The Children's Trust Community Rehabilitation Service
Our Community Rehabilitation Service offers online information and resources, as well as support to children, young people and families through a nationwide virtual acquired brain injury team. In addition, the team offers an intensive, hands-on therapy service to children and young people living in the South-East of England, alongside virtual hybrid packages of support for those further afield.
Bumps Happen offers information and advice to support a child’s recovery and return to activity following a concussion. The aim is to ensure that families can access information in a timely manner.
Bumps Happen is split into modules which deliver information at different stages of the recovery journey, covering the immediate aftermath of a head injury, through to days and weeks that follow.
Virtual ABI Team
The Children’s Trust Virtual ABI Team provide a free, goal-directed digital rehabilitation support service for children, young people and families living with acquired brain injury across the UK.
Referrals are accepted by parents, families and professionals. Support offered is directed by clinical need; families will be invited to join a virtual goal setting meeting where a plan is established to set meaningful participation-based goals. Specific advice, signposting and consultation can be provided by one of our clinicians.
The team offer coaching and guidance to young people, their families, and others in their network to help them work towards meaningful participation-based goals.
For further information or to make a referral, the Virtual ABI team can be contacted on tctcommunity@thechildrenstrust.org.uk
Community Rehabilitation
The Children’s Trust Community Rehabilitation Team covers the South-East of England providing specialist assessment and goal-directed intensive rehabilitation for children and young people living with acquired brain injury or neurodisability.
We are able to support children and young people who:
- have a confirmed or suspected diagnosis of an acquired brain injury, either recently or some years ago.
- are medically stable
- are 18 years or under at the time of referral
- are registered with a UK GP.
Intervention is holistic and focused on activities that are relevant and meaningful to the child and delivered in the most appropriate setting, which may include the child’s home, in school or in the community.
Core specialisms offered include:
- Psychology
- Speech and Language Therapy
- Physiotherapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Rehabilitation technician
Hybrid/virtual delivery may be considered to support children outside of the South-East of England.
Funding is typically secured via the child’s Integrated Care Board, and our dedicated Commissioning Team will work with funders on behalf of the referrer/family. Self-pay and private funding are also accepted.