AVA Conversations - Q&A with Paul van Donkelaar & Karen Mason on IPV-Caused Brain Injury

In this special AVA Conversations episode of the HerHealth Podcast, we sit down with Karen Mason and Dr. Paul van Donkelaar, co-founders of SOAR (Supporting Survivors of Abuse and Brain Injury through Research), for an engaging Q&A that builds on their recent AVA Webinar.Together, we dive deeper into:The personal and professional journeys that led them to focus on intimate partner violence-caused brain injury (IPV-BI)How IPV-related brain injuries continue to be overlooked in health and social systemsTheir vision for trauma- and brain-injury-informed care, and how communities can better support survivorsWhat gives them hope — and what still needs to changeLet's get started. 🔗 Watch the full webinar here: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N25LCGaaEOE⁠Alberta’s One Line for Sexual ViolencePhone/Text: ⁠⁠⁠1-866-403-8000⁠⁠⁠ At AVA we are working together to make things better. Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AVA ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linktree:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AVA Resources & Links⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@avatraining_ca⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@avatraining_ca⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Alliance against Violence & Adversity⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Alliance against Violence & Adversity (AVA)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe now and be part of the movement to transform health for women and girls at risk.