Brain Injury Education & Prevention Programs For Youth
Condition Specific Support, Mental Health - Child & Youth, and Youth Services
Provided by BrainTrust Canada
Provides direct service to persons with acquired brain injury.
Youth Counselling
Offers FREE counselling to youth experiencing brain injury or concussion between the ages of 12-25. Youth will receive one-on-one counselling with a counsellor who specializes in brain injury..
P.A.R.T.Y. Program
Provides presentations in the prevention of alcohol and risk-related trauma in youth program. Presentations are held at Kelowna General Hospital, where Kelowna high school students learn about the serious consequences of drinking and driving and distracted driving. This impactful program includes presentations from ER doctors, police and fire departments, and visiting a mock car crash, trauma room, and the morgue.
Helmet Safety Program
Program partners with the Cities of Kelowna and Vernon and RCMP Community Policing to promote helmet compliance and positive safety behaviours such as wearing a helmet properly and walking a bike across the road. The program also provides helmets to youth 19 and under who cannot afford one.
School Presentations
Covers basic information on brain function, the brain as the 'control centre' of the body, the importance of 'safe' vs. 'foolish' risks, actions youth can take to prevent brain injury
Offers FREE counselling to youth experiencing brain injury or concussion between the ages of 12-25. Youth will receive one-on-one counselling with a counsellor who specializes in brain injury..
P.A.R.T.Y. Program
Provides presentations in the prevention of alcohol and risk-related trauma in youth program. Presentations are held at Kelowna General Hospital, where Kelowna high school students learn about the serious consequences of drinking and driving and distracted driving. This impactful program includes presentations from ER doctors, police and fire departments, and visiting a mock car crash, trauma room, and the morgue.
Helmet Safety Program
Program partners with the Cities of Kelowna and Vernon and RCMP Community Policing to promote helmet compliance and positive safety behaviours such as wearing a helmet properly and walking a bike across the road. The program also provides helmets to youth 19 and under who cannot afford one.
School Presentations
Covers basic information on brain function, the brain as the 'control centre' of the body, the importance of 'safe' vs. 'foolish' risks, actions youth can take to prevent brain injury
250-762-3233
Toll Free: 1-800-762-3233
Website: https://braintrustcanada.com
#11, 368 Industrial Avenue, Kelowna, British Columbia, V1Y 7E8
Service is available in English.
Associated Programs/Services
Also offered by BrainTrust Canada:
- Youth Rapid Access Counselling - Brain Injury
- Brain Injury Support Programs & Services
- Concussion Recovery Services - Youth Concussion Clinic
Availability
Service area: Armstrong, Kelowna, Lake Country, Peachland, Vernon, West Kelowna + show cities
Service Types Provided
Condition Specific Support
Mental Health - Child & Youth
Youth Services
Ways to Access
- Includes the provision of goods
- Provided 1:1 in-person
- Provided in a group in-person
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