Get to know ConneCTErs Australia
Our Mission
Our Mission
Our Mission
At ConneCTErs Australia our mission is to be actively involved in building awareness and understanding of CTE, supporting people living with and caring for someone with CTE, providing health promotion and education across various platforms, advocating for individuals to have access to timely care and be treated with respect and dignity on
At ConneCTErs Australia our mission is to be actively involved in building awareness and understanding of CTE, supporting people living with and caring for someone with CTE, providing health promotion and education across various platforms, advocating for individuals to have access to timely care and be treated with respect and dignity on their CTE journey, and supporting our partners and national research into CTE.
Time to Tackle CTE
Our Focus
Our Mission
Our Mission
We are dedicated to take the lead on providing support to people living with CTE and caring for someone living with CTE as we recognise their lives can be significantly impacted due to the symptoms and brain changes.
We are dedicated to building awareness of CTE as it is a degenerative brain disease that is also preventable. Our focus is t
We are dedicated to take the lead on providing support to people living with CTE and caring for someone living with CTE as we recognise their lives can be significantly impacted due to the symptoms and brain changes.
We are dedicated to building awareness of CTE as it is a degenerative brain disease that is also preventable. Our focus is the importance of sport and lifestyle activities that promote overall good health including minimisation of head knocks or concussions, and/or appropriately managing head knocks and concussions.
We are dedicated to driving confidence within the community focused on knowledge and intervention so people with CTE have the quality of life and access to the required services and treatments.
We are dedication to working in partnerships with individuals, community, professionals, agencies and government entities to tackle CTE.
Our History
Our Mission
Our History
Connecters Australia was founded by Kayleen Doyle 3 years after her husband Chris was diagnosed with CTE. After experiencing the life changing health care and support from Dr Rowena Mobbs she decided to put her 20+ years not for profit and charity management experience to good use and Connecters Australia was born.
The journey began with
Connecters Australia was founded by Kayleen Doyle 3 years after her husband Chris was diagnosed with CTE. After experiencing the life changing health care and support from Dr Rowena Mobbs she decided to put her 20+ years not for profit and charity management experience to good use and Connecters Australia was born.
The journey began with Connecters Australia becoming an early partner in Concussion Connect, an innovative support group developed by Dr Mobbs for persons with CTE and their carers. Dr Mobbs also joined Connecters Australia as our Chief Medical Officer providing education and health information to our organisation and consumers. It has been a busy 2 years establishing the organisation.
Kayleen and Chris created an organisation which will continue to grow thanks to the hard work of Kayleen. Due to their lived experience, hard work, and knowledge and understanding of CTE, Kayleen and Chris remain involved in the CTE community as our Champion Founders.
WELCOME TO OUR NEW BRAND
Say hello to our newly branded ConneCTErs Australia
Our refreshed identity reflects our commitment to delivering informed, compassionate, and specialised support across Australia!
CTE affects individuals from diverse backgrounds and circumstances, reminding us that this condition reaches far beyond any single group.
Every person impacted by CTE deserves access to respectful, informed, and compassionate support. They are entitled to quality healthcare, meaningful recognition of their experiences, and the dignity that should underpin all aspects of care.
At ConneCTErs Australia, we acknowledge the profound impact CTE has on individuals and families, and we are committed to advocating for the understanding, resources, and support each person rightfully deserves.
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Honor the past, safeguard the future.
Our Truths
We are focused on protecting growing brains. Every child deserves the chance to grow, learn, and thrive without preventable risks.
We are driven to create a national access point for support, advice, advocacy and education given the challenges and isolation caused by CTE.
We are promoting and campaigning for people to access timely, affordable and helpful investigations and treatment for probable CTE, nationally.
We do not want anyone to suffer in silence.
We are dedicated to driving down CTE-related suicides by championing early support, informed pathways to care, community understanding, and collective responsibility for change. This will be achieved by working closely with the people, our community and national services, and both state and federal Government agencies.
We do not want to eliminate professional or contact sport. We are pro-sport for overall health and wellness!
We are committed to support strong and effective concussion management, prioritise brain health and safety in all aspects of daily life, and ensure that head impacts and concussions receive the timely and appropriate attention they deserve.