In November 2023, a World Cafe on Brain Injury was held in Winnipeg which consisted of people with both lived and work experience in the area. As a first step in identifying and advocating for change, in 2023-2024 our community-engaged research team completed Phase 1 (Winnipeg Region) of the Brain Injury in Manitoba (BIMb) Project.
Currently, there are tens of thousands of Manitobans living with unmet needs after brain injury, with brain injury being one of the most prevalent health & living conditions in our province and around the world. However, brain injury supports and services across Manitoba are severely under-resourced to meet needs and to prevent cascading harmful consequences for many people affected by brain injury. Further, recent studies indicate that between 70-90% of people experiencing homelessness had a least one brain injury before becoming homeless, with the first injury often occurring in adolescence.