Crime Prevention Ottawa Sept. 21 “Join us to learn about the challenge of ABI [Aquired Brain Injury] and FASD and to talk about innovative approaches…” Dr. Angela Colantonio, researcher ABI Respondents: Isaiah Boylan, Janet Carioni
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Crime Prevention Ottawa
Connecting on Disability and Abuse
Brain Injury Canada
Citizen Advocacy
Speaker Series Invitation
Behind Bars: Brain Injury and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in our Justice System
Our society’s understanding of crime, of guilt and innocence, of following rules, is based on the idea that our brains are all functioning in the same way. But what happens when a brain is injured, either before birth through exposure to alcohol or after birth through an acquired brain injury? Individuals with Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), are significantly over represented in our prison populations. Join us to learn about the challenge of ABI and FASD and to talk about innovative approaches to service provision that can help. Dr. Colantonio is researcher leading important groundwork around the need for a longer-term approach to meet the changing needs of those living with the affects of brain injury, as well as the shortage and inconsistency of rehabilitation services across the country.
Coffee at 9:30 am, program starts at 10:00 am
Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Angela Colantonio – Researcher, University of Toronto and Board Member, Brain Injury Canada
Respondents:
Isaiah Boylan, Ottawa resident with lived experience
Janet Carioni, Citizen Advocacy Ottawa, Functionability Rehabilitation Services
Chair:
Councillor Jeff Leiper, Crime Prevention Ottawa Board Member
R.S.V.P. to Crime Prevention Ottawa at cpo@ottawa.ca or 613-580-2424 ext. 25393.
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