It can arise from a motor vehicle accident, near drowning, stroke or cardiac arrest, blows to the head or similar incidents that cut off the supply of blood or oxygen to the brain. If a brain injury occurs before age 18, provincial services are available through the existing PDD program. A similar program does not exist for adults acquiring brain injury. However we need a greater understanding regarding these difficulties in order to address them appropriately. This consultation will identify priorities, and result in strategies which have the support of Albertans involved in the brain injury community.
Government can then respond directly to the needs.
The consultation, conducted by Community Services Consulting, will include focus groups with survivors and family members, and meetings with key service providers, boards or systems that can provide feedback. Both will take place in October in communities across the province. Findings will be summarized and reviewed at a Brain Injury Forum planned for December. A policy framework and implementation strategy will result. The Alberta Brain Injury Initiative is an important continuation of a process begun during the PDD Review.