Parent and Carer Resources
Parents and carers play a vital role in supporting a child with an acquired brain injury, often while navigating uncertainty, change, and the emotional impact on the whole family. Alongside caring for your child, you may be managing appointments, education decisions, and questions about the future, all while trying to make sense of what life looks like now.
Our parent and carer resources are here to support you through this journey. You’ll find clear, practical information, emotional reassurance, and guidance you can trust, designed to help you feel more confident, informed, and supported at every stage, from early recovery through to longer-term adjustment.
Explore our Parent and Carer Resources
These resources have been created to support you at every stage of your child’s acquired brain injury journey.
They offer practical guidance, trusted information, and gentle reassurance to help you navigate everyday challenges and decisions with greater confidence.
Whether you’re looking for answers, advice, or simply reassurance that you’re not alone, you’ll find support here. Take what’s helpful, when it’s helpful, and return whenever you need to.
After Concussion, Return to Normality (ACoRN) - a clear and practical tool to help understand and support the needs of children and young people with acquired brain injury in a consistent, child-centred way.
Behaviour: Practical Support at Home and School - practical and consistent strategies for families and schools to understand triggers, respond calmly, and support positive behaviour over time.
Referral process
Referring a child or young person to the Child Brain Injury Trust is straightforward and supportive. Our referral process is designed to make sure families affected by acquired brain injury are guided to the right help at the right time, with compassion, clarity, and care.
Whether you’re a professional or a family member, we’ll work alongside you to understand the child’s needs and connect them with tailored support.
For full details on how the process works, what information is needed, and what happens next, please click the button below.
Your Donation Changes Lives
Acquired brain injury can happen to any child, at any moment, and when it does, it changes everything for the whole family.
The Child Brain Injury Trust is here to make sure no child or family faces the journey of acquired brain injury alone.