BRAINSTREAMS 5 Blog 5 Bridging Community Care and National Policy: A Conversation with Janelle Breese Biagioni

Jul 29, 2026

Bridging Community Care and National Policy: A Conversation with Janelle Breese Biagioni

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What makes meaningful change possible? Listening to the people who live it every day.

The Mind & Brain Student Network BC recently interviewed Janelle Breese Biagioni, Chief Executive Officer of the CGB Centre, about how lived experience, collaboration, and advocacy are helping shape better brain injury supports across British Columbia and Canada.

In the interview, Janelle discusses:

• Why people with lived experience should help shape policy and services.
• The importance of bringing together rural and urban communities.
• How collaboration across healthcare, social services, and government can improve outcomes for people living with brain injury.
• Her vision for building more inclusive, responsive systems of support.

The conversation offers valuable insight into the work happening behind the scenes to strengthen brain injury services and ensure the voices of those with lived experience remain at the centre of change.

We’d like to thank the Mind & Brain Student Network BC for highlighting these important conversations and sharing Janelle’s perspective.

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