DID YOU KNOW?
- Brain injury is significantly more prevalent than breast cancer, spinal cord injury and HIV/AIDS.
- Close to half-a-million people in Ontario live with an acquired brain injury (ABI)
- Traumatic brain injury (a brain injury caused by a blow to the head) is the number one killer and disabler of young Canadians under the age of 40.
- There are almost 18,000 emergency room visits and/or hospitalizations for traumatic brain injury in Ontario every year.
- There were also over 19,000 hospitalizations and/or emergency room visits due to brain injury from non-traumatic causes.
- For those individuals who survive a brain injury the real work starts after they leave the hospital, getting back to home, work and play. Survivors are living, working and playing in your community.
YOU know someone with an acquired brain injury, can you see them?
Just wanted to say hi and thank all of the Board Members that work so hard to make things happen! Especially our IT Dept!!
Thank you too Thank you for your dedication towards the growth of BIAWE
More importantly, did you know that each year in Windsor and Essex County there are 2,400 new brain injuries? Chances are you know someone with a brain injury.
Thank you so much for sharing and contributing to our mission to raise awareness about brain injuries.