Links to Other Organisations

Disclaimer - Hopefully you will find these sites useful however you should
note that UKABIF is not responsible for the information contained within
these sites nor does it necessarily agree with everything on them.

Athena Care - www.athenacare.co.uk - provide carefully selected and trained support workers, for a variety of dependence levels, to work in partnership with health professionals and case managers towards an integrated rehabilitation programme.

BIRD Neuro-developmental Treatment - www.b-i-r-d.org.uk, independent
registered national charity providing treatment to improve the quality of
life for people with Brain Injuries of all types and Learning Difficulties,
irrespective of age or severity.

Brain & Spine Foundation - www.brainandspine.org.uk, develop research,
education and information programmes aimed at improving the prevention,
treatment and care of people affected by disorders of the brain and spine.

BASIC (Brain and Spinal Injury Centre) - www.basiccharity.org.uk, is a specialist resource for people and their families following a T.B.I. or neurological disorder. Services offered have all been designed to address the unique and specialised problems and difficulties of the 'hidden disability.

Brain Injury Association of Queensland Fact Sheets - www.biaq.com.au/facts a very useful set of over 100 fact sheets on brain injury providing information for survivors of a brain injury, their family, carers and associated health professionals.

Brain Injury Centre - www.qefd.org/braininjury/, rehabilitation centre
offering assessment, intensive rehabilitation and education for young adults
over the age of 16 with ABI

Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust - www.birt.co.uk, independent provider of
brain injury rehabilitation services, including intensive rehabilitation,
long term rehabilitation and community support.

Brain Injury Services - www.partnershipsincare.co.uk, independent provider
of services for people with ABI, specialising in caring for those patients
with challenging behaviour. Rehabilitation, supported living, assessment
packages and outreach services are provided.

Brain Injury Social Work Group - www.biswg.co.uk, a special interest group for social work professionals and affiliates aiming to raise the standards of social work practice and other relevant specialist services in supporting people with a brain injury, their families and carers.

Brainwave - www.brainwave.org.uk, assessment, therapy and rehabilitation for children with all forms of brain injury.

British Institute For Brain Injured Children (BIBIC) - www.bibic.org.uk, provide
individually tailored assessments and learning programmes for children with
brain injuries.

Cerebra - www.cerebra.org.uk, works to ensure that up-to-date information on
brain injury in children is available for anyone working in the field, and
that it is applied to help prevention and treatment.

Child Brain Injury Trust(CBIT) - www.cbituk.org, provide a range of services aimed at supporting children, young people and families affected by ABI.

Christchurch Court - www.christchurchcourt.co.uk, a residential care home
for people with ABI, based in Northampton.

The Disabled Living Foundation - www.dlf.org.uk, provide advice and
information on equipment/AT for independent living.

Encephalitis Society - www.encephalitis.info, provides information and
support on all aspects of encephalitis.

Headway - www.headway.org.uk, promotes understanding of all aspects of brain injury, provides information, support and services to people with a brain injury.

Headway in West Sussex - www.headway-in-west-sussex.org.uk, branch of the national Charity Headway working specifically with sufferers of brain injury in West Sussex.

HemiHelp - www.hemihelp.org.uk, provides information and support to children and young people with hemiplegia and their families.

Include me in - www.includemein.org - practical guidance for parents,
families and organisations about working closely together to support young
people with acquired brain injury (ABI).

The Institute of Complex Neuro-disability - www.rhn.org.uk/institute,
provides disabled people, their families, professionals, managers and policy
makers with a broad range of information about issues relating to complex
neurological disabilities.

Kent Acquired Brain Injury Forum - www.kabif.org.uk, a group of brain injury survivors, carers, front-line professionals and policy makers who wish to advance issues concerning acquired brain injury across Kent.

Leonard Cheshire - www.leonard-cheshire.org.uk, provide independent and
supported living, respite care and day services, skills training and
rehabilitation for people with ABI and disabilities.

Lifeways - www.lifeways.co.uk, national provider of individually tailored
services for adults with diverse and complex needs, including ABI.

Meningitis Trust - www.meningitis-trust.org.uk, provide support and
education on all aspects of meningitis and promote awareness and research
into the disease.

Neurological Alliance - www.neural.org.uk, a collaborative forum of a wide
range of neurological charities all working to improve the quality of life
for those living with a neurological condition in the UK.

Oliver Zangwill Centre for Neuropsychological Rehabilitation - www.ozc.nhs.uk, provides high quality rehabilitation for the individual cognitive, social, emotional and physical needs of people with non-progressive brain injury.

Optua (formerly Rethink Disability) - www.optua.org.uk , provide a range of specialist support services including supported housing schemes and outreach support services for people with ABI.

Rehab Without Walls - www.rww.org.uk, case management and assessment of people with ABI.

Rehab UK - www.rehabuk.org, provide assessment, training and development programmes to enable people with disabilities to gain employment.

Roadpeace - www.roadpeace.org, provide support, advocacy, education and
research for bereaved and injured road crash victims.

Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability - www.rhn.org.uk, a charity hospital
specialising in assessment, treatment and ongoing care of adults with a
profound disability as a result of neurological damage or disease.

Suffolk Brain Injury Forum - www.suffolkbraininjuryforum.co.uk. A group of service providers and key organisations who work to provide services, information and support for people in Suffolk with acquired brain injury.

Sussex Acquired Brain Injury Forum - www.sabif.org, a group of brain injury survivors, carers, front-line professionals and policy makers who wish to advance issues concerning acquired brain injury across Sussex.

Synapse - www.oysterhc.co.uk/synapse is a magazine for those working in primary care neurology

Trust-ed - www.trust-ed.org promote understanding and awareness of the long-term educational needs of children and young people with ABI and disseminate information and promote expertise in addressing these needs. They aim to provide specialist short and long-term education and assessment for students with ABI.

Voyage - www.voyagecare.com, residential care and support services including specialist provision for people with and acquired barin injury.

Organisations Based in Scotland

Momentum - www.momentumscotland.org, provide community support to disabled and excluded people in Scotland through provision of mainstream employment and personal support services.

Moving Into Work - www.intowork.org.uk/moving/, project providing employment consultancy and support services within the Edinburgh and Lothian area.

Scottish Head Injury Foundation - www.shif.org.uk, Scottish national umbrella
organisation that represents the interests of survivors of brain injuries,
their families and those who work with them.