Supporting local people since 1986, we provide support to people with head injury and other forms of acquired brain injury, their family members, carers, and interested professionals.
We work to increase public awareness and understanding of head injury and acquired brain injury
We participate in activities that will reduce the incidence of head injury and acquired brain injury
We provide information and support for people with head injury and acquired brain injury, and to their family members and carers
We promote co-ordinated multi-disciplinary approaches to head injury services
We assist people with head injury and …

Alf – Service Manager

I would like to introduce myself, my name is Alf and I am the Service Manager for Headway Portsmouth & South East Hants.
I have previously worked in the voluntary sector for many years helping and supporting people with disabilities and disadvantage; promoting, supporting & developing new services. I have also worked within the education sector enabling students to reach their full potential.
I am very pleased to join the Headway organization and look forward to meeting as many people as possible over the coming months. My intention is to add …

A few days before Christmas we opened the doors to our first charity shop, situated in Cosham High Street.
We’ve spent many weeks gathering donations from our supporters, high-street retailers and local businesses and now our very first charity shop has finally opened its doors!
The shop promptly filled with shoppers eager to get their hands on pre Christmas bargains and hand in their own donations in order to raise funds to support the service we provide for adults with brain injury, their carers and family members.

Joy Ward, Project Manager commented, “I …

Volunteering at Headway
I volunteered at Headway because I wanted to become an Occupational Therapist and needed relevant experience. I’d been told by the college that Headway was looking for volunteers so I contacted them and somewhat nervously attended an ‘interview’. There was no need to be nervous because I received a fantastically warm reception, in a very relaxed and friendly environment and started the following week. Nearly a year down the line I am still here and can honestly say I have gained so much that the reason that first …

My Story, by Claire
My husband, Alun had a stroke on 11th August 1997. He was 34 years of age, fit, healthy and never drank or smoked. He played lots of sport. It was a complete shock to everyone – especially me. We had just celebrated our 2nd Wedding Anniversary, and overnight the man I married was gone.
Alun was probably unconscious for hours, and each time he awoke, he walked into things and knocked himself out again. I had been away on business overnight, and found …

Mark Chapman (Chemistry 1987-92 and 1995-97)
Mark tells his inspiring story of courage and strength
I was an undergraduate at Imperial from 1987 to 1990 studying chemistry. I went on to do a PhD under Dr Ed Smith.
In 1992, my final year, I was in a cycle accident while I was on my way to work, when a lorry jumped two sets of red traffic lights. It left me with a very severe head injury resulting in two years hospitalisation and many years of rehabilitation.
Imagine having to relearn everything again. From …

A short production by the Headway Young People’s Forum, performed at Headway’s ‘Way Ahead’ conference in 2007. Parts 1 and 2.

These videos are not associated with Headway Portsmouth and SE Hants in any way.

Christina’s Story
Christina:
Brain Injury has changed my life beyond all recognition I call myself Christina mark 2 because I am a new person. I like me now but I miss the old me too – what I can remember of it!  I was just enjoying my first year in college studying horse management, learning to drive and becoming more independent. I had 2 ponies of my own –   Now they are on permanent loan and I visit them once a year because I cannot manage to look after and ride …