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CBIT was first set up by a group of health professionals in 1991 to provide
information regarding the effects of 'traumatic' injury on a child's developing
brain. The organisation was originally known as the Children's Head Injury
Trust (CHIT) and focussed on raising money to fund research, promoting
information about children's head injury and supporting families.
Parents of children
with a head injury were keen to become actively invovled with the Trust
and the emphasis of our work changed. Supporting children and families,
and providing accessible literature began to take precendence over seeking
funding for research. It became clear that families needed support regardless
of how their childs brain injury came about which eventually led to a
re-evaluation of our objectives and a change of name in 2001.
We may have changed our name and evolved over time, but we remain clear
in our commitment to support children and families affected by brain injuries
that happen after birth (acquired brain injuries), giving every person
the opportunity to achieve their potential. Click
on this link to find out more about what CBIT does.
CBIT currently
has 5 offices across the UK. Our registered office is located in Oxfordshire,
but we also have offices in Belfast, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. By clicking on this link you can find
out more about our staff team.
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