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Brain Injury Association Peterborough Region Brain Injury Association Peterborough Region (BIAPR) is a registered, not-for-profit charitable organization.

We serve Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, Haliburton and Northumberland communities by providing non-medical resources and supports.

Friendly reminder: The BIAPR offices are closed today for the holiday! We’ll be back open tomorrow morning at 8:30am. Se...
09/07/2026

Friendly reminder: The BIAPR offices are closed today for the holiday!

We’ll be back open tomorrow morning at 8:30am.

See you then! ☀️

📢 Office Closure NoticePlease note that the BIAPR offices will be closed on Monday, September 7th. We’ll be back open an...
09/04/2026

📢 Office Closure Notice

Please note that the BIAPR offices will be closed on Monday, September 7th.

We’ll be back open and ready to help you at 8:30am on Tuesday, September 8th.

Have a wonderful long weekend! ☀️

Concussion Awareness Month: Did You Know? 🧠💚Concussions are one of the most common forms of brain injury, yet they are o...
09/04/2026

Concussion Awareness Month: Did You Know? 🧠💚

Concussions are one of the most common forms of brain injury, yet they are often misunderstood, underestimated, and invisible to others.

This Concussion Awareness Month, BIAPR is sharing the facts to help increase awareness, reduce stigma, and encourage early recognition and support. Understanding the signs and long-term impacts of concussion can make a meaningful difference for those affected.

A concussion may be invisible, but its impact is real. Support, education, and prevention shouldn't be invisible. Together, we can make a difference.

Learn more about concussion awareness and BIAPR's services at: https://biapr.ca/

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Concussion Myths vs. Facts 🧠💚Misinformation about concussion can delay recognition, treatment, and recovery. The reality...
09/03/2026

Concussion Myths vs. Facts 🧠💚

Misinformation about concussion can delay recognition, treatment, and recovery. The reality is that concussions are a form of traumatic brain injury, and they are often invisible and minimized as a serious brain injury.

This Concussion Awareness Month, BIAPR is helping to raise awareness by challenging common myths and sharing evidence-based facts about concussion symptoms, causes, recovery, and prevention.

Whether sustained during sports, a fall, a motor vehicle collision, or everyday activities, concussions can affect anyone. Understanding the signs and supporting those impacted can make a meaningful difference.

Follow along during the month of September to learn more about concussions and contribute to correcting common misconceptions about concussions.

Learn more about concussions and BIAPR's services at: https://biapr.ca/

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Concussion Awareness Month: Know the Signs. Support the Journey. 🧠💚One of the challenges of concussion is that its effec...
09/02/2026

Concussion Awareness Month: Know the Signs. Support the Journey. 🧠💚

One of the challenges of concussion is that its effects are often invisible. Someone may appear fine on the outside while experiencing real life altering symptoms that can affect their ability to learn, communicate, work, socialize, and participate in daily activities.

This Concussion Awareness Month, BIAPR is encouraging our community to recognize the signs of concussion, challenge misconceptions, and support those living with this often misunderstood brain injury.

Early recognition, proper care, and understanding can make a meaningful difference in recovery.

A concussion may be invisible, but its impact is real. See the person. Support the journey.

Learn more about concussion awareness and BIAPR's services at: https://biapr.ca/

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Concussion Awareness Month 2026 🧠💚A concussion may be invisible, but its impact is real.This September, BIAPR is raising...
09/01/2026

Concussion Awareness Month 2026 🧠💚

A concussion may be invisible, but its impact is real.

This September, BIAPR is raising awareness about concussions, an often-misunderstood form of brain injury that can affect every aspect of a person's life. While symptoms and recovery look different for everyone, understanding, support, and early recognition can make a meaningful difference.

Just like fingerprints, no two concussions are the same.
See the person. Support the journey.

Learn more about concussion awareness, prevention, and support at: https://biapr.ca/

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Overdose can have lasting impacts beyond what we see. 💜When an overdose leads to oxygen deprivation, the brain can susta...
08/31/2026

Overdose can have lasting impacts beyond what we see. 💜

When an overdose leads to oxygen deprivation, the brain can sustain serious injury within minutes. Hypoxic and anoxic brain injuries are often invisible, underrecognized, and misunderstood, yet they can have life-altering impacts on physical, cognitive, emotional, behavioural, and daily functioning.

This International Overdose Awareness Day, BIAPR is raising awareness of the connection between overdose and acquired brain injury while advocating for understanding, prevention, and compassionate support for those impacted.

Anoxic Brain Injury is often invisible. Support shouldn't be. Just like fingerprints, no two brain injuries are the same. See the person. Support the journey.

To learn more about IOAD, visit: https://www.overdoseday.com/

To learn more about BIAPR, visit our website at: https://biapr.ca/

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🚨POSTPONED 🚨Due to the current weather forecast, our friends at Elizabeth Fry Society of Peterborough have made the deci...
08/31/2026

🚨POSTPONED 🚨

Due to the current weather forecast, our friends at Elizabeth Fry Society of Peterborough have made the decision to postpone today's IOAD event. They are working on a new date and we will communicate that as quickly as we can just as soon as it becomes available.

Overdose does not discriminate. Neither should compassion. 💜This International Overdose Awareness Day, BIAPR stands in s...
08/31/2026

Overdose does not discriminate. Neither should compassion. 💜

This International Overdose Awareness Day, BIAPR stands in solidarity with the individuals, families, and communities impacted by overdose. We remember and honour those we have lost, support those living with the lasting impacts, and raise awareness of the often-overlooked connection between overdose and acquired brain injury.

This year's theme, "25 Years On. Still Needed.", reminds us that overdose deaths are preventable and that meaningful evidence-based solutions exist rooted in the four-pillar approach that incorporates treatment, harm reduction, policy reform, and community care. Overdose does not discriminate from taking our loved ones, friends, family members, neighbours, coworkers, and community members. Overdose does not discriminate from creating devastating and rippling impacts across communities.

Let's commit to open conversations, learning from one another, and listening to the voices of those with lived and living experience. Through compassion, care, and understanding, we can reduce stigma, strengthen communities, and work toward a future where fewer lives are lost to overdose. Because while this day is still needed, it doesn’t have to be forever.

Join us and our community partners at Millennium Park, Peterborough, on August 31, 2026, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. as we stand together, share vital resources, honour those we’ve lost, and offer hope and support to our community.

Every life matters. Every story matters. Together, let's build a community grounded in compassion, hope, and understanding.

To learn more about IOAD, visit: https://www.overdoseday.com/

To learn more about BIAPR, visit our website at: https://biapr.ca/

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25 Years On. Still Needed. 💜This International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD), join BIAPR and community partners as we co...
08/28/2026

25 Years On. Still Needed. 💜

This International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD), join BIAPR and community partners as we come together to remember those we have lost, support those impacted by overdose, and raise awareness about its lasting effects, including acquired brain injury.

📍 Millennium Park, Peterborough, ON
📅 August 31, 2026
🕐 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Founded in Australia in 2001 by Sally J. Finn, IOAD was established in response to the growing number of overdose-related deaths and the lack of safe, compassionate spaces for people to grieve and mourn loved ones lost to overdose. Today, IOAD continues to honour those we have lost, offer a safe space for people to gather to grieve their loved ones, and foster understanding, compassion, and hope in communities around the world.

Join us for an afternoon of remembrance, connection, education, and hope. Learn about community services and harm reduction approaches that can help save lives. Gather to grieve and honour loved ones in a space that is rooted in compassion, care, and understanding.

To learn more about IOAD, visit: https://www.overdoseday.com/

To learn more about BIAPR, visit our website at: https://biapr.ca/

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