Welcome to Headway Portsmouth and South East Hampshire
Headway Portsmouth and South East Hampshire provides personalised advice, information and practical support to assist rehabilitation, and maximise recovery and independence.
This community based intervention and prevention work in cognitive and social rehabilitation can significantly impact on the level of recovery for the person with brain injury by improving self-esteem and confidence whilst maximising potential for long term independence, enabling people with brain injury to break the circle of support and moving on with their lives.
We understand your sense of loss and anxieties about the future. You're not alone with Headway Portsmouth and South East Hampshire
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News and Updates
Cycling as before
7th Jul 2015
I find I had to believe it has been almost 15 years this summer that I had a BMX racing accident that caused a coup injury on Brain (shaking of the brain on impact) when my head hit the track, and what a journey I have taken since then...
Partnership with Community First HEH
7th Jul 2015
Portsmouth brain injury charity Headway Portsmouth partnered with Community First HEH to offer Service Users their first qualification since they received their injuries...
A bang on the head changed my life!
28th Nov 2014
Mel Lightfoot slipped on a wet pavement and hit her head while on a shopping trip to B&Q in Hedge End she thought she was suffering from concussion. But, when her symptoms – which included poor concentration, memory difficulties, confusion in speech and extreme tiredness – didn’t go away, Mel, 51, found herself struggling to find out what exactly was wrong with her.