Video clips

This short, animated video has been created to help children and young people living with an acquired brain injury to understand what has happened inside their head. The video uses non-clinical terms and everyday analogies to explain how damaged neural pathways affect neurological functions. The video can be viewed using the link below.

Me and My Brain Injury (youtube.com)

BBC Children in Need has supported MATRIX Neurological with grant funding for several years. In 2023 we were filmed by BBC TV and were featured on the Children in Need Fundraising Evening. We were also featured on Look North as part of the of the BBC Children in Need Fundraising Launch. The video features the experiences of one of our young people and can be viewed using the link below.

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"We are impressed with the progress you have made with the individual we referred to you." Social Worker

"My colleague was blown away by the tremendous work your organisation is doing for society." 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

"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"

Dalton Leong; Chief Executive of the Children's Trust

"When different organisations assess different aspects of a child's neuro-rehabilitation needs, everyone looks at things from a different perspective and have conflicting priorities"

Cathy Jonson; Rehab without Walls; United Kingdom.

This is the best support plan we have ever seen that will deliver the best outcomes for this young person. The costings are 'spot on' and realistic'. Direct Payments Team.

"More play increases brain plasticity and makes for better recovery post brain injury"

Professor Bryan Kolb; Canada

"NHS clinicians struggle with what intervention to prioritise in paediatric neuro-rehabilitation due to limited clinical time and the complexity of needs. Children, clinicians, parents and schools all have different neuro-rehabilitation priorities"

Recolo; United Kingdom

"Our 10 year study proves that family-led home-based neuro-rehab interventions deliver the best outcomes for children and young people"

Lucia Braga; Brazil

"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

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.