COLUMBIA SYNAPSE

“ Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in getting up every time we fall.”

What is columbia synapse?

Columbia Synapse, a chapter of Synapse National, is a New York City-based service organization guided by principles of neuroscience, community, and advocacy for the community of individuals with brain injury and other invisible disabilities. The group draws on a wide network of resources from the City’s hospital systems and partners with non-profit organizations to organize a diverse portfolio of programs that cultivate a community for individuals with acquired brain injury (ABI) and a greater understanding of brain injury for Columbia University and New York City.

Welcome to another installment of Brain Injury Tidbits (BIT). Here is a BIT of info on Alzheimer’s disease 🫂 #alzheimersdisease #alzheimersawareness #alzheimersassociation

This is a BIT about the causes and treatments of social anxiety!

In the newest Humans of ABI blog post, Avi Golden shares his experience with Broca's aphasia after enduring a stroke. Read the full story on the Columbia Synapse website. #aphasia 🤍

This year's conference, entitled The Social Brain, will take place over Zoom on March 13th - 14th, 2021. Join us for two days of engaging lectures and workshops focusing on ABI, mental illness, and other invisible disabilities! Register with the QR c

This is a BIT on accessing mental healthcare in the US and in Columbia!

Narrate: Disability & Quarantine is a community narrative series that documents the experiences and challenges of persons with disabilities (or similar experiences/challenges) during the COVID-19 crisis. If you would like to share your story and

Here’s a BIT of info on Fibromyalgia! #fibromyalgia

Here's a BIT of info about Multiple Sclerosis 🤎💙💛! Learn something new, share this post with friends, and enjoy your snow day if you're on the east coast ❄️⛄️! #ms #multiplesclerosis

We're so excited to introduce this year's conference, entitled The Social Brain, which will take place over Zoom on March 13th - 14th, 2021. Join us for two days of engaging lectures and workshops focusing on ABI, mental illness, and other invisible

Welcome to the fourth installment of Brain Injury Tidbits (BIT), an informative series we hope will shed more light on what it means to have a brain injury, and how one can be an ally for this community. Here is a BIT of info on concussions 🧠

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If you are a disabled student, register with your college’s disability services office to find out what accommodations you are eligible for. Don’t struggle in silence.

We hope everyone had a good last day of fall semester! Good luck to everyone with finals and stay safe over break! See you all again in 2021 ✨

Welcome to the second installment of Brain Injury Tidbits (BIT), an informative series we hope will shed more light on what it means to have a brain injury, and how one can be an ally for this community. Here is a BIT of info on brain tumors. 🧠

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