How We Can Help

Whatever your connection with brain injury, Headway Devon is here to help.

We provide a range of services for people with brain injuries, family members and carers, and for professionals working with people with brain injuries.

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Community support services

Our Community Support team work one-to-one with people in their own homes and communities.

Our specially trained Community Support Workers provide individually tailored care to enable people with brain injuries to live happier and more independent lives.

Our Community Support Workers are experienced in supporting people to access employment and education, providing help with housing issues, and supporting people with tasks such as budgeting and shopping.

Because every client is different, every Community Support programme is different and designed to meet the individual’s particular needs. In the past year, as well as enabling clients to live independently in their own homes, our Community Support Workers have supported clients during fishing trips, on hospital visits, to attend college courses and on social trips.

Centre services

We run day centres for adults with acquired brain injuries in Exeter, Honiton and South Devon.

At our centres people with brain injuries are able to meet new people and take part in activities to help them relearn lost skills and develop new ones.  Our centres can also provide valuable respite for carers.

All of our centres are different, but all offer a varied programme of activities including arts and crafts, board games and exercises to improve thinking skills.

The work that goes on at our centres is long-term, and progress for individual clients may takes years, not months. But this never stops clients and staff from looking forward to a bright future.

Support for families and carers

At Headway Devon we recognise the vital role that carers perform and we are committed to ensuring that carers feel well-equipped to perform their role. Our Carer’s Lead and a team that understand that a brain injury affects the whole family. We offer support, information and advice to the Carer

All of our services offer valuable respite opportunities for carers. Our long history of working with people with brain injuries and our specialist skills mean that the person you care for will be in safe hands, leaving you free to carry out chores, spend time with friends and family, or simply unwind.

We also run regular carers catch up sessions on our Carers, Family Members and Friends Facebook group. These sessions offer information, support and advice for carers who support someone with an acquired brain injury. The sessions are free to attend and there is no need to register.

If you would like to refer yourself for carers support, please complete our referral form online here. Our Carers Lead will be in touch.

How to access our services

If you think that Headway Devon might be able to help, it’s easy to make a referral. Our open referral system means that you don’t have to go through a social worker or health professional, simply complete one of our referral forms. The form can be filled in online here or downloaded here. Alternatively, you can call us on 01392 211822 and we can go through it over the phone.

Professionals working with people with brain injuries

Headway Devon works with a wide range of professionals who come into contact with people with brain injuries, including personal injury solicitors, social workers, medical students and police officers.

Learning opportunities

If you would like to gain a better understanding of brain injury and its effects, as well as looking at the most effective ways of working with people with brain injuries, you might be interested in attending one of our training courses or our annual conference. For more information email info@headwaydevon.org.uk.

Refer a client to Headway Devon

If you think that someone you are working with could benefit from Headway Devon’s support, you might like to make a referral. This is easy to do, and we have an open referral system which means we accept referrals from anyone – you don’t have to go through a doctor or social worker. The form can be filled in online here or downloaded here. Alternatively, you can call us on 01392 211822 and we can go through it over the phone.