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BC Brain Injury Association Mission Statement

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“To provide a voice to promote a better quality of life for those living with acquired brain injury through education, information, prevention, support and advocacy."

The British Columbia Brain Injury Association is a Provincial organization in British Columbia serving the interests of all affected by Acquired Brain Injury in BC.

During the past eighteen months the British Columbia Brain Injury Association (BCBIA) has restructured in order to better reflect and serve the needs of those affected by brain injury. We have returned to the original name from the organization’s beginnings in 1983 and rewritten the Mission Statement as providing a voice to promote a better quality of life for those living with Acquired Brain Injury (ABI), through education, information, prevention, support and advocacy.

A new Board of Directors is in place with more than two hundred years of combined experience and, as of our AGM in October 2006, is embarking on a second year in office. The focus has been one of creating a sound infrastructure by rewriting the constitution, updating bylaws and policy, establishing a short and long-term strategic plan, a succession structure and a communications protocol. The addition of five members to an Advisory Board provides us with expertise in the areas of communication, medicine, law, finance and education. We have included two representatives from outside the ABI community in an effort to ensure objectivity.

Some of the projects presently under way include the updating and distribution of ABI concussion cards, website and brochure development, a provincial emergency preparedness program for ABI, development of a provincial database, and a roundtable information and knowledge transfer to be held in February at the Pacific Coast Brain Injury Conference for regional associations. BCBIA is also involved in the advocacy roundtable regarding Part 7 and sits with the ICBC Advisory Committee.
With an open membership we hope to better serve individuals, families and organizations.

The board members from varied backgrounds have come together to participate in a vision of supporting a provincial mandate for those affected by Acquired Brain Injury. The recent months have been spent developing a strategic plan and reviewing governance and policy related issues.

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