Headway Devon
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Headway Devon is a local charity in Devon
, UK, which provides care, support, and rehabilitation for adults and children with brain injuries
. The organisation is an independently registered charity affiliated to the national charity Headway UK.
The charity works to help its clients and their families adjust to physical and psychological changes following brain injuries
. Headway Devon provides social rehabilitation opportunities at seven centres in locations across Devon. The charity also employs a team of Outreach workers who visit clients in their own homes and communities.
, Exmouth
, Honiton
, Tiverton, Torquay
and Okehampton
. The charity also runs a children's centre in Exeter on Saturdays.
Headway Devon is managed by a Board of Trustees, which includes a number of client representatives. According to accounts published by the Charity Commission
, the charity's income for the year to March 2008 was £578,727. This was raised through a mixture of grants from local social services, payments for services provided, and fundraising.
Devon
Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...
, UK, which provides care, support, and rehabilitation for adults and children with brain injuries
Traumatic brain injury
Traumatic brain injury , also known as intracranial injury, occurs when an external force traumatically injures the brain. TBI can be classified based on severity, mechanism , or other features...
. The organisation is an independently registered charity affiliated to the national charity Headway UK.
The charity works to help its clients and their families adjust to physical and psychological changes following brain injuries
Traumatic brain injury
Traumatic brain injury , also known as intracranial injury, occurs when an external force traumatically injures the brain. TBI can be classified based on severity, mechanism , or other features...
. Headway Devon provides social rehabilitation opportunities at seven centres in locations across Devon. The charity also employs a team of Outreach workers who visit clients in their own homes and communities.
Centre-based rehabilitation
The charity's approach to centre-based brain injury rehabilitation is to provide a safe, relaxed, pressure-free environment with therapeutic activities, workshops and/groups, and social contact for people recovering from a brain injury. Days at the centre are also a source of respite for full-time carers. Before attendance at a centre, an assessment is made and a care plan agreed, enabling staff to work towards mutual rehabilitation objectives. Centre attendance can help to renew meaningful daily activity, as well as offering an opportunity for social contact for those who have become isolated. Headway Devon centres are located in ExeterExeter
Exeter is a historic city in Devon, England. It lies within the ceremonial county of Devon, of which it is the county town as well as the home of Devon County Council. Currently the administrative area has the status of a non-metropolitan district, and is therefore under the administration of the...
, Exmouth
Exmouth
Exmouth is a town in Devon. It may also refer to:Places*Exmouth Peninsula in Southern Chile*Exmouth, Western AustraliaPeople*Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth , a British naval officerShips...
, Honiton
Honiton
Honiton is a town and civil parish in East Devon, situated close to the River Otter, north east of Exeter in the county of Devon. The town's name is pronounced in two ways, and , each pronunciation having its adherents...
, Tiverton, Torquay
Torquay
Torquay is a town in the unitary authority area of Torbay and ceremonial county of Devon, England. It lies south of Exeter along the A380 on the north of Torbay, north-east of Plymouth and adjoins the neighbouring town of Paignton on the west of the bay. Torquay’s population of 63,998 during the...
and Okehampton
Okehampton
Okehampton is a town and civil parish in West Devon in the English county of Devon. It is situated at the northern edge of Dartmoor, and has an estimated population of 7,155.-History:...
. The charity also runs a children's centre in Exeter on Saturdays.
Outreach support
Outreach support is a community-based service, with trained specialist staff working one-to-one with individuals in their homes and communities. The aim of outreach is to maximise independent living skills and to facilitate social inclusion. This is typically achieved by providing help with housing issues, assisted shopping, budgeting, advocacy, counselling, and contact with outside agencies. Outreach can include any or all of these plus a wide variety of activities and tasks to help facilitate the rehabilitation process. When possible and appropriate, this includes a return to employment - paid or voluntary. Each outreach programme is agreed with the individual and designed to meet their needs.Headway Devon is managed by a Board of Trustees, which includes a number of client representatives. According to accounts published by the Charity Commission
Charity Commission
The Charity Commission for England and Wales is the non-ministerial government department that regulates registered charities in England and Wales....
, the charity's income for the year to March 2008 was £578,727. This was raised through a mixture of grants from local social services, payments for services provided, and fundraising.