Beyond Broken Brains
The world is not built for everyone. But we believe if we all come together, we can change that.
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Mission
We’re on a mission to improve the lives of those affected by brain injuries and we do that one step at a time.
"Head Injury recovery is a marathon, not a sprint." --Fully recovered TBI survivor
Session Information
Head Injury Support Group HISG #30
#30 Reintegrated Yet Evolving: Enhancing Brain Trauma Recovery in Daily Life
Abstract: We invited rehab specialists from Singhealth, NHG, NUHS, and industry to share their knowledge with caregivers and survivors on how they could go about living their lives again post-TBI.
Details: 11 November 2023 10-11AM JustCo @ International Plaza
Who we are
Jonathan Liu
Brain Injury Survivor & Founder
Dr. Goh Jia Jun
Chairperson NNI Head Injury Support Group
Core Articles
From The Medical Community
Coping with Brain Injury: Accepting Change
(HISG18: 08 December 2018 )
Dr. Huang Wanping is a principal clinical neuropsychologist and Deputy Head of the Department of Psychology at Tan Tock Seng Hospital. Currently, she is driving the development of a holistic Cognitive Rehabilitation programme at TTSH Rehabilitation Centre. She had previously worked at the Institute of Mental Health, Singapore, for 9 years. She was awarded the Health Manpower Development Program scholarship by the Ministry of Health (MOH) in 2008 to pursue a postgraduate degree in Clinical Neuropsychology, at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. Her doctoral thesis investigated the “Impact of pre-injury factors on neuropsychological outcome in adults with severe traumatic brain injury: A cognitive reserve perspective.” Her interest lies in the area of cognitive profiling and cognitive rehabilitation to optimize neurocognitive functioning across the lifespan.
See the link to her presentation here.
Ottawa Hospital - Coping with Brain Injury
A guide for caregivers and family
A booklet with useful information to help you on your journey after your loved one has been discharged from the hospital.
HELPLINES
National Neuroscience Institute
Head Injury Support Group
There are recovered patients and caregivers willing to share their experiences.
For enquiries/ registration, please contact:
tbi_enquiries@nni.com.sg
Honorable mentions
TBI Information you need to know about
Healthhub
Singapore, Singapore
HealthHub is a one-stop portal and mobile app for Singaporeans to access a wide range of health content, rewards and e-services.
Transitlink PWD Concession Card
Singapore, Singapore
It is a personalised concession card specially tailored for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs). With this card, commuters can purchase the Hybrid Monthly Concession Pass (MCP) priced at $60. This MCP allows commuters to enjoy unlimited travel on Singapore's basic bus services and rail services within pass validity period.
SG Enable
Singapore, Singapore
The Hospital-to-Work (H2W) Programme provides persons with acquired disabilities* with support and opportunities to overcome the challenges in gaining sustainable employment.
WebMD
New York, New York, United States
WebMD provides timely and credible health information and services to consumers and healthcare professionals.
Drugs.com
Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Drugs.com is a website which provides accurate and independent information on more than 24,000 prescription drugs.
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota, United States
MayoClinic a nonprofit medical practice and medical research group.
Healthline
San Francisco, California, United States
Healthline Media is the 2nd largest and fastest growing consumer health publisher in the world, reaching 85 million people a month.
Creative Work Contest
What is a Traumatic Brain Injury?
Can you recover?
What does recovery look like?
What challenges does a survivor face?
How do the lives of carers of TBI survivors change?
How can the community help?
Uncover answers to any of these questions in a creative project of your choice.
Submission Details
Submissions Due: 30th June 2019
You are invited to submit a piece of creative work of your choosing which demonstrates an understanding of one or more challenges faced by survivors of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), or by the carers, family, and friends of a survivor with a TBI.
Better understand these challenges you are expected to research the topic. You can take a broad view of how a person’s life changes, or focus on one specific challenge and explore it more deeply. You can write a fictional story, submit other creative writings like poetry, or prepare a video, piece of art or even write a song.
Your research may include a variety of sources including blogs, books, support group websites or even interviewing TBI survivors or carers.
To get started:
Broken Brains SG
Submissions must be made by emailing: creative_contest@brokenbrains.sg
Your submission email should include:
- Full name of the contestant
Email address
Age (and attach proof of age. Eg copy of passport or ID card)
Contact details of contestant’s parent and contact phone number
Winners notified by email by 31st July 2019 and results will be published on the contest webpage at www.brokenbrains.sg/creative_contest.
PRIZES!
Winner: $50 voucher
Runner up: $25 voucher
First 10 entries per age category will receive a $10 voucher.
(Vouchers are all offered for recipient’s choice of Popular Bookstore or Kinokuniya)
Age Categories for prizes: 11-14 years old & 15-18 years old
