Connectivity Traumatic Brain Injury Australia
Connectivity Traumatic Brain Injury Australia
is a national not-for-profit working to support vital community outreach, raise awareness, increase education and improve outcomes for sufferers of traumatic brain injuries (TBI) of all severities, including concussion.
A TBI is a brain injury that occurs from a physical impact to the head or body.
Vision and mission
Connectivity undertakes activities that benefit, support, inform and educate the community about TBI. They bring together people with lived experience of TBI, their families and caregivers, as well as researchers, clinicians, and healthcare providers to build the evidence base and improve outcomes for people following TBI of all severities.
How Connectivity Traumatic Brain Injury Australia can help
Up to 200,000 traumatic brain injuries occur in Australia each year – with many of these unreported or undiagnosed. Connectivity helps the community by:
- raising awareness and providing education about TBI of all severities, including concussion
- improving outcomes by supporting individuals that experience a TBI
- connecting the TBI community to current research across Australia
- promoting and implementing best practice research outcomes
Information lines / helplines
- Visit www.connectivity.org.au
- Email: connect@connectivity.org.au
Program, apps and tools
Free online Concussion Short Courses:
- Concussion Short Course
- Sport-Related Concussion Short Course
- Concussion in Older Adults Short Coursee