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The mission of the Brain Injury Society of Toronto is to enhance the quality of life for people in the City of Toronto, living with the effects of acquired brain injury through education, awareness, support and advocacy. Programs & Services:

Community Meetings
Social Nights
Support Support Program
Peer Mentoring
Social/Recreation Events
Personal Development Workshops
Awareness
Advocacy

03/19/2025

Join us next week on March 26th for our HYBRID Community Meeting where we will learn how about financial abuse - and how to protect YOURSELF.

Find links to register IN PERSON or ONLINE at www.bist.ca/PROGRAMS

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Brain Guard: What is Financial Abuse?
It occurs when someone misuses a vulnterable perosn's resources without consent.
Learn more about Financial Abuse
March 26 2025 6 PM
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A picture of a person looking at an empty wallet

03/18/2025

Please join us on Monday March 24th 6:30 - 8 PM for the 3rd Session of our ABI Info Series on Emotion Regulation. This week Kaitlyn Aquino, Neurologic Music Therapist of .rehab will discuss Using Music for Emotion Regulation.

Participate IN PERSON or ONLINE: www.bist.ca/ABI-INFO-SERIES

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ABI Info Series:
Emotion Regulation - REGISTER TODAY!
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Session #1
ABI INFO SERIES: Emotion Regulation
Session #3
Using Music for Emotion Regulations: Strategies From a Neurologic Music Therapist (HYBRID)
Kaitlyn Aquino
Neurologic Music Therapist (NMT)

Monday March 24th, 6:30 -8 PM
BIST Office - 40 St. Clari Ave East #205
OR JOIN US ONLINE
2025 Corporate Platinum Sponsor
PIA LAW

03/17/2025

Thank you so much to Dr. Liang of Warden Optometry who spoke at our Community Meeting in February about Vision Therapy after hashtag - sharing her expertise and insight with our members.

🚨 Professionals in Brain Injury! 🚨
If you'd like to volunteer to speak to our members, please let us know!
Contact Meri: [email protected]

03/12/2025

Join us Monday March 17th 6:30 - 8 PM IN PERSON or ONLINE for the second session of our ABI Info Series with Behaviour Therapist Stacey Levine of Therapy Spot who will discuss Anger Management after Brain Injury.

🔗 Learn More: www.bist.ca/abi-info-series

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ABI Info Series:
Emotion Regulation - REGISTER TODAY!
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Session #1
ABI INFO SERIES: Emotion Regulation
Session #2
Anger Management
Stacey Levine
Behaviour Therapist
Monday March 17th, 6:30 -8 PM
BIST Office - 40 St. Clari Ave East #205
2025 Corporate Platinum Sponsor
PIA LAW

03/09/2025

Join us Monday March 10th 6:30 - 8 PM for an IN PERSON session with Dr. Carolyn Lemsky, Neuropsychologist and BIST Board Member for a discussion on Emotion Regulation as we kick off this year's ABI Info Series.

🔗 Learn More: www.bist.ca/abi-info-series

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ABI Info Series:
Emotion Regulation - REGISTER TODAY!
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Session #1
Emotions and the Brain: Making Your Own Plan with Neuropsychologist Dr. Carolyn Lemksy
Monday March 10th, 6:30 -8 PM
BIST Office - 40 St. Clari Ave East #205
2025 Corporate Platinum Sponsor
PIA LAW

03/08/2025

Happy International Women's Day to the amazing women-identified individuals in our Brain Injury Community: Survivors / Thrivers, Workers, Researchers, Clinicians, Doctors and Health Care Practitioners.

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03/07/2025

Freaky Friday Fun! What do you do on a Friday afternoon?

Here we are talking a break from our regulararts programming for a games afternoon. Just some of the stuff we get up to!

Join us: www.bist.ca/programs

03/05/2025

Calling ALL ARTISTS who live with the effects of !

Submissions are now OPEN for our Annual 'Art On The Brain' Expressive Art Show. This year's theme:

Brain Odyssey - A Journey Through Healing.

🆕Partcipate in our Group Instllation ' Come Fly With Me' - all artistic abilities welcome!

🚨If you are able, please help SPREAD THE WORD about our sponsorship package!

➡️ All information available at: www.bist.ca/ART

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Art on the Brain Call for Submissions. Theme: Brain Odyssey - A journey though healing
Deadline: May 20th, 2025
www.bist.ca/ART
PIA Law Logo

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03/03/2025

We are pleased to spread the word about this upcoming Expressive Arts Workshop from our friends at Brain Injury Association of York Region - facilitated by BIST Art Show Artist Cassidy Bankson.

🔗 Learn more: www.biayr.org

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2025 BIAYR Programming Series
The four elements: Expressive Art Workshop
Hosted by: Cassidy Bankson, a movement-based expressive arts educator
Thursday Afternoons from March 6th to March 27 2025
from 1- 2:30 PM
In this workshop, you will:
- Explore the qualities of the four elements (earth, water, air, fire)
- Explore your creativity as a resource
- Explore the elements as resources
- Bring awareness to your body, your fellings, and your imagination
- Connecto to yourself, the group and the natural world.

03/02/2025

At BIST we like to provide as many opportunties as possible for our members to learn, create and explore. We love these pictures from our Portrait Series this fall led by the uber-talented artist - check them out!

