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Children with Brain Injuries
Play, friendship and a future reimagined
We help young lives flourish beyond the diagnosis.
Learn More – Play, friendship and a future reimaginedYou are not alone after a brain injury
Practical support and a community that understands your journey.
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A straightforward path to connect someone with the right support.
A belief that no one should face brain injury alone
It started in a small community hall with a kettle and a fierce refusal to let families struggle in silence.
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Who we help
How we support our community
A brain injury changes everything. We help make sense of it.
Adults with Brain Injuries
Rediscovering identity and daily purpose
Practical steps back to community and connection.
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Parents & Carers
The quiet courage of a carer
You carry the weight. We carry the knowledge.
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Professionals
Partners in the long recovery
Evidence backed support for your patients and service users.
Learn More – Partners in the long recoveryWho We Are
We know the road because we walk it
Brain Injury Matters exists from the moment your journey begins. We are a charity built on lived experience, professional expertise, with services designed by our community, for our community.
- Over 13 years of trusted support
- Safe, transparent, and community-led
- A team that is by your side from the beginning
Our Services
How we help
Early action and community hold the whole thing together.
Early Intervention
The first steps matter most of all
Immediate support when the ground has just shifted.
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Brain Injuries Explained
Clear information about acquired brain injury and its impact.
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Community
A place where you truly belong
Peer support, activities, and the end of isolation.
Discover – A place where you truly belong
“They didn't just give us a service. They gave us back a future we thought was gone.”
Sarah Mitchell
Parent, Belfast
Community
Events
Belonging on Stage
The team at SARC join with collaborators from Brain Injury Matters to present a performance showcase exploring inclusion and belonging through participatory approaches to…
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2026
‘Echoes of the Self’
“What stays constant, what evolves? Brain Injury Matters’ new exhibition explores identity as an echo of memories, experience, and environments, that shape who we…
The Mighty Pen
Concrete Poetry:New Writings from:Brain Injury Matters Concrete poetry is a modern term for poetry that uses letter arrangement in visual form to convey meaning.…
Country Hits and Heart Benefit Concert
Buy your tickets now to join us for a special evening with Auburn McCormick in aid of Brain Injury Matters
Our Campaigns
Lend your voice to a campaign
Our campaigns fight for better care, faster diagnosis, and a world that sees the person first. Join a campaign and help us reach more people affected by brain injury.
- Over 20 years of trusted support in the UK
- A team that listens before it acts
- Safe, transparent, and community-led
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Partners who make our work possible
With thanks to the trusts, foundations, and teams who fund our mission.
