What happens to the brain within the skull in a head injury?

"We would like to see earlier identification and support for children with brain injuries to help them succeed in school."

"Taking brain injured children home causes high stress for families. Disjointed services exacerbate family stress levels."

"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"

"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"

"Positive and coordinated neuro-rehab interventions for children and young people is proven to bring health improvements; improve independence; reduces the need for sheltered living; decreases vulnerability; decreases drop-out rates in schools; decreases youth offending"

"Thousands of children and young people living in the UK today without the help and support that can make a huge difference to their lives"

"We are medical practitioners. The real experts are the parents. Over the last 35 years they have taught me everything I know"

"Pediatric neuro-rehabilitation cannot be delivered in isolation. The needs of the child have to be looked at both holistically and within the context of the family unit. Parents need to be empowered to be parents in post-acute pediatric neuro-rehabilitation following brain injury"

"Rehabilitation interventions can lead to positive outcomes for children and their families if delivered in the familiar home environment and applied to everyday situations"