2023 ABI Week campaign, #Every90Seconds: a 90-second read
It only takes a few seconds for a life to be completely knocked off course. 
Headway [1]
By the time readers of average speed [2] reach the end of this article, another person will have been admitted to a UK hospital with a life-changing brain injury.
That is one admission every 90 seconds – a shocking statistic driving this year’s Action for Brain Injury (ABI) Week led by UK brain injury charity, Headway.
The 2023 campaign, ‘Take a second’ urges us all to take a little time to raise brain injury awareness in any way we can.
It is an appeal that our neuro occupational therapists (OTs) find hard to ignore. Widening understanding of a neuro diagnosis is, after all, an effective neurorehabilitation tool [3].
Headway hopes people affected by brain injury will share their lived experiences in online forums. Or they could use social media to promote fund-raising events for its support services.
The charity is open to all efforts to help explain the impact of brain injuries, including those linked to:
- stroke
- falls
- road traffic collisions
- assaults
- brain tumors
- meningitis
“Headway is here to support everyone affected by a brain injury and those caring for them,” a spokesperson said.
“Through the support of a network of local groups and branches, our free helpline and online resources, we rebuild lives – second by second, step by step, day by day.”
Find out more about how you can ‘take a second’ to support Headway’s ABI Week, ending the 21st of May 2023, here: Every 90 seconds | Headway
Further reading
Find out more about how Krysalis Neuro OTs help widen understanding of the impact of a neuro diagnosis here: Education to aid understanding after a neuro diagnosis
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