Information for Families
Family Resource Guide
The Family Resource Guide has been developed to provide family members with information about brain injury.
[View Family Resource Guide]
ABI Programs At-a-Glance
This handout was developed to help families understand what to expect from inpatient ABI rehabilitation (regular and slow-to-recover programs). A comparison chart is provided of the three adult ABI inpatient programs in Toronto.
Finding ABI Services and Support
Support Groups and Workshops
This handout was developed to summarize various support groups and workshops offered to adults and children with brain injury, in the public and private sectors across the GTA.
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Brain Injury Associations
Brain Injury Society of Toronto
416-830-1485, info@bist.ca
www.bist.ca
Ontario Brain Injury Association
1-800-263-5404, obia@obia.on.ca
www.obia.on.ca
Links to other brain injury associations
211 Toronto
211Toronto provides a useful resource for finding ABI services in the Toronto region. An online listing of services and programs can be found at www.211Toronto.ca or you can dial 211 within the 416 area code to speak with an information and referral specialist.
Find out how to improve search results when using the 211Toronto website.
Community Information Centres in the GTA
Other community information centres provide a similar resource to 211Toronto, but outside the city of Toronto. Some provide search options on their website while others provide only contact information.
Peel Region: http://www.pinet.on.ca
York Region: http://www.inforichmondhill.org
Durham Region: http://durham.cioc.ca (do not include www)
Halton Region: http://hipinfo.info/hip.htm
Find ABI Programs using Rehab Finder
The GTA Rehab Network has a tool on their website which locates all publicly-funded providers of rehabilitation in the Greater Toronto Area, including ABI rehabilitation.
To use the tool, see Rehab Finder page for Patients and Families.
CCAC Resources
The community care access centres (CCACs) also have a mandate to provide information about - and referral to - a wide range of community health and support services.
You can obtain assistance from a CCAC by contacting them directly:
Toronto Central CCAC:
Head Office (Toronto): 416-506-9888 / 1-800-855-0511
Leaside Park Drive site (East York): 416-506-9888
Central CCAC:
Head Office (Newmarket): 905-895-1240
Richmond Hill site: 905-763-9928
Sheppard site (Toronto): 416-222-2241
Central East CCAC:
Head Office: 905-430-3308 / 1-800-263-3877
Campbellford branch: 705-653-1005 / 1-800-368-8053
Haliburton branch: 705-457-1600 / 1-800-368-8027
Lindsay branch: 705-324-9165 / 1-800-347-0285
Port Hope branch: 905-885-6600 / 1-800-347-0299
Peterborough branch: 705-743-2552 / 1-888-235-7222
Scarborough branch: 416-750-2444 / 1-866-779-1931
Whitby branch: 905-430-3308 / 1-800-263-3877
Central West CCAC:
Head Office: 905-796-0040 / 1-888-733-1177
Mississauga Halton CCAC:
Head Office: 905-855-9090
Etobicoke and York branch: 905-855-9090
Halton branch: 905-639-5228 / 1-800-810-0000
Additional Information and Resources
Supporting Students with Acquired Brain Injury:
Following a brain injury, the academic needs of students often change and schools may need to find different ways of supporting them. The Education Act requires that all school boards provide special education programming for pupils with 'exceptional' status. Each board is required to establish an Identification, Placement and Review Committee (IPRC) whose role is to decide on whether a student is identified as 'exceptional' or not and if so to decide on appropriate resources for the student.
The Ministry of Education hosts a web page providing details on the procedures used in defining a pupil as 'exceptional', how placement decisions are made, how decisions may be appealed when the parent does not agree with the IPRC's decision, and more. View IPRC Web Page for more information.
Client/Family Feedback Group
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The Toronto Acquired Brain Injury Network would like to get feedback from clients, their friends and family members whose lives have been affected by brain injury. We want your input about our activities and projects because we believe that consumers should be able to have their say about our work. |
There are two ways we will ask you for feedback. You may wish to participate in only one or both of these. You will be invited to provide feedback by:
- Responding to questions sent to you by e-mail
- Participating in optional focus groups
The information you provide will be held confidential. Information given to us will be used to describe the overall group with no identifying features of individuals. Participation will not be very time-consuming ... feedback will be sought only when issues arise (perhaps a couple times per year). Participants may drop out of this e-mail feedback group at any time.
If you are interested in joining this e-mail feedback group, please contact us at 416-597-3057 or email us at info@abinetwork.ca. |
