Services for People Affected by Acquired Brain Injury (sheet 1 of 2)
Introduction An Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) can be caused by a road accident, stroke, brain haemorrhage, infection, tumour, or blow to the head, amongst other things. We have tried to include agencies and services that you may find helpful. Some of these are specifically for people with a Brain Injury and others are more general services. If you need any help in finding the nearest service to you, call us on 1890 200 278, Monday to Friday, 9 – 1 and 2 - 5.
Acquired Brain Injury Ireland (various locations)
Tel: 01-2804164, www.abiireland.ie This organisation provides community-living, neuropsychology, and a home-based rehabilitation service to people with brain injuries. They also have Case Managers in a number of counties, who help coordinate the services the brain injured person needs, where possible, and a Resource Worker for the West / North West. BRÍ – Independent Brain Injury Support and Advocacy
Brain Injury Specialist Services
Tel: 01 2355 501, info@briireland.ie www.briireland.ie
Headway, various locations
BRÍ run brain injury support & advocacy groups in many counties.
Unit 1-3 Manor St. Business Park, Manor St., Dublin 7. Tel: 01-810 2066, National Helpline: 1890 200 278 info@headway.ie, www.headway.ie Headway services include brain injury rehabilitation, psychology, psychotherapy & counselling, day rehabilitative services, rehabilitative training, community integration, employment support, and transition to work. We have services in Cork, Dublin, the South East, Kerry & Limerick. We also provide support, information and group sessions for people with a brain injury, carers and family members, and professionals. We can give information & confidential support anywhere in the country through our low-cost telephone number: 1890 200 278, and our website: www.headway.ie.
Quest, Galway, Mayo, Roscommon
9A Liosban Business Park, Tuam Road, Galway. Tel: 091-778850 www.questbraininjury.com This service provides rehabilitative training, and outreach to people from Galway, Mayo & Roscommon. HSE Day & Outreach Service, Co Tipperary
Acquired Brain Injury Rehabilitation, 14 Hillside Close, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary Tel: 052 6180990 This centre provides rehabilitative programmes for people with a brain injury from Carlow, Kilkenny, South Tipperary, Waterford and Wexford. Option 1 Their aim is to help people to live more independently.
HSE Regional Adult Acquired Brain Injury Services (South East)
Our Lady’s Hospital Campus, Cashel, Co. Tipperary. Tel: 062 70484 This team provide a rehabilitation service to people with brain injury in Carlow, Kilkenny, South Tipperary, Waterford & Wexford. They have a Key worker and an Occupational Therapist. HSE Physical & Sensory Disability Services, Donegal
Acquired Brain Injury Team, Unit 2 Pearse Road, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal. Tel: 074 9124519 This team consists of a Key Worker, an Occupational Therapist and has input from a Psychologist. Their goal is to optimise recovery following a brain injury and to support the person’s independence in their home, social life, and work life. North West Services for People with Acquired Brain Injury, Sligo
Sligo / Leitrim Physical & Sensory Disability Services, JFK House, JFK Parade, Sligo. Tel: 071-9135001 This community based team provide a range of rehabilitation services for people with brain injuries in Leitrim, Sligo and West Cavan. Galway Head Injuries Support Group, Galway
c/o Quest, 9A Liosban Business Park, Tuam Road, Galway. Tel: 091 768168, galwayhisg@gmail.com www.galwayheadinjury.com This group provide support, information & counselling to families of people with brain injury in Galway.