For people with a brain injury,
their families and carers,
Headway – the brain injury association, has been a valuable source of help, information and support for 25 years.

Headway was founded in 1979 by families and carers of people with a brain injury, and Headway Doncaster is one of 110 groups and branches across the country.
As well as offering support to local families affected by brain injury, we also aim to raise local awareness of this hidden disability.

People can get a brain injury in many ways. These can include road traffic accidents, assaults and accidents. Even a minor brain injury can have major consequences.

Brain injury can also occur as a result of cerebral haemorrhage, stroke and anoxic damage following a heart attack.

Headway also campaigns to reduce the number of brain injuries and one such way is to increase awareness of the consequences of brain injury in the hope that more care is taken to avoid them.

Every year around 1 million people attend hospital after sustaining an injury to
their head. Many of these people will have experienced a traumatic brain injury. Such an injury can strike people of any age and from any walk of life.
However, one group that are more at risk are males under the age of 35.

Following brain injury, many people experience problems with attention,
balance, concentration, memory and behaviour. The frustrations caused by
these problems are often intensified by the fact that they appear perfectly
healthy. People can sympathise over a broken leg because they can see it.
However, if someone forgets what is said or is moody and irritable,
people are likely to be less understanding.

Headway produces publications to help people understand the symptoms,
and to assist in the recovery of a friend or relative who has had a brain injury.

If you would like to know more about what your local group has to offer
please contact our office on: 01302556277

You may prefer to visit www.headway.org.uk
or telephone Helpline: 0808 800 2244