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Brain Injury Organizations - Headway BranchesInformation / Diagnosis / Treatment / Prevention
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Edinburgh Headway Group Description: Based at Astley Ainslie Hospital, provides support to person's with a TBI, their families, and caregivers throughout Edinburgh and the Lothian's. Offers a range of social, recreational, therapeutic, rehabilitative, and educational services. (edinburghheadway.org.uk) |
| Headway Bedford Description: Provides a day unit and community based support for persons with a brain injury and their carers through cognitive, emotional, physical, recreational, and social rehabilitation activities. (kbnet.co.uk) |
| Headway Cardiff Description: Based in Cardiff, UK, this group provides a vital stepping-stone for head injured people in South Wales after discharge from hospital. (bale.tony.tripod.com) |
| Headway Essex Description: Services for people with acquired brain injury and their families, friends, and carers. Includes information, advice, support, and social activities. Day Center provides training in basic education, communication, computers, daily living skills, and arts and crafts. (beehive.thisisessex.co.uk) |
| Headway Leicester Description: 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. (headwayleicester.org.uk) |
| Headway Portsmouth and Southeast Hampshire Description: 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. (headwayportsmouth.co.uk) |
| Headway Rotherham Description: Aims to give help and information to sufferers, carers and families. Offers support groups, social events, computer classes, care-giver training, and a newsletter. (headwayrotherham.co.uk) |
| Headway Support Services - Southern Tasmania Description: Provides support and rehabilitation of physical, social, academic, vocational, life, and personal skills and abilities. (hss.org.au) |
| Headway Surrey Description: Support for people with head injury, their families and carers through a day center, helpline, community workers, support groups, and advocacy. (headwaysurrey.org) |
| Headway Victoria - Australia Description: A community based non-profit group. Offers information, support and resources. (headwayvictoria.org.au) |
| Herefordshire Headway Description: 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. (herefordshire-headway.co.uk) |
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