Welcome to CBIPCY

Who Are We?

The Community Brain Injury Program for Children and Youth (CBIPCY) provides short term, home and community-based rehabilitation in BC for children and youth with an acquired brain injury. We offer individualized acute rehabilitation support including occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech-language pathology, and service coordination.

Who is Eligible?

Our free service is available to children and youth up to 19 years old who:

Are diagnosed with an acquired brain injury post-birth from a one-time illness or injury, such as a traumatic brain injury, brain tumor, infection, stroke/AVM, and other causes
Require rehabilitation and support services
Were injured or diagnosed within the past 12 months
Have resided in B.C for at least a year and are BC residents with a right to live permanently in Canada
Are not receiving funding through third party sources, including ICBC, Crime Victim Assistance, Private Insurance or lawsuit

How To Access Our Services?

Referrals can be made by parents, community or medical professionals. They must be accompanied by medical documentation. Please refer here.

Services Offered

Acute Rehabilitation

The Community Brain Injury Program provides short-term (up to 6 months), rehabilitation and support services for children and youth eligible for services. The goal is to assist the child or youth as they transition from hospital or rehabilitation centre to their home, school, and community. Services are provided in the child’s/youth’s home community. Services can include Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Pathology and Social Work services.

Service Coordination

The CBIPCY assigns a Coordinator to each child/youth receiving acute rehabilitation services to ensure coordinated and quality services to meet the identified needs of the child/youth and the family.

The CBIPCY Coordinator is responsible for:

Working with the family and the child/youth to identify service needs and priorities
Assigning a team of contracted therapists to address the acute rehabilitation needs of the child/youth
Maintaining close contact with the family, providing counseling, brain injury education, advocacy and support.
Monitoring services delivered by contracted therapists to ensure the quality and timeliness of service delivery
Connecting the family with community resources and assisting the child/youth with re-entry into school and community activities

Transition Planning

The CBIPCY School transition services are consultation based services to help children, youth and families during critical school transition times (Elementary – Middle School, Middle School – High School & High School – Adulthood).

For further information, contact one of the Coordinators.