Brain Injury SA

10/11/2025

📣 Southern Hub Capacity Update 📣

We’re excited to share that we currently have immediate capacity for our Physiotherapy and Psychology services at our Southern Hub!

We’re delighted to have Tash joining us full-time as a Physiotherapist at the Southern Hub! Tash has been with Brain Injury SA for around a year, starting part-time, and we’re thrilled she’s now with us ongoing. Please join us in congratulating her! 🎉

We also have Psychology services available with Chelsea, supporting clients with their mental wellbeing and recovery journey 🧠

Whether you’re looking to improve mobility, build strength, or work on mental wellbeing, our team is here to support you.

👉 If you — or someone you support with an ABI — are based in the Southern area and interested in Physio or Psychology services, we welcome you to submit a referral online for therapy services → https://braininjurysa.org.au/referrals/ or give us a call on 8217 7600 to get started.

08/11/2025

✨ We love sharing community initiatives✨

Are you an unpaid carer?

📣 Have Your Say: Help Improve Support for Unpaid Carers

The Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing and project partner Nous Group invite unpaid carers from across Australia to participate in the implementation of the National Carer Strategy.

To inform the development of actions under the National Carer Final Strategy action plan 2024-2027, they have developed a survey to capture the voices of unpaid carers.

This survey has a focus on:
• how to improve counselling and mental health support
• exploring options to improve access to respite for unpaid carers
• ways to appropriately support unpaid carers from First Nations, culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) and LGBTQIA+ communities, carers with disability, carers of veterans, and young carers.

The survey will ask:
• What changes would make the biggest difference for carers?
• What does good support look like to you?

📅 The survey is open until 19 November 2025 11.59pm.

To learn more or complete the survey, visit →

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07/11/2025

🚌 Join Adelaide Metro for Try Before Your Ride in November!

Staff will guide participants through a public transport journey on a stationary vehicle. You will learn about safety, ticketing, journey planning and the accessibility features designed to make your journey easier.

If you or someone you support is preparing to use public transport for the first time or is living with an apparent or non-apparent disability, these events offer a welcoming, inclusive space to learn.

📅 Friday, 21 November 2025
What: Try Before You Ride - bus experience
Time: 10am to 2pm
Where: Mawson Interchange
Cost: FREE and everyone is welcome to attend.

This FREE event is proudly supported by Feros Care, Torrens Transit, Keolis Downer Adelaide, Guide Dogs SA/NT and Mr John Fullbrook MP.

Come along and build your confidence in getting on and off and travelling on public transport!

For more information and to register → https://events.humanitix.com/try-before-you-ride

04/11/2025

📣 Are you a carer of someone with an ABI? Join us for our upcoming BISA Carers Social Catch Ups!

We are hosting a series of Carers Social Catch Ups at each of our hub locations. Meet and connect with other carers supporting someone with an ABI, learn about BISA services for carers, and enjoy a relaxed morning tea together.

Our next sessions are coming up in November:
🧠 City Hub Carers Social Catch Up - Wednesday 12 November, 10.30am to 12pm
🧠North Hub Carers Social Catch Up - Wednesday 19 November, 10.30am to 12pm

Sessions are free to attend. Registration is essential, register today → https://lnkd.in/gzSE6g6A

03/11/2025

🌟 There’s still time to nominate for our 2025 Customer Service Award!

We’re still collecting nominations and would love to hear from you!

From our welcoming admin team to our dedicated therapists and advocates, this award celebrates the staff who make a real difference in our community every day.

✨ Share your appreciation and nominate a BISA staff member today → https://ow.ly/nviu50X3pAb

Nominations close Friday 14 November — be sure to get your vote in soon!

03/11/2025

It's National Developmental Educator Week 📚✨

This week, we celebrate the important role of Developmental Education in supporting learning, growth, and independence for people living with disability and acquired brain injury.

At Brain Injury SA, we’re proud to have staff with backgrounds in Developmental Education — bringing specialised knowledge and person-centred approaches to help advocate for and empower individuals to build skills, grow confidence, and embrace life after brain injury.

