BIA's submission to the Productivity Commission's Inquiry into Disability Care and Support…
Brain Injury Australia's Submission to the Productivity Commission’s Inquiry into Disability Care and Support.
Download the full submission [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 564.47 KB]
BIA presents to the Association of Child Welfare Agencies 2010 conference…
“Inflicted Traumatic Brain Injury in Children – How Big is the Iceberg?”
Nick Rushworth’s presentation to the Association of Child Welfare Agencies 2010 conference.
Inflicted traumatic brain injury (ITBI) - also called abusive head trauma, sometimes "shaken baby syndrome" - is the leading cause of death and disability in children who have been abused. Infants are at the greatest risk. Over the last 5 years more than 70 children have been hospitalised with ITBI in NSW alone. Their average age was 10 months. And their numbers are increasing.
Download the presentation [PowerPoint Slide Show - 2.84 MB]
BIA's response to the National Disability Advocacy Framework
Brain Injury Australia's response to the draft National Disability Advocacy Framework.
Read or download the submission... [Adobe Acrobat PDF - 112.57 KB]
Ralph Perrin's Story...
I dedicate this story to all the people who were about to give up but never did. I've been told I could write my story. Over the years I have tried many times to put it together only but this time I'm going to persevere...
by Ralph L. Perrin
Nick Rushworth speaks on inflicted traumatic brain injury in children
Inflicted traumatic brain injury (ITBI) - also called abusive head trauma, sometimes "shaken baby syndrome" - is the leading cause of death and disability in children who have been abused. Infants are at the greatest risk. Over the last 5 years more than 70 children have been hospitalised with ITBI in New South Wales alone. Nick Rushworth, the Executive Officer of Brain Injury Australia, talks to Vision Australia radio...
Listen to or download the audio of this talk [MP3 Audio - 10.05 MB]
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