A brain injury can happen to anyone at any time. The effects can be life changing. We are here to help you move forward with your life.
Headway Luton: How We Can Help You
About Us
Our staff and volunteers provide a range of activities, advice, guidance and support in our day centres in Luton and Houghton Regis. We also provide a Community Service involving home visits and support via email and phone.
About Acquired Brain Injury
An acquired brain injury is an injury that has occurred to the brain since birth. There are many causes including road traffic accidents, drug and alcohol abuse, stroke, bacterial infections, to name a few. The effects vary with each individual and depending where on the brain the injury has occurred.
How We Can Help You
About Us
Our staff and volunteers provide a range of activities, advice, guidance and support in our day centres in Luton and Houghton Regis. We also provide a Community Service involving home visits and support via email and phone.
About Acquired Brain Injury
An acquired brain injury is an injury that has occurred to the brain since birth. There are many causes including road traffic accidents, drug and alcohol abuse, stroke, bacterial infections, to name a few. The effects vary with each individual and depending where on the brain the injury has occurred.
History of Headway Luton
In the 1990s, a group of local people came together to find support for their loved one or friend who had an acquired brain injury. There were no specific local services for people with an ABI back then. Over the decades Headway Luton has grown thanks to the founders, volunteers, trustees, fundraisers, funders and clients.
We aim to:
- Enable clients to live as independently as possible.
- Maximise clients’ full potential, increase their personal skills and opportunities for social interaction.
- Provide a wide range of educational, cognitive and social activities to meet the needs of the client.
- Support family members and carers by offering advocacy, advice, information and emotional support.
- Advocate and lobby for the development of appropriate professional services by all statutory and voluntary organisations for our client group.
- Create a wider understanding of brain injury within the community through training, presentations and promotions.
- Recruit, train and manage a bank of skilled volunteers.
- Secure sustainable funding and other resources to further our aims and objectives.
Get Involved With Headway Luton
Get Involved With Headway Luton
Client Stories
Read the stories and experiences of some of our clients. They all acquired their brain injury in different ways and at different points in their lives. The one thing they have in common is the assertion that there is life after brain injury.
Client Stories
Read the stories and experiences of some of our clients. They all acquired their brain injury in different ways and at different points in their lives. The one thing they have in common is the assertion that there is life after brain injury.
Client Testimonials
Client Testimonials
Our Newsletter
Referrals
We welcome both professional and self referrals. Do contact us to discuss your situation.
Referrals
We welcome both professional and self referrals. Please do get in contact to discuss your situation.
Our Newsletter
Our Newsletter
Latest News & Events
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Stef and Daisy, from Manshead Sixth Form, joined us at our Luton day centre for work experience. They spent a week with us in July 2026 and on their last day reflected on what they have learned through their time with us and how it would impact their studies and careers. How did you hear about Headway Luton? Stef: My…
Latest News & Events
Look at any large charity and you will find a marketing manager, a fundraising manager and sometimes someone who is in charge of evaluating and reporting on the impact the charity is making. Often these ‘departments’ have more than one person with the teams working together to plan social media campaigns, apply for all the grants available and gather detailed…
Grahame has been the CEO of Headway Luton for over 25 years. He is now ready to retire and move onto new projects. Kamani Patel now joins us as our new CEO, with Grahame still here for a few weeks more for handover. In this post, we learn a bit about Kamini and her hopes for Headway Luton as she…
Stef and Daisy, from Manshead Sixth Form, joined us at our Luton day centre for work experience. They spent a week with us in July 2026 and on their last day reflected on what they have learned through their time with us and how it would impact their studies and careers. How did you hear about Headway Luton? Stef: My…
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