| Service Description: | Our mission:
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:
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
Our five values:
Devised in 2023 by staff and trustees, these values underpin everything we do and how we act – as individuals and as a charity:
We collaborate
We are bold
We care
We celebrate diversity
We give you a voice
You can read more about our organisational values in our values news story.
Our long-term strategic aims 2024-2029:
The new strategy was developed through listening to as many voices and opinions as possible, this inclusive approach highlighted the key concerns and needs of the community, shaping the charity's four strategic priorities for the upcoming years.
Strengthen the network of local Headway charities and volunteer-led branches
Increase awareness and understanding of brain injury
Develop new support services to help people to live well after brain injury
Support research to evidence the need for better access to specialised services for people affected by brain injury
You can read more about our long-term strategic aims by downloading the full five-year strategy document, or learn more through our animated video below, which explains more about Headway and the five-year strategy. |