Anxiety. Depression. Trouble focusing. Mood swings.

If a survivor of IPV has these symptoms, it could be a brain injury that nobody screened for.

Mental health care for survivors has to ask: Were you ever hit or strangled?

You can't treat what you don't ask about.

#worldmentalhealthday #IPVBI

Save the date: Purple Thursday, October 15

On October 15, we’re wearing purple so she doesn’t have to.

A bruise can be easy to see. The brain injury caused by abuse? Not always.

Wear purple. Start a conversation. Help us make the unseen seen.

#PurpleThursday #WearPurple #IPVBI #LookCloser

Join "Empowering Innovation: Highlighting Promising Practices in Intimate Partner Violence & Brain Injury Research, Recognition, and Response!!" virtually on November 17-18, 10AM-6PM EST.

🔗 Registration is FREE and now open: bit.ly/4xT4JY0

#WeAreHeadStrong #ConcussionAwareness #IPVBI

When we don’t expect a concussion to be connected to violence at home, from someone we know and trust, we can miss the signs.

This Concussion Awareness Week, take a closer look at what concussion can look like and what it can mean for survivors of IPV.

#WeAreHeadStrong #IPVBI

Odds are, you know someone who's experienced intimate partner violence.

Knowing what to look for is an important first step in getting her the care and support she needs.

#ConcussionAwareness #IPVBI #HeadStrong

Truth means facing the realities of violence — and listening to the people who experience it.

Indigenous women face disproportionately high rates of intimate partner violence (IPV).

Reconciliation requires more than knowing the truth. It requires acting on it.

#TruthAndReconciliation #IPVBI

September’s Research Roundup highlights how strangulation can impact the brain and cause a brain injury. Watch the video for more info and find the article reference at the end!

#Research #IPVBI #endGBV

On World Heart Day, we’re putting a little more heart into how we listen, learn and respond to IPV and IPV-caused brain injury.

Because every survivor deserves to be heard, believed and supported.

#WorldHeartDay #IPVBI #BrainInjury #SurvivorSupport #TraumaInformed

We’re grateful to the Public Health Agency of Canada for supporting our work as part of a national team, that includes Dr. Haag, to build a centralized hub for IPV-caused brain injury — bringing research, resources and people together to help improve outcomes for survivors. bit.ly/4rqxBEs

#IPVBI

Everyone deserves to be heard, understood and included.

That starts with making information, services and support accessible.

Today, we’re sharing how to sign SOAR in American Sign Language (ASL). 🤟

#InternationalDayOfSignLanguages #Accessibility #Inclusion #IPV #IPVBI

🎶 Turn awareness into care.

Join us Oct. 9 in Kelowna for Heal the Her-t, a partner-led fundraiser for IPV-caused brain injury featuring music, stories, a live podcast, panel, Human Library & more.

🎟️ Tickets from $50
#HealTheHert #IPVBI

🎟️: events.humanitix.com/heal-the-her...

#HealTheHert

On #InternationalDayOfCharity, help build a future where survivors of #IPV, #GBV & #IPVBI can access informed services, resources & care. Your donation builds knowledge, strengthens services & creates better pathways forward. Give today: soarcanada.ca/donate