Helping people rebuild lives Helping people rebuild lives after brain injuryafter brain injury

Your life can change instantly throughYour life can change instantly through Accident Assault Sickness

Like a silent thief… Like a silent thief… head injury can head injury can

suddenly suddenly Steal your mental & motor

skills Take away your personality Rob you of your relationships

Some factsSome facts Brain Injury is the biggest cause Brain Injury is the biggest cause

of death in younger peopleof death in younger people 16 to 29 year olds are 3 times 16 to 29 year olds are 3 times

more likely to sustain a brain more likely to sustain a brain injury…injury…

Road traffic accidents are the Road traffic accidents are the largest single cause of brain largest single cause of brain injuryinjury

Alcohol is recognised as a major Alcohol is recognised as a major factor in road crashesfactor in road crashes

Phil was assaulted when he was 17 His assailants stabbed his head twice

He has had to relearn to speak he is blind in one eye and is partially deaf

Survivors are the Survivors are the forgotten forgotten peoplepeople….….

once discharged once discharged from from hospitalhospital……

… …they are left to they are left to cope alonecope alone!!

Matthew was in a serious car accident.

His family think you can see from his eyes that he's coming back to himself. 

We are here to We are here to HELPHELP

Work Skills

Social Life

We help people to rebuild… Family

Relationships

We provide Family Support

We provide Training and Day Services

We provide Psychological help and

assessment

We provide Counselling

We have Services in...We have Services in...

Dublin

Cork

Limerick

KerrySouth East

We have a We have a National HelplineNational Helpline

1890 200 2781890 200 278

Our Our Website Website provides provides

information information and supportand support

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