Campaigns
One of Headway's objectives is to campaign to increase awareness and reduce incidence of brain injury.
This section provides information on some of our key campaigns, from our annual Action for Brain Injury Week campaign to concussion in sport, funding cuts and supporting GPs.
We update our campaigns regularly, so keep coming back for more information!
Explore our campaigns
Memory Loss: A campaign to remember
Raising awareness of the ways in which memory problems can affect brain injury survivors and their families.
Find out moreHard Hat Awareness Week
Campaigning to drive awareness of brain injury and encourage best practice around safety equipment.
Find out moreBrain Drain: Wake up to fatigue!
Through our Brain Drain campaign, we aim to give a voice to those affected, helping to raise awareness and break the stigma of brain injury-related fatigue.
Find out moreRight First Time
The Right First Time campaign is calling on the government to bring in changes to the disability benefit assessments which currently fail a large number of brain injury survivors and their families.
Find out moreYou, me, and brain injury
You, Me, and Brain Injury highlights the fact that brain injury doesn’t just affect the individual, but also their family, friends, colleagues, and many more relationships besides.
Find out moreA New Me
A New Me provides a platform for people to creatively share their experiences in order to challenge misperceptions of brain injury while demonstrating the value of having access to the right help, at ...
Find out moreConcussion Aware
At Headway, we want to ensure that everyone is able to enjoy sport, while being better protected from the risks of concussion.
Find out moreCycle safety
We are passionate about promoting safe cycling, while supporting calls to make it safer for people of all ages to take to their bikes and get pedalling.
Find out moreCaring for Carers
The effects of brain injury can be just as devastating for families as it is for individuals. It can change relationships in an instant, turning partners into carers and transforming the lives of enti...
Find out more'Don't cut me out!'
The false economy of funding cuts: Brain injury survivors need help to rebuild their lives, but funding cuts are cutting them out of society.
Find out moreSupporting GPs
Headway has launched a campaign and created an online resource to help doctors to diagnose, manage and refer patients affected by brain injury.
Find out moreMinor head injury discharge advice
It is vitally important that every A&E department across the UK provides the information recommended by NICE to all head injury patients.
Find out moreCarbon monoxide: A danger to your brain
Raising awareness of the dangers of carbon monoxide - an odourless, invisible gas that can lead to severe brain injury or death.
Find out moreMake space for ABI
Headway has been backing the changes to the Blue Badge scheme to recognise people with hidden disabilities.
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