Rowan’s law

With Rowan’s Law, passed in 2018, the Ontario Government has directed schools to focus on the importance of concussion awareness, concussion management and taking a personal pledge. Rowan’s Law makes it mandatory for sports organizations, school boards and health care providers to follow specific requirements following a suspected or confirmed concussion.

• sports organizations
• school boards
• health care providers
• health care providers

For further information about Dive Ontario’s concussion resource please visit.

Dive Ontario Concussion Advice

Video

View these videos with your child/athletes and diving community to promote awareness and spark discussion about head injuries and concussions:

CBC: Rowan Stringer ignored concussion symptoms days before death 

CBC: Gordon Stringer is an advocate for brain injury awareness who has worked tirelessly to enact legislation and educate the public about concussions.

Sport Concussion Awareness Tool (SCAT5)

Additionally, there are several additional resources and online concussion training courses for coaches available online through The Sport Concussion Awareness Tool (SCAT5) website. The SCAT5 is a series of online educational modules and resources addressing concussion recognition, diagnosis, treatment, and management. Good concussion management is pivotal to minimizing the risk of brain damage and may reduce long-term health consequences.