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April 2020 Newsletter

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Creating safe and positive online spaces for teens Creating safe and positive online spaces for teens has never been more important, most of us live part of our lives online now whether its work, play or friends, and we all have to adapt to that reality. 2020 gave Heads Together the opportunity to bring our Teens program online and the response was amazing, with our teen community growing exponentially. We're really proud to be building our online safety knowledge and skills by partnering with The Cyber Safety Project and the wonderful Trent Ray who has been connecting with our teen community to talk about safety and how to create really fun and positive online spaces where teens can hang out and connect. . . . #abi #tbi #acquiredbraininjury #braininjury #headstogether #headstogetherforABI
Welcome to the Family! Heads Together is so excite Welcome to the Family! Heads Together is so excited to welcome its newest member of the family. Jemima Kate Rydberg was born Thursday 29th April 2021. Much love and congratulations to her awesome parents Lara Kerr and Hayden Rydberg. Cant wait to meet her!!!
Huge Shout Out to all the amazing people who love, Huge Shout Out to all the amazing people who love, support, nurture and care for kids and young people. Your time, energy and commitment does not go unnoticed, anyone out there who has had the good fortune to have a champion in their life will agree that you are what makes the clock tick and the earth keep turning, and we thank you for all that you do and all that you are. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04854XqcfCY.
So great to be getting the ball rolling on face to So great to be getting the ball rolling on face to face events for young adults at Heads Together. We've had two successful months of meeting up and connecting with old friends and new. Social isolation has always been a key concern for the young people in our community, especially since COVID came along which is why we're so committed to providing lots of opportunities for people to connect, have fun and be part of a peer community who understand. . . . #abi #tbi #braininjury #acquiredbraininjury #livedexperience #headstogether #headstogetherforabi
The newly revised Disability Standards of Educatio The newly revised Disability Standards of Education have been released and we are happy to see some positive changes around accountability and developing national principles on reporting how students with disabilities participate in their education. Something that we want to do, as a community, is to gather the positive education stories and share them with the Department so they can use them as a model for improving the system. So to all those amazing parents and young people who shared their voices on this subject well done and lets keep pushing for our young people to get the education they deserve! We will keep striving for clearer information, especially around the Dept of Ed handling issues and complaints, and will continue to share our learning with our community. Together we can make a positive difference. Nothing is more important to us than the futures of our young people who continue to power our community with the knowledge they need to advocate for their kids. https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:1cf6ce58-10e3-4975-9036-bc492c65eb9b . . . #abi #tbi #braininjury #headstogetherforabi #headstogether
The newly expanded Young Adults Team finally had a The newly expanded Young Adults Team finally had a chance to work together in person for the first time! So great to welcome Luke and Lachie to the team bringing some fresh ideas and the all important lived experience perspective. Heads Together is so excited to be expanding our employment opportunities for young people with brain injuries. #livedexperience #removethebarriers #abi #tbi #braininjury #headstogether
Today our team is celebrating the birthday of the Today our team is celebrating the birthday of the founder of Heads Together for ABI, Kate Heine. This not only marks the milestone 50th birthday for Kate, but also another year closer to 20 years of Heads Together! Congratulations Kate and all the best for an exciting year ahead. 🎁🎂🎉 . . . . . #abi #tbi #braininjury #headstogether
Our Awesome Kayla and Jane channeled their inner " Our Awesome Kayla and Jane channeled their inner "spark joy" mojo today to clear out our HT storage unit. So Much Stuff!!! Fantastic effort girls! 🧹📦 . . . . . . #abi #tbi #braininjury #headstogether
We are so proud to announce that our amazing Kayla We are so proud to announce that our amazing Kayla Summers has taken on a new role with Brain Injury Australia. So now, in addition to running our Young Adult programs, Kayla will be the Social Media Community Liason for BIA and will have the exciting job of developing a national social media platform for people with an ABI who want to connect. This is going to be such a big step in building an Australia wide community of understanding for people impacted by brain injury. Well done Kayla and good luck with the new project, we will all be cheering you on every step of the way. . . . . . #abi #tbi #braininjury #braininjurymatters #headstogether
What a fantastic first Families Day Out event in o What a fantastic first Families Day Out event in over 18 months! We celebrated reconnecting safely with 10 families last Sunday. The day was filled with activities, ball games, engaging conversations, animal petting farm and yummy food! We couldn’t do these events without the support and commitment from our incredible volunteers, thank you! And to our families, some new additions and return families, our hearts feel full from seeing you all. The best way to sum up the day in one word; “friends” “home” and “fun” as quoted from our beautiful family members.
