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Headway East London

“I know everyone can't come to Headway because of limited resources but if you can get in you've had a right result - Brilliant!”

Martin, Member

“Headway - If this word was in the dictionary the meaning would fill up a whole book; the companionship of people who have walked a similar road.”

Peter, Member

“I like coming here because I get to meet people that have had the same injury and I can identify with them. Making friends and socialising with people makes you feel that you are not the only one with a brain injury.”

Mark, Member

“At Headway I get to mix with other people, have a good time and have the opportunity to help other people.”

Terry, Member

“Headway East London gives me a sense of acknowledging that there are people in the same position as myself; I am constantly gaining confidence as time goes by.”

Velma, Member

“If anyone will understand the issues you are going through, the people here will because they are going through it themselves.”

Eddie, Member

“Headway East London is an interesting place. So many different people brought together by a life-changing experience. I love the fact that there is a place for people with brain injuries to go; a place of support, advice and familiarity.”

Michelle, Volunteer.

“I get lonely sometimes and it's good to come to the Headway house to meet with people and talk to them. I learn a lot from the groups and from talking to other people with a brain injury.”

Abul, Member

“Headway East London is a place where I feel that I am part of something bigger; it's like a family.”

Brian, Member

What We Do

Mission Statement

‘To provide a better quality of life for people with an acquired brain injury, their families and carers’.

Aims

Headway East London runs a variety of services for people with acquired brain injuries and for other people who want to understand more about these kinds of injuries. The organisation runs a Headway house which acts as the hub for all the other services and is based at Bradbury House in Hackney. It also runs a family and carers’ network, a young person’s network and provides advice and advocacy by telephone and email. Importantly, Headway East London is not just a provider of professional services – it’s a community. Around a hundred and fifty people visit the Headway house on a weekly basis. Of these about a hundred have an acquired brain injury and about fifty do not. Twenty people are paid to be there and another forty come as volunteer helpers. The people at the Headway house support each other and work together to produce the services and maintain the community that makes those services possible. The organisation continues to grow and develop and get better at helping people to take up roles and responsibilities they can feel proud of.

More Information

For more detailed information about brain injury, visit the website of Headway – the brain injury association and select 'Information'.

Free Helpline

Call 0808 800 2244 for Headway UK's national information helpline.
(Mobile costs may vary.)

Opening hours:
Mon-Fri 9am-5pm.