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Resources for the Community -
Improving Search Results when using 211Toronto


You can get different listings of services depending on the key words you use when conducting an online search.

For example, we found that the term "brain injuries" produced a more compehensive list of resources than using the term "brain injury".

If you get zero results or too few results:

  • Make sure your search terms are spelled correctly.
  • Try entering fewer search terms.
  • Try less-specific search terms. For example, search for "children" rather than "girls" and "boys".
  • Choose the ANY WORDS search option to retrieve profiles that inlude any of your search terms.
  • Use an asterisk (*) anywhere in a word to represent a number of letters. This is a useful way to retrieve variants of a word. For example, "wom*" wil find both "woman" and "women".

If you get too many results:

  • Be as specific as you can. Try using more words to refine your search. For example, search for "youth employment" rather than just "employment".
  • Use the ALL WORDS search option to narrow your search to find results that include ALL of your search options.
  • Use the EXACT MATCH search option to narrow your search to find results in which all your search terms need to appear together as a phrase.



The mission of the The Toronto ABI Network is to provide leadership in furthering equitable, accessible, responsive, cost-effective and quality publicly-funded services and support for persons living with the effects of an acquired brain injury in the Greater Toronto Area.


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