Submit your entry for the Digby Brown Christmas Card & Calendar competition - 10th anniversary
Support groups who help people living with an acquired brain injury in Scotland invited to design Christmas card and 2024 desktop calendar.
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- May 31
- 3 min
Head Injury Information Days 2023 – the importance of wellbeing after brain injury
More than 400 people attended another successful round of Head Injury Information Days (HiiD) in Edinurgh and Glasgow this month.
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- Dec 12, 2022
- 2 min
Winners revealed for Christmas Card and 2023 Calendar competition
Now in its ninth year, our annual artwork competition recevied an overwhelming number of entries from brain injury groups across Scotland
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- Oct 10, 2022
- 4 min
World Mental Health Day – 10 October 2022
The theme for World Mental Health Day 2022 is ‘making mental health a global priority’
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- Sep 27, 2022
- 3 min
Neurological Music Therapy - Helping the brain to relearn what it has lost
Neurological Music Therapy (NMT) is a model of music therapy to address functional changes for people with neurological disorders.
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- Aug 9, 2022
- 4 min
Returning to School After the Summer Holidays – The Experience of a Child with an ABI
For children who have an acquired brain injury, feelings of stress and anxiety can be amplified when returning to school after a long break.
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- Jul 19, 2022
- 4 min
Therapeutic art and brain injury - the creative brain
One of the most important and fascinating aspects of brain injury rehabilitation is neuroplasticity, which is the brain’s ability to rewire.
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- Jul 1, 2022
- 1 min
The ninth Digby Brown Christmas Card & Calendar competition is now open for entries
Digby Brown Christmas Card & Calendar competition is now open for entries
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- Jun 21, 2022
- 3 min
Holidays and travel after brain injury - Making new memories
Holidays and travel after brain injury - holidays after brain injuries and head trauma are possible and can still be enjoyable!
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- May 24, 2022
- 3 min
Head Injury Information Days 2022 – finally back in person after three years!
More than 500 people attended the two HiiD events this month as it returned for the first time since 2019. Brain injury survivors and...
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- May 4, 2022
- 3 min
Brain injury survivor tells of her inspiring recovery after cycling accident
Emma Feesey, 48, suffered a brain injury after being struck as she cycled home from work. The mum-of-two woke from a coma with no memory...
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- Feb 11, 2022
- 4 min
Love and Relationships after a Brain Injury
Individuals with brain injury often experience changes in their social, emotional & behavioural functioning, which can affect relationships
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- Jan 20, 2022
- 2 min
Can food help you fight against brain injury fatigue?
Did you know that one of the ways to combat fatigue is by boosting our energy levels with good nutrition?
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- Dec 14, 2021
- 2 min
Winners revealed for Christmas Card and 2022 Calendar competition
Now in its eight year, judges of our annual artwork competition were overwhelmed with the number of entries received from brain injury...
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- Nov 11, 2021
- 3 min
Can you drive after a brain injury?
Driving might not be the first thing on anyone’s mind following a brain injury, but as recovery progress it often becomes a important goal.
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- Oct 28, 2021
- 2 min
Keeping safe outside after a brain injury
For many people with a head injury, getting to and from places can seem like a very daunting challenge.
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- Jul 27, 2021
- 4 min
Do people with brain injuries have the superpowers to emerge from lockdown?
By Dr Sarah Gillanders, Clinical Neuropsychologist I can imagine that many of you will be thinking that this is a strange idea, but I am...
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- Dec 18, 2020
- 2 min
Winners of the Digby Brown 2021 Calendar and Christmas Card competition announced
Digby Brown annually hold a competition for those living with an acquired brain injury (ABI) to submit pieces for their calendar and...
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- Sep 28, 2020
- 2 min
Success at first virtual Head Injury Information Day
We were delighted to host our first virtual Head Injury Information Day on 9th September 2020.
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- Sep 8, 2020
- 3 min
Mum with brain injury trades celebrity nail clients for mental health support role
Kelly Christie was in a car accident in 2006. She tells us her story of recovery.
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