And just like that we are slowly getting back to i And just like that we are slowly getting back to in person events ❤️ On Saturday the ABILiTy team meet up for the first time in over a year... We are so excited to be able to connect in person again and are looking forward to seeing all the amazing things this team will accomplish this year!
One of the core values of Heads Together is respec One of the core values of Heads Together is respect and today we practice that value by standing up for all our mothers, daughters and sisters sharing their voices to bring an end to gendered violence.
Young adults with brain injuries have been an inte Young adults with brain injuries have been an integral part of Heads Together since we began almost 20 years ago, supporting and guiding our organisation and program development. However, like many community driven organisations, we have struggled to find the resources to create funded staff roles for our incredible young adult leaders. Which is why we are so excited to announce our newest staff member, Lachie Tyson, who has just begun as our first Lived Experience Program Assistant. Lachie has been part of our community since 2016, and has been an incredible contributor, volunteer and all round friend and supporter to us all. We know that he will bring both his professional experience from the world of Finance, as well as his lived experience of brain injury to help us further develop pathways for young adults; to find meaningful leadership roles and employment opportunities. So great to have you on board!
Happy first day to our newest member of our ever g Happy first day to our newest member of our ever growing Heads Together team, Simone Kendall, joins us as our new Office Manager. Sim and her family have been part of our community since 2014 and we are thrilled to bring another parent with lived experience of brain injury onto our team. We are fortunate to have Sim’s wealth of experience in Administration in the not for profit space, and look forward to the fresh perspectives she will bring to our team. We asked Sim how she feels about working at Heads Together. “I’m thrilled to be a spoke in the wheel of such an amazing organisation, especially as I’m so passionate about the Heads Together community”
Happy Monday everyone! Happy Monday everyone!
Exciting update on HT’s latest initiative “Pro Exciting update on HT’s latest initiative “Project Hope, Heads Together Online Peer Education”. The filming of our 10 courageous family storytellers is well underway and early edits look fantastic! So much collective wisdom and experience that will no doubt help families just stepping into the world of acquired brain injury feel less alone and more hopeful about what the future might hold. Thank you so much to our storytellers and our project partners Victorian Paediatric Rehabilitation Service and @murdoch_childrens for their support and guidance with this new venture. And to our amazing Funding Partner the Portland House Foundation without whose support none of this would be possible. Stay tuned for research trial kick off at the Royal Children’s Hospital later this year!
Teaser!! On location today for the upcoming HT Fam Teaser!! On location today for the upcoming HT Families Day Out in Yarraville. First face to face event is happening on 28th March, don’t worry, we are taking these events across Melbourne over the year so nobody will miss out! Looking forward to a fun and jam packed year for our community 🥳
Meet the HT Team! Penny is a Neuropsychologist who Meet the HT Team! Penny is a Neuropsychologist who conducted her PhD research with the HT Community and joined the team in October 2019 to lead the new Project Hope, Heads Together Online Peer Education. Fun facts about Penny: 1. Favourite food, ‘Griwi’ as her Pop used to say, a Greek Kiwi 🥝 2. Good TV series, ABC ‘You Can’t Ask That’ 3. Loves Summer! 4. What drew Penny to working at HT is creating different ways that peer support can be made available We Agree!
Amazing Cyber Safety training for the whole family Amazing Cyber Safety training for the whole family!! Being safe online has never been more important than now and Trent Ray, who has been part of our community for a few years now, runs a great service called the Cyber Safety Project. They provide education and training to schools and organisations and have just created a Family specific cyber safety service! Check out this super generous 24hour offer to enrol in the Whole Family Workshop for FREE!! Even better you have 6mths to complete the training. https://families.cybersafetyproject.com.au/
Hello to our amazing community! A quick message fr Hello to our amazing community! A quick message from Kris, our newest team member. Enjoy your week.
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