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For the Family R.I.P.P.L.E.S after brain injury www.anchorpointabi.org
Dear Anchor Point Members and Followers, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from the team at Anchor Point. Charlie is still looking to raise the costs of our web hosting, please follow the link below:
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Best wishes Aly & Charlie
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Help raise £200 to to support the running costs of Anchor Point – JustGiving Crowdfunding
Iʼm raising money to to support the running costs of Anchor Point. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page.
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15 days ago
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3rd December is International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Today we recognise hidden disabilities and the need for greater awareness.
#braininjurysupport
#braininjuryawareness
#FamiliesAfterABI
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International Day of Persons with Disabilities 3rd December
YouTube video by Anchor Point ABI
https://youtube.com/shorts/VZtoMQbKfjM?feature=share
28 days ago
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Another opportunity to sign up to this study
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about 1 month ago
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Please consider taking part if you are looking after a child with brain injury
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3 months ago
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Are you an educator or a parent/guardian of a child or young person with an ABI? Then please consider taking part in this study:
about 1 month ago
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If you are a family member of someone with a brain injury or a health professional working in the field, please consider taking part in this study 👇
about 1 month ago
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Are you a professional who works with couples after brain injury or in a relationship with someone with a brain injury.
2 months ago
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Another chance to complete this survey on relationship issues after ABI
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4 months ago
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If you identify as a BAME family member of someone with a brain injury, this study is still recruiting.
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about 2 months ago
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In our latest blog post, Dr Sue Jackson shares her experiences of her husband's return from hospital after both his traumatic brain injury and his stroke:
medium.com/@dralysonnor...
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The return from hospital: take one and take two
By Sue Jackson
https://medium.com/@dralysonnorman/the-return-from-hospital-take-one-and-take-two-d37bf9eae882
about 2 months ago
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⭐️⭐️UKABIF Awards 2025: A Night of Celebration and Achievement⭐️⭐️
#UKABIFAwards2025
#UKABIFAwards
#ABI
#AcquiredBrainInjury
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This week is stress awareness week. At Anchor Point we are pausing to consider the stress placed on family members caring for a loved one with brain injury.
#StressAwareness
#FamiliesAfterABI
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Stress awareness week 2025 #stressawareness #braininjurysupport
YouTube video by Anchor Point ABI
https://youtube.com/shorts/4EGqSlqWPYk?feature=share
about 2 months ago
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This week is brain tumour awareness week where we remember the families struggling to support their loved ones after brain tumour.
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Brain tumour awareness week #braintumourawareness #braininjurysupport
YouTube video by Anchor Point ABI
https://youtube.com/shorts/gL-mpwLxo5s?feature=share
2 months ago
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Are you a professional who works with couples after brain injury or in a relationship with someone with a brain injury.
2 months ago
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This disability employment month lets remember the impact of brain injury on employment for survivors and their families:
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Disability Employment Month October 2025 #braininjurysupport
YouTube video by Anchor Point ABI
https://youtube.com/shorts/hBbrFwHfwZU?feature=share
2 months ago
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So pleased to announce this paper on safeguarding after brain injury was published by Journal of adult protection last week. A authored by our co-chair
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: “His brain injury was missed, it led to his death”: brain injury case managers’ experience of safeguarding
3 months ago
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Today is both World Mental Health Day and National Forest School day. What a great opportunity to share this vodcast with Claire McDonald talking about the importance of connecting with nature to support mental health for families after brain injury.
youtu.be/9er3fhhmIHY?...
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Engaging in Nature for Mental health with Dr Claire McDonald
YouTube video by Anchor Point ABI
https://youtu.be/9er3fhhmIHY?si=6KZOSXcK8--b_IwQ
3 months ago
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still time to get involved if you have a child in your family with brain injury
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4 months ago
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If you are a family member of someone with a brain injury and identify as BAME then please consider taking part in this research
add a skeleton here at some point
3 months ago
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Please consider taking part if you are looking after a child with brain injury
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3 months ago
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Dr Aly Norman
3 months ago
Had a great time last week presenting at the
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annual conference speaking about the Brain Injury Social Care Network Incubator and the follow up to our Heads Together project
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Another chance to complete this survey on relationship issues after ABI
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4 months ago
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still time to get involved if you have a child in your family with brain injury
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4 months ago
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At Anchor Point we know families need information & support after ABI. Our info & education group have been pulling together materials for families so we can signpost people to services. If you're organisation has family support information, please get in touch & share your resources with us.
4 months ago
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Latest blog from our Co-Chair
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4 months ago
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There is still time to take part in this important research 👇
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4 months ago
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A great paper from our research team at Anchor Point!
