Brain Injury SA is thrilled to introduce a new program that will enable 100 South Australians living with acquired brain injury (ABI) or a disability that affects cognitive functioning to reconnect into employment and their community. The Support SA Youth Initiative Transition program (SSAYiT) will be delivered in six 10-week programs during the next two years and is available to people aged between 15 and 24 who are living with an ...
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$1m grant a huge win for young people living with cognitive disability and ABI
Young South Australians with cognitive disability, including acquired brain injury (ABI), are the big winners of a one million dollar Federal Government grant awarded to Brain Injury SA in March to help connect youth with employment. The Department of Employment’s Empowering YOUth Initiative grant will enable the new Support SA Youth Initiative Transition program (SSAYit) to be delivered to 100 South Australians, aged between 15 and 24, with ...
Young Stroke Survivors | SBS
It kills more men than prostate cancer, more women than breast cancer and it impacts one in six Australians. The Feed spoke to young survivors of one of Australia's biggest killers – stroke. Emma Gaffy – www.onegirlandthesea.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/ogats "On Christmas Eve 2003, I suffered a severe brain haemorrhage. I was left with a permanent paralysis to the right side of my body. High heels had to be replaced with ...
Brain Injury SA interviewed on Radio Adelaide
Ed Weaver from Brain Injury SA, was interviewed by Small Change on Radio Adelaide. Listen to the Podcast for the full story "Brain Injury SA is definitely no stranger to Small Change – although you may be more familiar with its former name, the Brain Injury Network of South Australia. Registered psychologist and Coordinator of the Reconnect Transition Program, Ed Weaver, joined us in the studio to talk more about the adoption of this new ...