Brí, Independent brain Injury support and advocacy

Brí is a charity organisation which was formed in 2003.

What do we do? 

We provide support groups to people with brain injuries, their families and carers around Ireland. We advocate on local, regional and national levels for positive change in these peoples lives.We run educational and prevention events, educating young people  all over Ireland about brain injury and how to prevent it.

A brain injury can happen to anyone at any time, they are caused by road traffic accidents, violence, strokes, tumours and certain infections 

1. There are 10,000 new hospital admissions each year for traumatic brain injury. An additional 10,000 people have strokes in Ireland each year.

2. Approximately 50,000 people in Ireland live with long-term problems after traumatic brain injuries and 30,000 people live with significant difficulty after stroke.

3. In Europe there are 1 million hospital admissions each year with traumatic brain injury. Three-quarters of victims are children or young adults.