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4 months ago
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4 months ago
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Do you have experiences of looking after a child with acquired brain injury? Then our researcher, Louise Cooper would love to hear from you:
12 months ago
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Exploring Family Experiences of Child Brain Injury. If you have a child in your family with a brain injury, please consider taking part in this study 👇
6 months ago
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Survey on how brain injury rehabilitation services deal with relationship issues. Please take part. The survey should take about 10 minutes to complete. To take part in the survey, please follow this link:
bhampsychology.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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How brain injury services deal with relationship issues
This is a survey about how UK brain injury services (including stroke services) deal with potential difficulties in the relationship between the person with the brain injury and their spouse / partner...
https://bhampsychology.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0SrKXs6IV56olJc
5 months ago
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We are looking for volunteers to join our working groups. If you are a family member, researcher, clinician or other professional interested in the field of brain injury and the impact on families, please do get in touch
[email protected]
5 months ago
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We are pleased to unveil the updated version of our Letters to Self book. Family members of those with ABI kindly shared letter they wrote to their previous selves with advice, information and guidance to support other family members:
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outlining the journey
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Online Flipbook
Created with the Heyzine flipbook maker
https://heyzine.com/flip-book/f7945961f2.html#page/1
5 months ago
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If you are a family member of someone with a brain injury and identify as BAME then please consider taking part in this research
add a skeleton here at some point
5 months ago
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If you are a family member of someone with a brain injury and identify as BAME then please consider taking part in this research
add a skeleton here at some point
5 months ago
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In this short reel we celebrate good care month and the role of social work and unpaid carers in supporting those with brain injury.
youtube.com/shorts/Oqy3n...
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July is Good Care Month
YouTube video by Anchor Point ABI
https://youtube.com/shorts/Oqy3nKCNHZw?feature=share
5 months ago
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Survey on how brain injury rehabilitation services deal with relationship issues. Please take part. The survey should take about 10 minutes to complete. To take part in the survey, please follow this link:
bhampsychology.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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How brain injury services deal with relationship issues
This is a survey about how UK brain injury services (including stroke services) deal with potential difficulties in the relationship between the person with the brain injury and their spouse / partner...
https://bhampsychology.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0SrKXs6IV56olJc
5 months ago
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A short poem by Sally Atkins about the family experience of brain injury:
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On a Good Day by Sally Atkins #braininjuryawareness #braininjury
A poem about family experience after brain injuryMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/aylex/lost-in-timeLicense code: Q1UTZMWVTC6T9XPS
https://youtube.com/shorts/BRcx9YC0dR4?feature=share
6 months ago
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Exploring Family Experiences of Child Brain Injury. If you have a child in your family with a brain injury, please consider taking part in this study 👇
6 months ago
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This short reel showcases a recent event run by University of Plymouth to work with commissioners to better support people with brain injury and their families:
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7 months ago
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This week’s carer’s week is focused on the theme of ‘Caring about Equality’. The infographic shows the issues faced by people with ABI and their families when accessing benefits:
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7 months ago
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During this week’s carer’s week, we showcase a recent policy engagement run in the Southwest of England to address the need to support those with brain injuries and their families:
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Medium
https://medium.com/@dralysonnorman/engaging-with-brain-injury-summary-of-two-policy-engagement-events-8622a15d3328
7 months ago
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This week’s carer’s week is focused on the theme of ‘Caring about Equality’. The infographic shows why it is important to support family carers after brain injury:
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7 months ago
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This week’s carer’s week is focused on the theme of ‘Caring about Equality’. This short blog highlights the reason why carer’s rights and family needs should be at the heart of brain injury policy change:
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https://medium.com/@dralysonnorman/why-the-uk-must-put-informal-caring-at-the-heart-of-policy-a-call-to-action-for-2025-e1dcfa8a5dca
7 months ago
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Monday AM: This week is Carer’s week and here at Anchor Point we will be spending the week raising awareness of the impact of caring after brain injury on family members:
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7 months ago
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Families experience a range of struggles after their loved one has experienced a brain injury. This new webinar for Headway UK discusses these difficulties and how Anchor Point can help:
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Experiences and Challenges Faced by Family Members after Brain Injury │Headway's expert webinar
Delivered by Professor Charlie Whiffin, University of Derby & Dr Alyson Norman, University of Plymouth.Webinar overviewBrain injury has a lasting impact not ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI01kuI4Vr4
7 months ago
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This week’s Action for Brain Injury week is focused on the theme of ‘on a good day’. This poem beautifully captures the experiences of families after brain injury:
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7 months ago
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In this short blog Councillor Bill Revans shares his experiences of being a carer for his wife after brain injury:
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Medium
https://medium.com/@dralysonnorman/my-role-as-a-carer-after-brain-injury-e111783873c3
7 months ago
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This week’s Action for Brain Injury week is focused on the theme of ‘on a good day’. Our short infographic outlines the fluctuating nature of brain injury symptoms and the impact on families:
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7 months ago
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Friday was Hats for headway Day and we celebrate in this short reel everyone who kindly wore a hat to raise awareness of brain injury:
youtube.com/shorts/VL2Ni...
#FamiliesAfterBrainInjury
#BrainInjuryAwareness
#doggo
#kittycat
#guineapigs
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7 months ago
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