Our Vision

Is for all individuals, their families and carers affected by acquired brain injury to have access to all the support they need to maximise their potential.

Our mission:

Headway Plymouth’s mission is to enable those with an acquired brain injury and their families and carers to live independent lives.

Our values:

Devised in 2025 by staff and trustees, these values underpin everything we do and how we act – as individuals and as a charity:

We Are:


KIND
Creating a safe space and treating everyone with dignity, empathy and respect.
 
EMPOWERING
Enabling people to rebuild their lives, promoting confidence, independence, and well-being.

INCLUSIVE
Welcoming everyone without discrimination.
 
COLLABORATIVE
Working in partnership with others to provide the best possible support.
 
PASSIONATE
To use and develop our skills to improve people’s lives.
 

Our objectives:

  • To increase awareness and understanding of brain injury and its consequences
  • To initiate activities and campaigns which will reduce the incidence of brain injury
  • To provide information and support for people with brain injuries, their relatives, carers and concerned professional people
  • To promote improved approaches to brain injury screening, acute care, assessment, rehabilitation and community reintegration
  • To assist people with brain injuries to return to community living, including access to appropriate accommodation, social outlets and productive activity
  • To support and help to establish Headway Groups throughout the UK in furtherance of the charity’s mission statement and encourage them to address the needs of all sections of the community

Headway UK’s long-term strategic aims 2024-2029:

The new strategy was developed through listening to as many voices and opinions as possible, this inclusive approach highlighted the key concerns and needs of the community, shaping the charity’s four strategic priorities for the upcoming years.

  1. Strengthen the network of local Headway charities and volunteer-led branches
  2. Increase awareness and understanding of brain injury
  3. Develop new support services to help people to live well after brain injury
  4. Support research to evidence the need for better access to specialised services for people affected by brain injury



You can read more about our long-term strategic aims by downloading the full five-year strategy document, or learn more through our animated video below, which explains more about Headway and the five-year strategy.