Palix Foundation, Alberta Family Wellness Initiative

Housed within the Palix Foundation, the Alberta Family Wellness Initiative (AFWI) facilitates research and shares knowledge about the science of brain development to support positive lifelong health outcomes for everyone. What We Know: Science tells us that the experiences we have in the earliest years of our lives actually change our brain architecture in lasting ways. That has consequences positive and negative across the lifespan for our physical and mental health. What We Do: The AFWI mobilizes knowledge about early brain development and its connection to lifelong physical and mental health. We form the bridge between the latest scientific knowledge about brain development and what is actually done in policy and practice, aiming to impact change at the individual, family, community, and systems levels. Learn More: Enroll in the Brain Story Certification Course, a free, online, 20-hour, self-paced course featuring 30+ neurobiology experts about the science of brain develop...