The Brain Injury Association of New South Wales is the only statewide organisation in NSW dedicated to serving all persons affected by acquired brain injury—those with acquired brain injuries, family members, friends, professionals, and the broader community.
Latest News & Events
BIA NSW CarerLink Peer Mentoring Program
Following the success of the Links2Support Peer Mentoring Pilot Project for carers, and now with funding secured, BIA NSW is currently establishing a long term Mentoring Program with a new name, CarerLink. We are very excited about the program and the opportunity it will offer to support all carers of people with an ABI living throughout NSW. More...
Policy Paper on falls-related Traumatic Brain Injury
Falls are now both the leading cause of TBI in Australia (responsible for 42% of hospitalisations in 2004/2005) and the leading cause of injury hospitalisations overall (accounting for 1 in every 3 - or 126,800 - injury admissions in 2003/2004). Executive Officer of Brain Injury Australia, Nick Rushworth, would greatly appreciate your feedback on the Paper's contents, or to hear of your experience of falls-related TBI. Nick can be contacted at ..
Training in Acquired Brain Injury
This year BIA NSW will provide training in acquired brain injury and challenging behaviour at various centres within the metropolitan area and around the state. Venues for training are currently being finalised and information will be placed on this website as soon as details are confirmed.
Brain Injury Awareness Campaigner awarded title of NSW Woman of the Year
Cheryl Koenig, BIA NSW member and tireless campaigner for brain injury awareness, has been named NSW Woman of the Year for 2009. More...
Current Research
The BIA NSW Summer 2008 Newsletter highlighted two areas of research within the brain injury sector .
To view the full research articles, The Other Side of the Coin: Training Communication Partners to Improve Communication for people with TBI and Walk Thru Walls: Drama Therapy for People with Acquired Brain Injury click here.
Research Project - Traumatic Brain Injury and Language Skills
The Macquarie Centre for Language Sciences is conducting research into language difficulties following traumatic brain injury. More...
BIA NSW Case Management Service
The Brain Injury Association of NSW Case Management Service is now fully operational. The service is funded by the NSW Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care for a three year period.
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