Learn more about what we do at: www.bist.ca/PROGRAMS

03/01/2025

Neurographic Art is an uncomplicated way to work with the subconscious mind through drawing - and this month at Freaky Friday we explored this art form in diffrent ways, including journaling and neurographic trees.

We always get up to something on Fridays, and the best part is getting together as a community.

Join us EVERY Friday (excluding 1st Friday of the month) 3 - 4:30 PM.
www.bist.ca/PROGRAMS

02/28/2025

Early Bird Deadline ends TODAY!

Don't miss out on GREAT DISCOUNTS on Golf Packages and Sponsorships for our Birdies for Brain Injury Golf Tournament: www.bist.ca/BIRDIES

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Presented by Integra

02/28/2025

Thank you SO MUCH to our Birdies For Brain Injury Presenting Sponsor Integra Connects - we can't wait to see all our amazing golfers out on June 20th at Lionhead Golf Club & Conference Centre!

➡️Sponsorships & Golf Packages available: www.bist.ca/BIRDIES

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Presented by Intergra
Thank you for our Presenting Sponsor
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June 20th 2025

02/26/2025

Thank you so much to our longtime Corporate Platinum Sponsor PIA Law - the team of McLeish Orlando Lawyers LLP, Oatley Vigmond LLP & Thomson Rogers LLP - your support helps keep BIST strong and means the world to us!

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2025 Corporate Platinum Sponsor

02/25/2025

📅 Save the date! 📅

We are thrilled to announce the film screening of Becoming The Butterfly, a collaborative short film made with two BIST Members, happening Thursday, April 10th, 6:30- 8:30 PM.

The roundtable will include Meri Perra (BIST), Suze Berkhout (UHN), Suvendrini Lena (Women’s College Hospital), and the 3 film makers.

For more information, contact Denielle Elliott: [email protected]

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A film screening and roundtable discussion on brain injuries, collaborative film and ethnography.
SAVE THE DATE
Thursday, April 10th
6:30 -8 :30 PM
York University

02/24/2025

Thank you to the BIST / Ontario Brain Injury Association Mix and Mingle Gold Sponsor 💛 Critical Trauma Therapy - we are so excited to celebrate partnerships in our community on June 5th!

➡️ Learn about Sponsorships and Tickets at: https://obia.ca/events/mix-mingle/

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BIST Logo and OBIA Logo
Thank You!
For sponsoring the 2025 BIST/OBIA Mix and Mingle
Gold Sponsor
Critical Trauma Therapy

02/24/2025

Join us TONIGHT, from 6:30 - 8 PM for a webinar featuring BIST Board Member and Associate at McLeish Orlando Lawyers LLP Brandon Pedersen who will discuss details about how law suits work, the processes involved and then be available for a Q & A for your legal questions!

Thank you to our Corporate Platinum Sponsor PIA Law - McLeish Orlando Oatley Vigmond LLP and Thomson Rogers LLP

🔗 Register: www.bist.ca/PIA

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PIA Webinar
Learn the Steps Involved in Filing a Law Suit and a Q + A with Lawyer Brandon Pedersen
Monday February 24, 6:30 - 8 PM
Register: www.bist.ca/PIA
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02/24/2025

A BIG thank you to our BIST / Ontario Brain Injury Association Mix and Mingle Food Station Sponsor, ARCG Rehabilitation - https://www.arcgrehab.com - we can't wait to celebrate our amazing partnerships on June 5, 2025!

Platinum, Gold & Silver Sponsorships are still available - get them TODAY!
🔗 https://obia.ca/events/mix-mingle/

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Thank You!
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40 St. Clair Avenue East #205
Toronto, ON
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+14168301485

Website

http://www.bist.ca/, https://linktr.ee/braininjurytoronto

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Prateek says BIST's services help him thrive and be an example for his young daughters. Help us continue to support individuals living with #braininjury like Prateek by supporting our Birdies for Brain Injury Golf Tournament TODAY! www.bist.ca/BIRDIES

Register for our Birdies For Brain Injury Golf Tournament today and help people living with the effects of #BrainInjury thrive - like Prateek. www.bist.ca/BIRDIES

Thank you so much to this amazing group of Corporate Sponsors who have joined team BIST for 2025 - Accessible Daily Living - ADL, Auger Hollingsworth, Genesis Community Rehabilitation Inc., Inc. and Singer Kwinter - Personal Injury Lawyers! 🚨Opportunities are still available AND prices start as low as $1500! 🚨 🔗www.bist.ca/SPONSORSHIP

Are you feeling BRAVE?! 👻 🎃 🦇 Join us TOMORROW NIGHT - Wednesday October 30th, 6 - 8 PM - at 85 The Esplanade for our annual Halloween Party! We've got pizza, way too much candy, games and prizes for BEST COSTUME! Join us - if you dare! Register: https://bist.ca/event/halloween-party-2024/

Exciting Zumbastic News! Lina Hamilton will be leading a Zumba Warm Up to get our Heroes going and feeling strong before our 5KM on September 29th!! There's STILL TIME to REGISTER + FUNDRAISE for our event - support FREE Programs and Services for people living with #BrainInjury: www.bist.ca/HEROES

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Want a GREAT DEAL on a GREAT Sponsorship Opportunity? Get REDUCED COSTS for our Exclusive Heroes Run, Walk, Roll Sponsorship Opportunities - like our BBQ Sponsor - now at $850 - down from $1000! Learn more: www.bist.ca/HEROES

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