Our Partners

In our first 5 years we have:

1. Funded groundbreaking, innovative research into new therapies and recovery programs. We have major initiatives with world class hospitals and universities and joined the World Health Organisation’s World Rehabilitation Alliance.

2. We have raised global awareness of how widespread brain injury really is. We have created a community of over 38,000 supporters, fundraisers, social media influencers, survivors and carers. We have received over 10,000 stories about your personal brain injury recovery, our Portraits.

3. Focused on the training of advanced brain injury nurses and developed nursing courses. We have commissioned a unique Masters degree education programme for advance level practitioners to address the holistic rehabilitation of the brain, body and spirit.

SameYou's work with University College London to develop NROL

NROL – Neurorehabilitation Online – is a pioneering group telerehabilitation programme for people with acquired brain injury.

Its aim is to provide additional group-based rehabilitation sessions for patients as an extra layer of support to help recovery and is delivered online under the care of therapists. It includes physical, talking and community groups for patients.

From this pilot with UCL, it has now been rolled out across 5 NHS Hospital Trusts in Lancashire. Work is underway to expand it further.

 

 

2019 - Where it all started

2019: Emilia and Jenny Clarke launch SameYou in the UK and the USA

2019: We fund a groundbreaking 3-year study by Spaulding Rehabilitation, part of the Harvard Group in Boston, into the biopsychosocial impact of brain injury on young adults 

2019: We begin work with the Royal College of Nursing Foundation to create a neurorehabilitation post graduate module for advanced level practitioner nurses that subsequently launched in 2022

2019: We begin a long-term relationship with University College London investigating support for survivors after hospital discharge

2019: Emilia becomes an Ambassador of the Royal College of Nursing, to raise the profile of nursing

2020

2020: In collaboration with the Royal College of Nursing Foundation, research was carried out by The London School of Economics and Political Science to explore the economic case for investing in advanced practice nurse training

2020: Emilia becomes an Ambassador of Nursing Now, whose mission is to improve health by raising the profile and status of nursing worldwide

2020: The Royal College of Nursing Foundation and The University of Edinburgh analyse the unmet need of young adults (YARNS) recovering from an Acquired Brain Injury for new care pathways

2020: We created N-ROL with University College London pioneering a group telerehabilitation system that can be adopted and adapted depending on local resources

2021

2021: We were granted funding from the National Lottery to launch the second phase of of N-ROL with The University of Central Lancashire and 5 East Lancashire hospitals

2021: We published the Untold Story of Brain Injury report on 1,400 lived experience stories sent to SameYou highlighting the scale of the unmet need, edited by a leading clinical neuropsychologist 

2021: The Untold Story of Brain Injury animation tells the stories of brain injury survivors from the survivors themselves, with some speaking out for the very first time 

2021: Partnership with Visionable to develop better rehabilitation strategies enabled by technology

2022

2022: We funded Edinburgh University’s 3-year research programme to test nurse-led, holistic rehab intervention for young adults following ABI

2022: We developed Recovery@Home, a digital resource library with information and support for survivors to help with their journey to recovery

2023

2023: Work with University College London to define what's needed for a new mental health pathway for brain injury survivors

2023: Work with The University of Edinburgh for its YARNS Transitions Project, a 3-year study that examines the needs of young adults with a brain injury

2023: We became a member of the World Health Organisation’s World Rehabilitation Alliance, taking a leadership role in developing advocacy strategies and tools

2023: Major initiative to provide additional trained volunteer resource to support survivors and families with mental health and emotional recovery information and advice

2024

2024: Emilia and Jenny Clarke are awarded MBEs for services to People with Brain Injuries in the King's New Year's Honours list.

2019 - Where it all started

2019: Emilia and Jenny Clarke launch SameYou in the UK and the USA

2019: We fund a groundbreaking 3-year study by Spaulding Rehabilitation, part of the Harvard Group in Boston, into the biopsychosocial impact of brain injury on young adults 

2019: We begin work with the Royal College of Nursing Foundation to create a neurorehabilitation post graduate module for advanced level practitioner nurses that subsequently launched in 2022

2019: We begin a long-term relationship with University College London investigating support for survivors after hospital discharge

2019: Emilia becomes an Ambassador of the Royal College of Nursing, to raise the profile of nursing

2020

2020: In collaboration with the Royal College of Nursing Foundation, research was carried out by The London School of Economics and Political Science to explore the economic case for investing in advanced practice nurse training

2020: Emilia becomes an Ambassador of Nursing Now, whose mission is to improve health by raising the profile and status of nursing worldwide

2020: The Royal College of Nursing Foundation and The University of Edinburgh analyse the unmet need of young adults (YARNS) recovering from an Acquired Brain Injury for new care pathways

2020: We created N-ROL with University College London pioneering a group telerehabilitation system that can be adopted and adapted depending on local resources

2021

2021: We were granted funding from the National Lottery to launch the second phase of of N-ROL with The University of Central Lancashire and 5 East Lancashire hospitals

2021: We published the Untold Story of Brain Injury report on 1,400 lived experience stories sent to SameYou highlighting the scale of the unmet need, edited by a leading clinical neuropsychologist 

2021: The Untold Story of Brain Injury animation tells the stories of brain injury survivors from the survivors themselves, with some speaking out for the very first time 

2021: Partnership with Visionable to develop better rehabilitation strategies enabled by technology

2022

2022: We funded Edinburgh University’s 3-year research programme to test nurse-led, holistic rehab intervention for young adults following ABI

2022: We developed Recovery@Home, a digital resource library with information and support for survivors to help with their journey to recovery

2023

2023: Work with University College London to define what's needed for a new mental health pathway for brain injury survivors

2023: Work with The University of Edinburgh for its YARNS Transitions Project, a 3-year study that examines the needs of young adults with a brain injury

2023: We became a member of the World Health Organisation’s World Rehabilitation Alliance, taking a leadership role in developing advocacy strategies and tools

2023: Major initiative to provide additional trained volunteer resource to support survivors and families with mental health and emotional recovery information and advice

2024

2024: Emilia and Jenny Clarke are awarded MBEs for services to People with Brain Injuries in the King's New Year's Honours list.

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