues at a national level, to increase understanding and recognition and to help address the needs of those who have suffered head injury and their families. - Northern Alberta Brain Injury Society
- Ontario Brain Injury Association
- Enhancing the lives of persons living with the effects of acquired brain injury (ABI) through education, awareness and support - Pacific Coast Brain Injury Conference
- Powell River Brain Injury Association
- Prince George Brain Injured Group
- Saskatchewan Brain Injury Association
- South Okanagan Similkameen Brain Injury Society
- Victoria Brain Injury Society
COMMUNITY RESOURCES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA
- BC At Home Program
- BC Coalition of People with Disabilities
- A provincial, cross-disability advocacy organization that raises public and political awareness of issues concerning people with disabilities - BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit
- BC Lions Society for Children with Disabilities
- A charity dedicated to enriching the lives of children with disabilities in British Columbia - BC Living Independent Services
- Provides apartment living for persons with physical disabilities - BC Ministry of Children and Family Development
- BC Ministry of Education
- BC Mobility Opportunities Society
- Provides opportunities for people with disabilities and promotes the capabilities and talents of people with physical challenges - BC Paraplegic Website Association
- Information and statistics about spinal cord injuries and the Peer Program, as well as great events throughout the province - BC Rehab Foundation
- The mission of BC Rehab is to support people with disabilities province-wide through education, research, arts, recreations and wellness programs, and to close the gaps between people with and without disabilities - BC Wheelchair Sports Association
- A not-for-profit organization devoted to providing opportunities for athletes with physical disabilities - BCAA Traffic Safety Foundation
- Centre for Child Development
- The Centre provides specialized pediatric medical rehabilitation services and supports to 2,000 children with special needs and their families in Delta, Surrey, South Surrey, White Rock, Langley and other areas of the Lower Mainland - College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC
- Ensures the protection and safety of patients, and the quality of care they receive from licensed physicians in BC - Community Brain Injury Program for Children & Youth
- Community Living BC
- Helps adults with developmental disabilities and their families connect to supports and services to live as fully and independently as possible in their community - Employment Action BC
- A non-profit organization geared to helping injured and/ or disabled persons find employment and helping employers find valuable and loyal employees - Fraser Health Concussion Clinic
- General Inquiries to BC Provincial Government
- Health and Home Care Society of BC
- An independent and BC-based not-for-profit organization that provides preventive and supportive health services that keep people healthy and in the comfort of their own homes, communities and workplaces - Information Services Vancouver
- A link to thousands of community, social and government agencies across the province - Neil Squire Foundation
- The only national not-for-profit organization in Canada that has for over twenty-five years empowered Canadians with physical disabilities through the use of computer-based assistive technologies, research and development, and various employment programs - Special Education Advocacy Services
- Teaching Students with Acquired Brain Injury: A Resource Guide for Schools
- Vancouver Red Cross
OTHER COMMUNITY RESOURCES
- Aphasia Institute
- BRAINTRUST Canada
- Centre for Disease Control and Prevention
- Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation
- Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation has lots of information about research and living with a spinal cord injury. - Family Caregiver Alliance
- FAC is a public voice for caregivers. - National Aphasia Association
- National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Program
- Rick Hansen Foundation
- Information about Rick Hansen's story with links to great SCI related sites on research and other useful information - Spinal Cord Information Network
- Information on all aspects of spinal cord injury, from psychosocial issues to car/van modifications - The International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries
- The International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries, based in Vancouver, is an interdisciplinary research centre for the development of effective strategies to promote functional recovery after spinal cord injury. - The Neuroscience Net
- A scholarly journal devoted to publishing research in basic and clinical neuroscience. - The Perspective Network
- The Perspectives Network's primary focus is positive communication between persons with brain injury, family members/caregivers/friends of persons with brain injury, those many professionals who treat persons with brain injury and community members in order to create positive changes and enhance public awareness and knowledge of acquired/traumatic brain injury - Think First Foundation of Canada
- Traumatic Brain Injury Resource Center
- After brain injury Tools for Living - A Step-by-Step Guide for Caregivers & Survivors of Brain Injury - Traumatic Brain Injury Survival Guide
- an online book written by a clinical neuropsychologist
LEGAL ASSOCIATIONS
- American Association for Justice
- Also known as the Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA), the AAJ's mission is to promote a fair and effective justice system-and to support the work of lawyers in their efforts to ensure that any person who is injured by the misconduct or negligence of others can obtain justice in America's courtrooms, even when taking on the most powerful interest - Law Society of BC
-The Law Society of British Columbia regulates the more than 10,000 lawyers in British Columbia, setting and enforcing standards of professional conduct that ensure the public is well served by a competent, honourable legal profession - Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia
- TLABC's mission is to support and promote diligence and excellence in advocacy and jurisprudence on behalf of consumers in British Columbia, with the goal of enhancing access to justice
