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Our research and work

Our team and research partners work to understand, measure and evidence the impacts of brain injury.

Working with systems and policy makers in key sectors while also engaging communities and individuals, we are driving change and developing initiatives that deliver outcomes across key issues. We strive to develop a deeper understanding of the gaps that exist from all angles of the brain injury experience and collaborate with stakeholders to build and test co-designed programs and initiatives that make a measurable difference.

Programs and initiatives

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Step Up - Men's Behaviour Change Program

Step Up is a free program with tailored learning strategies for men that may experience cognitive difficulty and have used violence in the past or are currently having trouble with it.

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Law Courts

Court Link

Court Link is the Queensland Courts integrated court assessment, referral and support program. Synapse is delivering the pilot Court Link Community Support Service (CLCS) in Cairns QLD.

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Wurri-Wurri Outreach

Wurri-Wurri Outreach

Our Wurri-Wurri Outreach in Queensland’s Far North is all about respecting our Elders. Together, in partnership with our Elders, we can keep them strong, both mentally and physically.

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Community Living Initiative - Cairns

Cairns Community Living is a safe place of belonging for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples with a disability.

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Murri Court

Murri Court Pilot Project

In 2018-2019 Synapse partnered with the Brisbane Murri Court to complete a pilot project in response to the need for culturally safe screening for brain injury and complex disability in the Murri Court system.

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Women Exiting the Corrections System

Women Exiting the Corrections System

In 2018 Synapse partnered with the NSW Department of Justice and Guthrie House, a not-for-profit transitional service for women exiting the prison system, to support women who may have a brain injury.

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Research projects

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Assessing Disability Needs of Indigenous Prisoners - Synapse Australia Research

Synapse is working with Griffith University to review the processes for assessing the disability needs of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander prisoners.

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Cairns Community Housing Initiative

Post Occupancy Evaluation (Cairns)

A housing model evaluation of our Cairns Community Living Initiative to systemically understand the outcomes of design decisions against the building’s performance in terms of user needs.

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The Guddi Way Screen

The Guddi Way Screen

The Guddi Way Screen is a culturally developed tool to identify cognitive impairment as a result of a brain injury in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.  

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The Guddi Way Screen in Judicial Courts

The Guddi Way Screen in Judicial Courts

The Guddi Way Screen can provide much needed insights into what support a person may need to engage in rehabilitation and therefore affect their likelihood of reoffending. 

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To learn more about our work to create change around brain injury, please contact us today. We would love hear from you! 


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