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🇨🇦 CIHR-SPOR Network | Making the future brighter for children with brain-based developmental disabilities & their families. En français: @BRILLEnfant
Joined August 2016
📣 ANNOUNCING THE 2026 CHILD-BRIGHT CONFERENCE! Join us in Toronto on Feb. 2 and 3, 2026 for a unique opportunity to connect with the child disability research community in Canada. Learn more: https://t.co/cY5hQcitXD
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👏 CHILD-BRIGHT welcomes the newest scientific Co-Directors Marie-Brossard Racine and Stephanie Glegg, and Training & Capacity Building Program Co-Lead Audrey Wubbenhorst! Learn more about them here: https://t.co/uirxS7BWCx
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🎓 Doctoral student or postdoc involved in CHILD-BRIGHT? Apply for the new Goldowitz Emerging Trainee Leader Award! Deadline: Nov 17, 2025 👉 https://t.co/F0UCBSRl8V
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After 10 years of inspired leadership, Dan Goldowitz steps down as a founding Scientific Co-Director of CHILD-BRIGHT. Thank you, Dan, for strengthening patient-oriented research & supporting children, youth & families! Learn more: https://t.co/IqtKbWWVC6
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🗣 Want to grow as a leader in school, work, or advocacy? Join this free, youth-led session on Oct 20 with members of the National Youth Advocacy Council! Learn real-world skills & ask your Qs. 🕒 3:30 PT / 6:30 ET 🔗 Register: https://t.co/7L11t2jbsr
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☕ Join our monthly Coffee Chats — 30 mins of open, agenda-free networking & fun! 🗓 Upcoming themed chats: 👻 Oct 30 ☕ Nov 27 🎩 Dec 18 🎉 Jan 22 🍫 Feb 26 🏖️ Mar 26 🔗 Register: https://t.co/FVTQFa6NnC
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The Phase 2 webpage is live! Learn all about our 13 research projects involving children with brain-based disabilities and their families. 🔎 Explore the projects: https://t.co/Sp2B0yLIZv
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🎉 Celebrating our 2025 summer students! They explored #POR, #KnowledgeMobilization, #ImplementationScience & #EDI alongside partners with lived experience. Thank you to all who supported their journey!
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🎨🖌️Have you registered yet for tomorrow's webinar? There's still time to sign up to learn more about using art to bring research to life:
🎨 Want to make your research more engaging & accessible? Join us Aug 28, 2–3 p.m. ET to explore zines, photography & visual storytelling in arts-based KM! 👉 Register: https://t.co/tweiYO2jfH
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👏 Meet the 2025 Training Innovation Fund awardees! CHILD-BRIGHT is funding 4 patient-oriented projects with researchers and partners from @mcgillu, @RIMUHC1, @McMasterU, @UBC, @PHSAofBC, @UQTR, @UCalgary, @AutismCalgary, & @TCI_ca Read more:
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The CHILD-BRIGHT Network is proud to introduce the winners of the 2025 Training Innovation Fund (TIF)! Since 2018, this fund has supported innovative, training and capacity-building projects that...
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🎨 Want to make your research more engaging & accessible? Join us Aug 28, 2–3 p.m. ET to explore zines, photography & visual storytelling in arts-based KM! 👉 Register: https://t.co/tweiYO2jfH
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📢Sign up now for #PxP25! September 9-12, depending where you are based in the world. Our conference is virtual and free to attend. #PPI #ConsumerInvolvement #ForPatientsByPatients
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CIHR and partners are pleased to announce the launch of the 2025-26 Partnering for Impact – Catalyst Grant #FundingOpportunity Launched: July 31 Closing date: October 23 Funds available: $5.25M Read the full details and prepare your application: https://t.co/UYn0mMqpAb
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What happens when virtual collaboration becomes real-life connection? CHILD-BRIGHT’s Sunny Yimeng Dong reflects on 3 patient-oriented conferences: @AbSPORU, @POPCORNPeds and @PONDNetwork Read the story:
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By Sunny Yimeng Dong, CHILD-BRIGHT Multimedia Communications Specialist
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🎙️ Here’s why engaging youth with disabilities matters. In this 1-min video, Sakiko Yamaguchi and Shafniya Kanagaratnam share how our NYAC members helped break the “silent barrier”. 🔗 Learn more: https://t.co/fKLPb0njkW
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📘 How can youth meaningfully engage in mental health policymaking? Explore a new guide co-created by 45 youth across Canada – designed to support safe, inclusive, and equitable policymaking. 🔗 Learn more:
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Youth with neurodevelopmental disabilities experience higher rates of mental health challenges and face greater barriers to accessing care. Yet, past studies indicate that their voices are rarely...
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✊♿🌈 35 years ago, the American with Disabilities Act became law. This milestone influenced rights globally, including the Accessible Canada Act. We're proud to be working with our youth partners towards a more accessible 🇨🇦 child health ecosystem: https://t.co/UzJ72xWGdo
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👏 Our Nominated PI, Annette Majnemer, ranks among the top 500 scientists worldwide! She ranks #491 globally and #28 in Canada in Social Sciences and Humanities. 🔗 Learn more: https://t.co/PufhJ7f2t5
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Happening tomorrow!
JULY 9 | Thinking of your research project’s future? 🌱Learn about a tool that can help you plan for sustainability. 🎙️ Zeenat Ladak + Jessica Silver 🔗 Register: https://t.co/nejMIiHso5
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