From campaigning and policy developments to inspiring stories, fundraising and updates from across our network, find out what’s happening and why it matters.
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Carers Week 2025
Headway is delighted to join Carers UK and other national charities to celebrate Carers Week.
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Welcoming New Parliamentary Champions to Headway
We are delighted to welcome three new parliamentarians as the latest Parliamentary Champions for Headway – the brain injury association.
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Our 2025 Hats for Headway winners!
The moment you have all been waiting for - we can finally reveal the Hats for Headway Day 2025 winners! This year’s competition was a nail-biter, with so many amazing entries making it a tough call to choose.
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Thank you for choosing to volunteer for Headway
Volunteers' Week is an annual celebration and a chance to recognise the incredible people who freely give their time to enrich the lives of those around them. This year, we’re excited to be celebrating Volunteers Week from 2-8 June.
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Brain injury survivors share their stories in parliament during ABI Week
Our Action for Brain Injury Week (ABI Week) campaign, On a Good Day, reached the heart of UK politics as we joined parliamentarians for a cross-party meeting focused on acquired brain injury.
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Sentencing guidelines provide ‘perfect opportunity to address brain injury’, says Headway
The independent sentencing review, which has been broadly accepted by the government, provides the perfect opportunity to finally address the pervasive nature of brain injury within the criminal justice system, according to Luke Griggs, Chief Executive of Headway.
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Local Headway charities play vital role as MPs warn brain injury costs UK £43 billion a year
Brain injury must be prioritised alongside cancer, dementia and heart disease, MPs and leading experts have urged – as a new report reveals it costs the UK economy at least £43 billion each year.
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Survivors share the fluctuating effects of brain injury to mark Action for Brain Injury Week 2025
Brain injury survivors are highlighting the gap between capabilities on a good day versus a bad day to mark Action for Brain Injury (ABI) Week 2025, an annual awareness campaign from leading brain injury charity, Headway – the brain injury association.
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Carrie, Lady Gaga, and an incredible recovery journey shared as part of Hats for Headway
An award-winning milliner- with Royal and celebrity clients- has shared her incredible recovery journey from a brain injury which left her relearning everything from her craft to cooking, getting dressed and making a cup of tea.
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Telford mum-of-three hosts Neuro Coffee Morning to share message of hope to brain injury survivors
A tenacious Telford woman who survived two strokes says she’s grateful to her brain injuries for giving her “a second chance at life.”
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Thanks to our London Marathon runners
This year the team raised an incredible total of £88,319 to help support our work.
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Make your effort count
While taking on a challenge for charity is a great way to meet your personal goals, our fabulous fundraisers also tell us of the enormous feeling of pride when the donations start flowing in from family and friends.
