Headforchange.org.uk

Support for Athletes

WEBThe NHS has some good mental health self-care resources in its Every Mind Matters microsite. As Head for Change develops we plan to involve current and former players in …

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URL: https://headforchange.org.uk/for-athletes

Study reveals high neurodegenerative risk among former …

WEBIn findings published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, the researchers found that former international rugby players had an approximately two and …

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Are you a parent of a football player

WEBAbout us. Our goal is to create a safe space for our sporting heroes, past, present and future that suffer from sports-related brain injuries and connect with the best brains in …

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‘Life is hardly worth living’: brain injury study reveals rugby’s

WEBThere’s the damage you can see, and the damage you can’t. A new study by the UK rugby health project at Durham University has shown that professional rugby …

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Alix and Mel Popham: ‘We turned a tragic situation in our life into

WEBHaving set up Head For Change the former Wales flanker, who is living with early onset dementia, is helping others using group exercise. Alix Popham with his daughter, Darcy, …

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'They are going to come after you': a doctor's advice on rugby's …

WEBA pioneering American doctor, Bennet Omalu, and the former Wales forward Alix Popham, who has suspected dementia, examine the past, present and possible future of contact …

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HEAD TALK with Professor Dr Willie Stewart

WEBProfessor Willie Stewart is a consultant neuropathologist at the University of Glasgow and a leading expert in brain injury in sport. He published the famous FIELD study in 2019, …

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Download Mindset4Dementia free from the Apple store

WEBThe Mindset4dementia app is downloaded onto your ‘phone, and takes you through a series of anonymised questions and tests of brain function, including tests using augmented …

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Unforgettable Moments

WEBEdinburgh, Friday 11th, November 2022: With the World Cup approaching, Head For Change and Leith have worked in partnership to launch a health campaign that raises …

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You are in the right place!

WEBAbout us. Our goal is to create a safe space for our sporting heroes, past, present and future that suffer from sports-related brain injuries and connect with the best brains in …

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A worldwide 'first' as Sky Sports is covering The Big Rugby Swim in …

WEBAlix Popham, former Welsh International and co-founder of Head for Change, has continued his dedication to fundraising for brain health in rugby by preparing for The Big Rugby …

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We presented the following to Downing Street on 30th September …

WEBAbout us. Our goal is to create a safe space for our sporting heroes, past, present and future that suffer from sports-related brain injuries and connect with the best brains in …

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Families of football and rugby players set up dementia charity to …

WEBThe families of football and rugby players living with dementia have joined forces for the first time to create a new charity which will campaign for new scientific …

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‘Ben Johnson, aka The Rugby Trainer, brings you the second HIIT

WEBA worldwide 'first' as Sky Sports is covering The Big Rugby Swim in an extended 1 hour documentary: Rugby Union vs Rugby League Relay Race across the English Channel in …

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Wife of football legend campaigns for safer sport after husband …

WEBTHE WIFE of a football legend is ensuring his legacy by fighting for safer sport - after years of heading the ball left husband Bill with dementia.

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