Wellbeing Resources

Looking after your own wellbeing is an important part of supporting a child with an acquired brain injury, yet it’s often the first thing to be pushed aside. Parents, carers, and family members may experience stress, exhaustion, anxiety, or isolation while trying to stay strong for everyone else.

Our wellbeing resources are here to support you too. They offer gentle guidance, practical strategies, and reassurance to help you care for your emotional and mental wellbeing, reminding you that looking after yourself is not a luxury, it’s part of caring for your family

Explore our Wellbeing Resources

These resources are designed to support your emotional wellbeing during every stage of your family’s journey.

They provide practical tools, coping strategies, and reassurance to help you manage stress, build resilience, and feel less alone. Use them in a way that works for you, at your own pace, and return whenever you need support.

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E-Learning Videos

Body and Brain

Basic Brain Anatomy and Functions

This short, on-demand e-learning session offers a clear and accessible introduction to the basic anatomy and functions of the brain, and how damage can affect the way a child thinks, feels, and behaves. Designed for families and professionals alike, the session breaks down complex information into practical, easy-to-understand learning that supports greater confidence when caring for or working with a child with an acquired brain injury.

The session is delivered by Louise Wilkinson, Head of Information & Learning at the Child Brain Injury Trust, and is grounded in both professional expertise and real-world understanding. By the end of the session, participants will have a stronger understanding of the different areas of the brain, what each area is responsible for, and how injury to the brain can influence thinking, behaviour, emotions, and responses in everyday life.

Sleep Issues Following an Acquired Brain Injury

This on-demand e-learning session explores sleep and the impact an acquired brain injury can have on a child’s sleep patterns and routines. It helps parents, carers, and professionals understand why sleep difficulties are common after brain injury and how disrupted sleep can affect a child’s wellbeing, behaviour, and ability to cope with everyday demands.

Delivered by Louise Wilkinson, Head of Information & Learning at the Child Brain Injury Trust, the session offers clear, practical guidance you can apply at home or in professional settings. By the end of the e-learning, participants will have a better understanding of what influences sleep, how to create positive sleep conditions for children, and simple, supportive steps parents can take to optimise healthy sleep routines.

All About My Brain - Strategies for Young People

This short, on-demand e-learning session is designed to help explain acquired brain injury to young people in a clear, age-appropriate, and reassuring way. It supports understanding of what has happened, why things may feel different, and helps young people make sense of their own experiences following brain injury.

The session also introduces practical self-help strategies to support confidence, emotional wellbeing, and everyday coping. Created to empower young people, it offers tools they can use in daily life, while also helping parents, carers, and professionals feel more confident in having open, supportive conversations.

Family Support

Self Care for Parents

This short, on-demand e-learning session focuses on the importance of self-care for parents and carers supporting a child with an acquired brain injury. It recognises the emotional, physical, and practical demands families often face and offers an honest, supportive look at why looking after yourself is not a luxury, but a vital part of supporting your child.

The session shares practical advice and real-life insight from a parent who has been through the journey themselves. By the end of the e-learning, participants will have a better understanding of common parental emotions, what self-care really means, and where to find further support, including charities, counselling, and other helpful services.

Supporting SIblings

This on-demand e-learning session explores how having a brother or sister with an acquired brain injury can affect siblings, often in ways that are unseen or misunderstood. It helps parents, carers, and professionals understand the emotional, behavioural, and social impact this experience can have on siblings, and why their needs matter too.

The session explains why siblings may behave differently and how changes within the family can affect them over time. By the end of the e-learning, participants will have a clearer understanding of practical ways to support siblings and help reduce the risk of longer-term emotional or wellbeing difficulties, ensuring every child in the family feels seen, supported, and understood.

How to Avoid a Christmas Meltdown

Holidays and festive periods are often expected to be joyful, but for families supporting a child or young person with an acquired brain injury, they can also bring added pressure, fatigue, and emotional challenges. This short, on-demand e-learning session explores why changes in routine, busy environments, and heightened expectations can be particularly difficult at these times, and how this can affect the whole family.

