- Brain Injury is more prevalent than breast cancer, spinal cord injury and HIV/AIDS.
- It is estimated that there are some 27,000 children with ABI in Ontairo’s schools.
- Helmets reduce brain injury by 88%.
- In jurisdictions where there are mandatory bike helmet laws, more people use helmets an injury rates are, on average 25% lower than in areas without helmet legislation.
- Bicycle injuries are the third leading cause of injury for children between the ages of 10 and 14 years old, with traumatic brain injuries accounting for almost one third (29%) of all cycling-related hospital admissions.
- Research shows that 20% of people in forensic psychiatric settings in Ontario appear to have a history of brain injury.
- Preliminary results from a study on homelessness in Toronto have shown that 53% of homeless report a history of traumatic brain injury, 72% of which occur prior to being homeless.
- Research shows that, of 235 provincial prison inmates interviewed, 44% reported a history of traumatic brain injury (TBI).
- Each year, 50,000 Canadians suffer an Acquired Brain Injury (ABI). In Ontario, 44 people sustain a brain injury EVERY DAY.
- Close to half a million people in Ontario live with an acquired brain injury.
