Monthly Archives: April 2017

"Rehabilitation interventions can lead to positive outcomes for children and their families if delivered in the familiar home environment and applied to everyday situations"

"Positive and coordinated neuro-rehab interventions for children and young people is proven to bring health improvements; improve independence; reduces the need for sheltered living; decreases vulnerability; decreases drop-out rates in schools; decreases youth offending"

"Strength-based family intervention after pediatric ABI is essential. Parents need to be equipped with the skills to cope and advocate for the child."

"When someone has a brain injury, early access to local, specialist rehabilitation is crucial to ensure the maximum recovery and make significant savings to the state in health costs"

"With support parents cope better so the child has a better recovery"

"Parent-supported interventions after paediatric ABI bring reductions to the cost to society"

"Taking brain injured children home causes high stress for families. Disjointed services exacerbate family stress levels."

"Brain development is complex and prolonged. Brain plasticity is influenced by a range of factors. Plasticity provides a base for neuro-rehab therapies and treatment"

"We are medical practitioners. The real experts are the parents. Over the last 35 years they have taught me everything I know"