The Child Brain Injury Trust (CBIT) is a UK-wide charity offering support, information and training on childhood acquired brain injury.
The impact of childhood acquired brain injury on a family is enormous and lifelong. Families are often unprepared to deal with the issues and often unaware of the services they will need to access.
CBIT provides the following services:
Child and Family Support
This is a unique way of working, providing local support, information and opportunities to families affected by an acquired brain injury
- Child and Family Support projects in Scotland, Northern Ireland, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and the North East of England
- Dedicated helpline - 0845 6014939 or helpline@cbituk.org
- Support groups for families across the UK
- Small grants for children and young people
Training and information
- One-day and half day workshops for staff in health, education, social services and youth justice
- INSET days
- Training for parents
- Publications for children, families and professionals
- Factsheets for young people, parents and professionals
- Website
- DVD’s relating to education
- Links to other organizations
Raising awareness
- Partnership working with statutory and voluntary organizations
- Conferences
- Media campaigns
- Be ‘Bovvered’ about your brain week
- Annual fundraising events
By clicking on each of the links above you can find out more.
A week dedicated to raising awareness of childhood acquired brain injury in schools across the UK. The event will take place in schools during the week of the 9th - 13th February 2009.
