The Brain Injury Hub

 

The Brain Injury Hub is the new on-line support centre for families of children affected by acquired brain injury. 

Offering a wealth of fully-referenced information about childhood acquired brain injury, the mobile-ready website includes practical advice and tips about a condition that's often misunderstood.

The latest addition to the site is an online community, which offers families news, blogs, details of upcoming events and a forum through which parents can chat and offer mutual support. 

Rob Wood, spokesman at The Children's Trust, which has created the site, said: 

"We've already seen parents sharing some deeply affecting stories on the site. Our hope is that families will really make the site their own over time."

The Children's Trust is the country's largest residential rehabilitation centre for children with acquired brain injury, and The Brain Injury Hub aims to share its three decades of experience of acquired brain injury with as many families as possible. 

Shortlisted for a prestigious IT industry award, the site has also been awarded the Information Standard – a Department of Health quality mark that recognises accurate and clear information. 

Funded entirely by charitable income, the site includes a dedicated section for teachers and education professionals, which brings together information and practical classroom strategies.

The site includes accessible 'easy read' versions of its material written in simple, plain language, and the next step is to introduce more video content. 

This smartphone-ready resource can be accessed by families at any stage of their journey. http://www.braininjuryhub.co.uk/