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• Headway Portsmouth and Southeast Hampshire Offers support, advice, and information about all aspects of acquired brain injury through short term advocacy, group meetings, help-line, supported activities, family support, and a newsletter.
• Headway Leicester Provides support to people with acquired brain injuries and their caregivers through a day center in Leicester, and outreach support in Leicestershire, Leicester, and Rutland.
• Herefordshire Headway Helping with all aspects of the care and rehabilitation of adults with acquired brain injury who live in Herefordshire. Educational and rehabilitative services include computers, gardening, art, pottery, music, cooking, physiotherapy, woodworking, and social/recreational activities. Assistance and support for their Carers are also available.
• Cerebra Charity for children with neurological problems. Details of projects, jobs available and how to volunteer. Support network for parents and an collection of links.
• Headway UK Brain injury association is a registered charity in England. Its aims are to promote understanding of all aspects of head injury and to provide information, support and services to people who have suffered a head injury, their family and carers.
• United Kingdom Acquired Brain Injury Forum (UKABIF) Promotes understanding of all aspects of Acquired Brain Injury and provides expert input to UK policy makers by setting up working parties and conferences to discuss any aspect of acquired brain injury. The Forum addresses medical, social welfare, education, housing, vocational, financial, legal, and other issues in which brain injured people and their carers require representation.
• The Child Brain Injury Trust (CBIT) Aims to improve the quality of life for children and youth with a brain injury by providing a helpline, events, conferences, research, advocacy, grants, and funding information. Offers details about the family impact, medical aspects, educational concerns, legal issues, support groups, and resources throughout the UK.
• Headway Essex Services for people with acquired brain injury and their families, friends, and caregivers. Information, advice, support, and social activities.
• Momentum Group Pioneered the UK's first vocational rehabilitation service for people with traumatic brain injury. Services include community integration, mental health, employment support, job-retention programs, supported living, and assistive technologies.
• Headway Rotherham Aims to give help and information to sufferers, carers and families. Offers support groups, social events, computer classes, care-giver training, and a newsletter.
• Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust British organisation offering recovery and rehabilitation programmes for brain injury at various centres throughout the UK.