The session offers practical, compassionate guidance on what to avoid, what to embrace, and how to plan ahead. By the end of the e-learning, participants will have a better understanding of strategies that can help reduce stress, support wellbeing, and create calmer, more enjoyable holiday experiences for everyone.

Rearrange Your Brain: Young People and Siblings

This short, on-demand e-learning session is based on our book Rearrange Your Brain and is designed especially for young people, including siblings who have a brother or sister with an acquired brain injury. It helps explain brain injury in an age-appropriate, engaging way, supporting understanding of changes they may notice at home, in family life, or in themselves.

The session creates a safe, supportive space for young people to explore thoughts and feelings, ask questions, and feel less alone in their experiences. Through clear explanations and relatable messages, it encourages empathy, resilience, and confidence, helping siblings and young people better understand brain injury and the important role they play within their family.

Behaviour and Mind

Understanding and Managing Behaviour

This short, on-demand e-learning session explores behaviour following childhood acquired brain injury, focusing on why some children experience challenging behaviour and how this can affect everyday life. It helps parents, carers, and professionals better understand the underlying causes of behaviour changes after brain injury, moving beyond labels to insight, empathy, and practical support.

The session draws on research and real-world experience to share what helps. By the end of the e-learning, participants will have a clearer understanding of how behavioural difficulties can impact home life, education, and social relationships, alongside practical strategies and ideas to support children and their families in managing behaviour with confidence and compassion.

Understanding and Managing Fatigue

This short, on-demand e-learning session focuses on fatigue following childhood acquired brain injury, one of the most common yet often misunderstood challenges children and young people face. It helps parents, carers, and professionals understand why fatigue occurs after brain injury and why it can look very different from ordinary tiredness.

The session explores how fatigue can affect a child or young person at home, in education, and socially. By the end of the e-learning, participants will have a clearer understanding of practical ways to support and manage fatigue, helping reduce its impact on daily life and supporting a child’s wellbeing and participation.

Understanding and Managing Social Skills

This short, on-demand e-learning session explores social skills following childhood acquired brain injury, focusing on why some children and young people find social interaction more difficult after injury. It helps explain how changes to the brain can affect understanding of social cues, friendships, and the “unwritten rules” of everyday life.

The session looks at how social difficulties can impact a child or young person at home, in education, and in wider social settings. By the end of the e-learning, participants will have a clearer understanding of practical ways to support social situations, helping children build confidence, feel included, and reduce the impact of social challenges on daily life.

Understanding and Managing Attention and Concentration

This short, on-demand e-learning session explores attention and concentration difficulties following acquired brain injury and why these challenges are so common for children and young people. It helps parents, carers, and professionals understand how brain injury can affect focus, processing, and mental stamina, even when difficulties are not immediately visible.

The session offers practical strategies to help manage attention and concentration in everyday life, including at home, in education, and in social settings. By building understanding and sharing supportive approaches, this e-learning aims to reduce frustration, support learning, and help children feel more confident and understood.

Understanding and Managing Oragnisation and Planning

This short, on-demand e-learning session explores organisation and planning difficulties following acquired brain injury, and why these skills can be particularly affected for children and young people. It helps parents, carers, and professionals understand how changes to the brain can impact tasks such as organising schoolwork, managing time, remembering steps, and planning everyday activities.

The session shares practical, supportive strategies to help manage organisation and planning challenges at home, in education, and in daily life. By increasing understanding and offering clear approaches, this e-learning supports greater independence, reduced stress, and more positive outcomes for children and young people living with acquired brain injury.

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.

Continue with a Referral to the Child Brain Injury Trust

Other Resources

We know that parenting a child with an acquired brain injury can place enormous emotional pressure on families, and while we are not a crisis mental health service, your wellbeing matters deeply to us. If you need additional support, the following trusted organisations offer practical advice, urgent mental health guidance, and dedicated help for carers, so you never have to navigate this alone.

Mind for Parents and Carers

NHS Mental Health Services

Carer Services at Carers.org