Learn more about the role of Developmental Educators with DEA - Developmental Educators Australia Ltd. → https://deai.com.au/de-week/

01/11/2025

✨ We love sharing community initiatives✨

Flinders University are working on a new program to support people to reconnect with their community after a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and are seeking volunteers to participate in research surveys.

🧠 If you are A Person with TBI:
➡️ 18 years or over
➡️ Have experienced a TBI 3 months to 5 years ago
➡️ Live in the community.

As part of this project, you will be asked to:
➡️ Complete surveys at one time point, online or on paper – this will take approximately 45 minutes
➡️ Wear an activity monitor (watch) measuring your activity for seven days
➡️ Optional: Take part in an interview to share your experiences of returning to the community after your TBI (interview will be 30 minutes to 1

🫶 If you are: A Family Member, Friend or Support Worker of a person with TBI
➡️ 18 years or over
➡️ A family member, friend or support worker caring for/ or supporting a person who has experience a TBI 3 months to 5 years ago.

As part of this project, you will be asked to:
➡️ Take part in an interview (maximum 1 hour) to share your experiences and suggest improvements for future services to support people with TBI reconnect with the community.

Participants will receive a gift voucher to thank them for their time.

For more information, please contact Claire via phone 8201 7803, via email claire.gough@flinders.edu.au or visit → https://ow.ly/pxqt50Xg1Qz

31/10/2025

🎃 Things are looking spooktacular at our Northern Hub!

The team has embraced the Halloween spirit with some fun and festive decorations🕷️

It’s been wonderful to see so many smiles and shared moments of fun among our clients and staff the past few weeks!

29/10/2025

📣Join our next Be Well Plan for Carers!

Our next Be Well Plan will now be commencing on Thursday 13 November 2pm to 4pm, running for 6 consecutive weeks at our City Hub on Light Square and online!

Our program is FREE is and designed specifically for Families and Carers of Persons living with ABI, to help you better understand your own mental health and introduces you to practical, scientifically proven tools to support your wellbeing.

Each session covers a new topic, including:
🧠 Building a wellbeing foundation
🧠 Using your wellbeing profile
🧠 Exploring your resources and challenges
🧠 Managing stress and building resilience
🧠 Living your Be Well Plan
🧠 Using the Be Well Tracker and Mobile App

Be Well Plan Session Details
📅 Dates: 6 consecutive weeks, commencing on Thursday 13 November 2025, last session on Thursday 18 December.
🕑Time: Each session is 2pm to 4pm
📍Location: Brain Injury SA City Hub (70 Light Square, Adelaide) and Online.
🎟️ Cost: FREE

Registrations are essential. Register here → https://ow.ly/iPxX50XjvX5

29/10/2025

🧠 World Stroke Day 🧠

Today, we raise awareness about stroke — a common cause of acquired brain injury.

A stroke happens when the blood flow to part of the brain is disrupted, preventing oxygen and nutrients from reaching brain cells.

There are 2 types of stroke that can occur:
🧠 When a blood vessel in the brain is blocked by a clot, disrupting the flow of oxygen to the specific area of the brain (ischemic stroke).
🧠 When a wall of blood vessel breaks and blood leaks from the vessel into the brain, damaging the area (hemorrhagic stroke).

The effects of stroke vary depending on where it occurs in the brain and how severe it is, and can impact movement, communication, memory, thinking and emotions.

Recovery after stroke is a journey, and we’re here support individuals as they adjust to changes and embrace life after brain injury.

Learn more about Stroke on our website → https://ow.ly/NnhW50XgCz1

27/10/2025

🧠📑 Happy Occupational Therapy Week!

This week, we celebrate the incredible work of our Occupational Therapists at Brain Injury SA.

OTs play a vital role in helping people living with an acquired brain injury regain independence, build confidence, and reconnect with the activities that make life meaningful. From daily living skills to adaptive strategies and creative solutions, their work empowers our clients to embrace life after brain injury.

🫶 Thank you to our amazing OT team for your dedication, expertise, and the positive impact you make every day!

📸 Check out these throwback photos from Occupational Therapy Australia’s National OT Conference earlier this year — our OTs had a fantastic time upskilling, connecting, and celebrating the profession!

23/10/2025

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