Who are CBIT Manchester ?
The Manchester branch of The Child Brain Injury Trust (CBIT) supports anyone in the Greater Manchester area affected by childhood acquired brain injury. We provide information and support primarily to families but can offer help and advice to professionals connected with families.
An acquired brain injury is often referred to as hidden disability, and often goes unrecognised. This inevitably leads to problems for a child in terms of education, provision of care and support. Families often become the experts in their child's care with no formal qualification and no experience. CBIT and CBIT Manchester are working to change this and ensure that professionals recognise the impact and understand the issues.
How was CBIT Manchester founded?
In 2000 two of CBIT Manchester's founders Julie and Richard decided to establish a support group for the families of children with head injuries or acquired brain injury. Julie's son Alan was left with severe head injuries after an accident when he was a young child. Alan was hospitalised for two months and all of his problems did not become apparent until he had left hospital. Up to two years later in some instances.
On being discharged from hospital Julie found there was no one she could just talk to about Alan's problems. Caring for Alan was her full time concern so it was not until he was seventeen years old and his legal case was being settled did his solicitor Richard Crabtree discuss with Julie the concept of establishing a support group for families in a similar situation. Julie remembering how hard it was for her agreed immediately to help.
Tue 13th May - A Talk on Forthcoming Changes to the Benefits System by Joe Wilson
Joe Wilson has been a Welfare rights Officer with Lancashire County Council for 18 years, prior to that working for Wigan Council and Wigan TUC.
He deals with all disability benefits on a daily basis, from form filling all the way through to the appeals process. He is familiar with the interaction of means tested and non-means tested benefits including Tax Credits and is happy to answer questions both generally and specifically.
The meeting will be held at The Royal Manchester Children's Hospital click here for details
This site is an ongoing Work in Progress. Please check back in a few weeks to see what we have added.
May 2008 - Added A report of the May Meeting and a new Past Meetings Page
Apr 2008 - Added Details of the May Meeting on Forthcoming Changes to the Benefits System
Jan 2008 - Added Details of the 2008 Meetings
Jun 2007 - Added Details of the July Meeting on The Impact of the Mental Capacity Act
Feb 2007 - Added the factsheets page containing help and information leaflets from CBIT UK.
Meetings 2008
08th Jul - Venue HBPH
12th Aug - Venue HBPH
09th Sep - Venue TBA
14th Oct - Venue HBPH
11th Nov - Venue HBPH
09th Dec - Venue HBPH
HBPH is the Henry Boddington PH
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Meetings
Families, parents, friends and professionals are invited to attend the group's meeting. The group meets on the second Tuesday of each month. Normally a relaxed social gathering when at he Henry Boddington Public House and a more (but only just) formal meeting, often with a guest speaker, when at other venues.
Contacts
If you would just like to talk to someone please contact Richard or
Julie
