Helpful Links & Resources
Providing you with the services you need, when you need them
Brain Injury
Below is a list of brain injury services.
Directory of services designed to assist persons with lived experience, as well as caregivers, and professionals both within and outside the field of brain injury.
Brain Injury Canada is a national charitable organization focused on education, awareness, and advocacy for the brain injury community.
Provincial organization working to providing brain injury education, awareness and support to individuals, families and professionals.
The Central East Stroke Network (CESN) is one of 11 stroke networks in Ontario. CESN provides leadership and supports the development, implementation, and integration of stroke best practices across the continuum of care. The work of the CESN involves health system-change, stroke best practice implementation, professional education and knowledge translation. Strategic leadership for cardiac, vascular and stroke care in Ontario is provided by CorHealth Ontario.
Ontario Health atHome coordinates local home and community care, long-term care placement and can assist with finding services in the community.
York-Simcoe Brain Injury Services is a partnership between Mackenzie Health’s Centre for Behaviour Health Sciences and March of Dimes Canada.
Community based support to individuals and their families who are living with the effects of an acquired brain injury.
March of Dimes Canada’s Brain Injury Services offers rehabilitation and social support services.
Outlines Ideal Care Pathways for neurotrauma rehabilitation and provides resources for survivors and families.
Information on the intersection of Brain Injury & the Youth Criminal Justice System.
Information for hospitals and community-based programs to connect people with Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) to the services they need (in-patient and outpatient services).
Concussion
Below is a list of concussion related services.
Navigation tool for individuals with concussion, their caregivers, and general health practitioners, to help identify clinics and services that are available based individualized criteria.
Recovery from a concussion varies from person-to-person. The resources listed on this webpage can offer information and support to people in all stages of recovery.
Information for hospitals and community-based programs to connect people with Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) to the services they need (in-patient and outpatient services).
Brain Injury Education
Below is a list of brain injury educational resources.
Information about the stages of a brain injury, from healthy brain function, to the different types of injuries that can occur and the path of recovery.
Informative books, tip cards, manuals, tool kits, attention training, and cognitive rehabilitation programs on traumatic and acquired brain injury, concussion, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Financial Assistance
Below is a list of financial assistance resources.
Information about income support, benefits for health costs and other disability supports from the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)
The registered disability savings plan (RDSP) is a savings plan intended to help an individual who is approved to receive the disability tax credit (DTC).
Information about financial assistance, benefits and employment assistance available through the Ontario Works program.
The Canada Pension Plan Disability (CPPD) is a monthly benefit for those unable to work because of a disability.
Other
Below is a list of other beneficial resources.
Web portal for aging, long term care planning and education.
Directory of free or low-cost food to individuals and families in need on an on-going, seasonal, and emergency basis, include food banks, community gardens, Good Food Boxes, youth nutrition programs, and nutrition education programs.
Directory of crisis services providing temporary residence and supports to those experiencing homelessness.
Directory of crisis services providing temporary residence and supports for people escaping gender-based violence or abuse. Services provided may include counselling, community referrals, safety planning, and emergency transportation.
Directory of community mental health programs providing a variety of services to help support people who have ongoing mental health issues.
