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Two thirds of the ABI population sustained their injury under the age of 25 years old.
BIAT Television advertisements now on air on Southern Cross Television
Brain injury is often referred to as the 'invisible' disability.
Brain injury is often referred to as the 'invisible' disability
Heads Up 2 Brain Injury an interactive school program: www.biat.org.au/hu2bi
It is estimated 2500 Tasmanians sustain brain injury each year.
What is ABI?

In Tasmania it is estimated that each year 2,500 people acquire a brain injury. Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) refers to damage to the brain that has occurred after birth.

What is BIAT?
The Brain Injury Association of Tasmania is a non-government, state-wide, not-for-profit organisation that has a range of members. BIAT receives re-current funding from the Motor Accident Insurance Board's Injury and Prevention Foundation Charities Committee, and the Department of Health and Human Services (Disability Services).

BIAT News
Brain Injury Awareness Week 2010

The board of Brain Injury Australia has changed the timing of the annual Brain Injury Awareness Week to the third week of August from 2010 onwards, starting with 16 - 22 August 2010. The theme for Brain Injury Awareness Week 2010 is "Falls-related Traumatic Brain Injury".

Heads Up 2 Brain Injury 
Targeted at senior high/secondary students (Years 9-12), the goal of the hu2bi program is to influence the attitudes and behaviour of young people to reduce their chances of sustaining a brain injury www.biat.org.au/hu2bi

The Brain Injury Association of Tasmania (BIAT) is the peak body for people living with or affected by brain injury in Tasmania.

The Brain Injury Association of Tasmania is a non-government, state-wide, not-for-profit organisation that has a range of members.

BIAT receives re-current funding from the Motor Accident Insurance Board's Injury and Prevention Foundation Charities Committee, and the Department of Health and Human Services (Disability Services).

The Brain Injury Association of Tasmania is a member of the national body, Brain Injury Australia, which is a peak organisation working nationally to address systemic issues for people with ABI at a federal level.

We are based in Hobart however we aim to work in, and be accessible, to all areas of Tasmania.

 

Current News: Political Parties and the Brain Injury Sectore

BRAIN INJURY SECTOR ASK POLITICAL PARTIES THE ‘TOUGH’ QUESTIONS ON KEY ISSUES RELATING TO ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY IN TASMANIA . 

To read the questions, click here (.pdf).

Note: Responses will be posted on BIAT’s website as they are received.

 

2010 Workshop: Working with People with ABI

Workshop
Click the image for more information on the March 2010 workshop.
 

Brain Injury in Tasmania… Getting Beyond the Rhetoric

While highlighting some of the key issues affecting Tasmanians living with or affected by brain injury, this document focuses on those issues which, if left unaddressed, will have a significant impact on the Tasmanian economy.

Click here to download the document (.pdf)

 
Heads Up 2 Brain Injury

Targeted at senior high/secondary students (Years 9-12), the goal of the hu2bi program is to influence the attitudes and behaviour of young people to reduce their chances of sustaining a brain injury.

hu2bi
Click here to learn about the hu2bi program...

Contact Us
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FREE CALL: 1300 BIA TAS
(1300 242 827)
PHONE: (03) 6278 7299 
E-MAIL:enquiries@biat.org.au

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BIAT Services
The Brain Injury Association of Tasmania aims to provide people living with or affected by brain injury in Tasmania with access to information, resources and services that encourage them to develop skills and make choices which allow them to build community support networks and control their own lives.

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