This new rehabilitation programme will help children who appear outwardly to have recovered from their accident or illness and so are usually discharged from hospital and return to school. But because of their ‘hidden' brain injury they may find it difficult to learn and to mix with other children. They find it hard to remember things, organise themselves and to communicate how they feel. Though some therapy may be provided, it is in almost every case inadequate and this could permanently damage their chances, potential and future. Sometimes children can be excluded from school through no fault of their own and this in turn will lead to problems later including finding work. We want to support these children with locally based therapists, trained and supervised, by the experienced team at The Children's Trust. We will assess children to work out the extent and nature of the problems they face and then develop an individual programme of therapy and support for that child. Working with the child’s school, family and friends we can then train school' staff and parents to help the child succeed. The funding will pay for therapists with the long-term aim of extending the programme nationwide. You can read more about us and listen to a podcast about the challenges that children with acquired brain injury face on our website (see the link below).