Supporting people affected by acquired brain injury across Worcestershire
About Us
Headway Worcestershire is a local and independent charity supporting people affected by acquired brain injury across Worcestershire. We offer specialist support, information and services to brain injury survivors, their families and carers, as well as to professionals in the health and legal fields.
Our vision is to recognise that every brain injury affects different people in different ways. We recognise that each person is unique and tailor our support to meet their needs and circumstances. Our aim is to help people achieve their goals and enjoy a quality of life, consistent with their desires and interests. Building a community where people with a brain injury are valued respected and able to live a fulfilling life, while campaigning for greater public awareness and a better understanding of the impact of brain injury.
WHAT IS AN ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY
Acquired brain injury (ABI) is the term used for all injuries to a brain sustained since birth, there are many different causes of brain injury and its effects are complex and wide ranging. These can include stroke, accidents, assaults, tumours, brain haemorrhages, encephalitis and traumatic brain injury (TBI).
LIVING WITH AN ABI
The effects of an acquired brain injury can be life-changing impacting on the simplest of daily tasks. Brain injury can challenge every aspect of your life – walking, talking, thinking and feeling – and the losses can be severe and permanent. It can mean losing both the life you once lived and the person you once were.
OUR SUPPORT & CARE
We provide therapies, rehabilitation and reablement, advocacy, carer and family support on a one to one basis in the home or the wider community. Support groups and counselling. Alongside our wellbeing day services, a comfortable social setting, where individuals living with an ABI can meet people, make new friends.
TYPES OF BRAIN INJURY
An acquired brain injury (ABI) is an injury caused to the brain since birth. There are many possible causes, including a fall, a road accident, tumour and stroke. Click the box to go to Headway UK, where you can find out more about the different types of brain injury that can be acquired.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II GAMES FOR PEOPLE WITH ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY
In honour of Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee, Headway Worcestershire is proud to present the inaugural National Acquired Brain Injury Games.
People with acquired brain injuries from anywhere in the UK are invited to participate in this event.
Partnering with the University of Worcester Sports Arena, the event will be held on 27 & 28 August 2022.
Welcome to
Headway Worcestershire …
GET INVOLVED
Headway Worcestershire welcomes interest from caring, understanding people who would like to help survivors of brain injuries to regain their confidence and skills at one of our centres. There are lots of volunteer opportunities available.
SHOP
Headway operates a shop at 6 St Swithin’s Street, Worcester WR1 2PY. If you’re having trouble carrying the donations into town you can arrange to drop them off at The Mill, Gregory’s Mill Street, Worcester WR3 8BA Tel.01905 729 729.
OUR CENTRES
Our Friendly Wellbeing Centres are run in Worcester, Kidderminster, Bromsgrove by our dedicated team of staff and volunteers.
FUNDRAISING
We need to raise around £100,000 each year to maintain our services, expand existing provision and pilot new initiatives. Headway Worcestershire could not operate without the generous support of our fundraisers, donors and volunteers, to whom we are so grateful.
Help us improve life after brain injury
OUR LATEST NEWS
Can you support the first ever ‘National Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Games’?
Headway Worcestershire is asking for your support with the first ever ‘National Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Games’. Can you spare some time to help the
Participants from anywhere in the UK
People with acquired brain injuries from anywhere in the UK are invited to participate in the ABI Games. Headway Worcestershire presents the Inaugural ABI Games
First-ever Acquired Brain Injury games to come to Worcester after Headway’s £50k lottery win
WORCESTER will be the venue for the first ever ‘Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Games’ this summer thanks to a £50,000 National Lottery cash boost. Headway
A plea for new team members
We’re putting a shout out to the local community, appealing for help! Headway Worcestershire seek new members to join the current team in supporting and
Registered Charity Number 702490
Company Registration Number 02443464 (England and Wales)
Affiliated to Headway – the brain injury association Registered Charity Number 1025852
Headway Worcestershire
The Mill, Gregory’s Mill Street
Worcester WR3 8BA
Telephone: 01905 729729
Email: enquiries@hwtl.org.uk