Headway Berwick

Headway Berwick

At a glance

Causes

  • Health and well being / research and care

Other details

Organisation type: 
Charity
Geographical remit: 
Local

Objectives

Headway Berwick are a branch of the national Headway UK charity. 

Aims and objectives

Our mission is:

To promote understanding of all aspects of brain injury and provide information, support and services to survivors, their families and carers. In addition, Headway will campaign to reduce the incidence of brain injury.

Our objectives are:

  • To increase awareness and understanding of brain injury and its consequences
  • To initiate activities and campaigns which will reduce the incidence of brain injury
  • To provide information and support for people with brain injuries, their relatives, carers and concerned professional people
  • To promote improved approaches to brain injury screening, acute care, assessment, rehabilitation and community reintegration
  • To assist people with brain injuries to return to community living, including access to appropriate accommodation, social outlets and productive activity
  • To support and help to establish Headway Groups throughout the UK in furtherance of the charity's mission statement and encourage them to address the needs of all sections of the community

Activities

Headway Berwick is a volunteer group run by and for brain injury survivors, their families and carers. They hold monthly peer support sessions in Berwick as well as regular social events.

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