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Carers Week 2024
Headway is delighted to join Carers UK and other national charities to celebrate Carers Week.
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Thank You, Volunteers
Volunteers Week is an annual celebration and a chance to recognise the incredible people freely giving their time to enrich the lives of those around them. This year we’re excited to be celebrating the 40th anniversary, from 3-9 June.
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Headway launches General Election manifesto calling for urgent action for brain injury
Headway – the brain injury association has launched a General Election manifesto ahead of the 4 July vote, calling for urgent government action for brain injury.
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We must address the links between brain injury, domestic abuse and women in prison
Headway’s Justice Programme Manager, Charlotte Curness, was recently invited to write a guest blog on the Domestic Abuse Commissioner’s website. This blog highlights the links between brain injury, domestic abuse and women in prison and calls for additional partnership working within these sectors: We must address the links between brain injury, domestic abuse and women in prison - Domestic Abuse Commissioner. Please let us know your thoughts on this important topic.
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A Life Re-written in Northern Ireland
Headway’s Action for Brain Injury Week 2024 runs across the UK from 20th May- 26th May 2024. Headway in Northern Ireland has once again partnered with other brain injury charities to be part of the campaign.
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#RightToRehab - The critical role of community rehabilitation
Headway is a member of the Community Rehabilitation Alliance (CRA). The alliance comprises more than 60 charities and professional bodies that are all committed to improving the commissioning, planning and delivery of rehabilitation.
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'A Life Re-written': Action for Brain Injury Week (ABI Week) 2024
A Life Re-Written explores how brain injury can affect anyone at any time, focussing on how it throws plans into disarray, changes life goals, and can even alter people’s sense of identity.
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London artist launches special events to mark Headway’s Action for Brain Injury Week 2024
A London cyclist who nearly died following a serious head injury in a road traffic accident, is hosting a special art exhibition, workshop and talk to mark Action for Brain Injury Week (ABI Week) at the hospital where he was rehabilitated.
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FA announces the phasing out of heading in grassroots youth games
Brain injury charity Headway welcomes the announcement of a new rule to phase out deliberate heading in grassroots youth football.
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A star-studded night featuring poignant and moving stories of brain injury survival
Staff and service users from Headway joined stars at the recent UK premiere of The Almond and the Seahorse.
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BBC The Traitors star Andrew Jenkins to front Headway’s Action for Brain Injury Week 2024
Headway – the brain injury association is delighted to announce that Andrew Jenkins is fronting this year’s Action for Brain Injury Week campaign, A Life Re-written.
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Celebrating a fresh new concept for Headway’s Sale store
We’re thrilled to announce the reopening of our popular charity shop in Sale. Featuring a brand new design and packed with quality stock, we can’t wait to welcome you!
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