Life After Impact

Gender-Based Violence and Concussion Support Program

There is Hope. There is Help.

What is Life After Impact?

Life After Impact is a program specifically designed to support adults who have experienced gender-based violence and a brain injury, including concussion.
Through a compassionate, empowering, and trauma-informed approach, our team will help you strengthen your autonomy, work toward financial independence, and enhance your overall quality of life.
The program is completely FREE and virtual.

One-on-One Support Services

Receive one-on-one support from a social worker, occupational therapist, and/or vocational rehabilitation specialist.

Online Training Program

Complete courses on topics such as coping with symptoms of brain injury, job skills, financial literacy, healthy relationships, and more.

Peer-led Support Group

Together We Thrive is an online peer-led support group where you can connect, share experiences, and learn from others.

Can I Participate in
Life After Impact?

If you answered yes to all four questions, you are eligible to participate in the Life After Impact program.

*Please note that you do not need a formal diagnosis to be eligible for the program.

What is Gender-Based Violence?

People in Ontario experience violence every day because of their gender, gender expression, gender identity or perceived gender. It is important to know that gender-based violence (GBV) can be physical, but it can also be verbal harassment, behaviours, or actions that intend to control, intimidate, coerce, threaten, or harm another person. In some circumstances, neglect and discrimination can be gender-based violence.

People who may be at a higher risk of gender-based violence include:

Women and girls
Indigenous women and girls
Black and racialized women
Immigrant and refugee women
Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and additional sexually and gender diverse (2SLGBTQI+) people
Women with disabilities
Women living in Northern, rural, and remote communities

For more information about gender-based violence in Canada, please visit:

https://www.canada.ca/en/women-gender-equality/gender-based-violence/about-gender-based-violence.html

https://www.canada.ca/en/women-gender-equality/gender-based-violence/facts-stats.html#affected

The Reality: GBV Statistics in Canada

44%

of women report having experienced some form of intimate partner violence.¹

Up to
92%

of intimate partner violence incidents that involve hits to the head and face and/or strangulation result in a traumatic brain injury.²

50%

of lesbian, gay, bisexual+ (LGB+) women and 26% of LGB+ men have been sexually assaulted since the age of 15.³

3/5

trans women have experienced intimate partner violence since the age of 16.⁴

References

^{-[1]Government of Canada. (2024, December 4). Facts, stats and WAGE’s impact: Gender-based violence. Women and Gender Equality Canada. https://www.canada.ca/en/women-gender-equality/gender-based-violence/facts-stats.html#affected
-[2]St. Ivany, A., & Schminkey, D. (2016). Intimate partner violence and traumatic brain injury: State of science and next steps. Family and Community Health, 39(2), 129-137. https://www.jstor.org/stable/48515473
-[3]Government of Canada. (2024). 2023-2024 Annual progress report on the National Action Plan to End Gender-based Violence. https://www.canada.ca/en/women-gender-equality/gender-based-violence/intergovernmental-collaboration/bilateral-agreements/annual-progress-report/2023-2024.html
-[4]TransPulse Canada. (2021). Trans women and intimate partner violence: Fundamentals for service providers. https://transpulsecanada.ca/data-in-action/trans-women-and-intimate-partner-violence-fundamentals-for-service-providers/}

Additional Resources

If you or someone you know is experiencing gender-based violence, you are not alone—help is available. Below are trusted, confidential resources offering support, safety, and guidance when you need it most.

OBIA
Resources

OBIA’s Helpline
1-800-263-5404

Community
Resources

Funding

This program is funded by the Government of Ontario through Ontario’s Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence. Ontario’s Action Plan is supported through The National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence (NAP GBV), a joint agreement between Ontario and the federal government. The views expressed in this program are the views of the Ontario Brain Injury Association (OBIA) and do not necessarily reflect those of the Government of Ontario.