Strategic aim: Provide expert consultancy for the development of resources that support the needs of families after ABI.

Information

We have handpicked a range of resources that address the needs of families after ABI. If you know of others please get in touch!

Signposting you to information and resources relevant to families after ABI.

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Book cover titled 'Family Experience of Brain Injury: Surviving, Coping, Adjusting' featuring silhouettes of a family holding hands on the beach during sunset.

By Jo Clark-Wilson, Mark Holloway

Book cover titled 'Life and Suicide Following Brain Injury: A Personal and Professional Account' by Alyson Norman, showing a person in a wheelchair sitting on a pier at sunset.

By Alyson Norman

Family and Supporters Guide: Headway Somerset
Parents' guide to adult brain injury
On a good day podcast
Positive Minds: Introduction to the impact of brain injury on families
Dr Alyson Norman's Blog

Videos

Here are a selection of videos about the impact on families after acquired brain injury. It important to remember that every brain injury is different and so is every family. Therefore the themes talked about in these videos may not resonate with everyone.

A Life Rewritten with Trevor Greenaway

In this interview, Trevor Greenaway, father of a son with brain injury shares his experience of his life and his family's being re-written after his son's brain injury.

The Importance of Family Bonds

Jill Kelter of the Anchor Point Research group presents her research titled 'The importance of family bonds: Exploring the impact of acquired brain injury on family dynamics and their journey through counselling'.

Family and Carer Support

Krista Felek from Headway Somerset discusses the importance of support for family members after brain injury and the new booklet produced by Headway Somerset.

Get in touch!

If you know of great sources of information for families after ABI let us know.

anchorpoint@ukabif.org.uk

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