Our Founder is awarded a High Sheriff of County Durham Award

April 12th, 2026

We are incredibly proud to share that our Founder and CEO, Jan Rock, has been awarded a High Sheriff of County Durham Award.

This prestigious honour recognises Jan’s unwavering dedication to supporting children, young people, and their families affected by acquired brain injury, and the life-changing impact of the work delivered by Matrix Neurological Recovery.

At an exclusive, invitation-only event later this month, Jan will receive the award from the High Sheriff of Durham, Dr Arnab Basu; MBE, DL

The celebration will be held at Matrix Neurological Recovery, alongside the children and young people we support, and the key professionals who support the charity’s work with families in our local community.

We invite you to learn more about our work and the families we support by exploring our website.

This is a truly special and well-deserved achievement – congratulations, Jan.

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"We need to harness the power of brain plasticity for treating children and young people with brain injury, especially at the key ages of 0-3 and at ages 10-16"
Professor Bryan Kolb; Canada
"Too often children and young people with ABI are discharged from hospital without specialist brain support that they and their families need to overcome lifelong challenges"
Andrew Ross; former Chief Executive of the Children's Trust
"We are medical practitioners. The real experts are the parents. Over the last 35 years they have taught me everything I know"
Lucia Braga; Brazil
"More play increases brain plasticity and makes for better recovery post brain injury"
Professor Bryan Kolb; Canada
"Strength-based family intervention after pediatric ABI is essential. Parents need to be equipped with the skills to cope and advocate for the child."
Caron Gan; Canada
"Different 'experts' involved in paediatric neuro-rehabilitation come from different organisational cultures which causes conflict and has a negative effect on the outcomes for the child."
Barbara O'Connell; Ireland
"We would like to see earlier identification and support for children with brain injuries to help them succeed in school."
Dalton Leong; Chief Executive of the Children's Trust
"We are impressed with the progress you have made with the individual we referred to you."  Social Worker    
"Families need to be properly supported as 'resilience' is key to delivering successful outcomes for children and young people."
Roberta De Pompeii; USA
"Parent-supported interventions after paediatric ABI bring reductions to the cost to society"
Eric Hermans; Netherlands

OUR MISSION: To work to remove inequalities for children & young people affected by acquired brain injury; and provide effective support to their families that makes a real difference to their lives.

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