Publications
On this page you will find links to a range of papers and presentations produced by Brain Injury Australia as part of its national policy advocacy role. If you are looking for publications about management of Acquired Brain Injury, check out the extensive range of fact sheets available on the website of our member organisation Synapse or check out our web links.
Acquired Brain Injury and Mental Illness
Friday, 01 June 2007 00:00
Brain Injury Australia (BIA) developed the following summary paper for the Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. The paper aims:
- to raise awareness within government of the significant disadvantage experienced by individuals with a dual disability of ABI and mental illness;
- to identify barriers to optimum support, and
- to make recommendations to improve responsiveness and achieve optimum outcomes for this group in our community.
"I just want a life"
Tuesday, 01 August 2006 00:00
This report was presented in August 2006 as past of the Inquiry into the Funding and Operations of the Commonwealth State/Territory Disability Agreement.
The submission argues that although further research is required into unmet needs, there is irrefutable evidence that people with an ABI and their families are significantly disadvantaged under the current funding and program arrangements of the Commonwealth, State Territory disability Agreement (CSTDA).
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