Major Trauma Awareness Week
Major Trauma Awareness Week 2024 was between 16 - 22 September and will return in 2025.
Thousands of people every year experience major trauma. Life-changing injuries can have lots of causes, including road crashes, falls, industrial accidents, suicide attempts and violence. Dedicated teams of professionals work around the clock to save and rebuild lives following the most horrendous injuries.
The journey to recovery is long, complex and daunting, but the emotional and psychological support that so many need is often lacking and disjointed due to underfunding. We believe everyone impacted by catastrophic injury should have access to the emotional, practical and financial support they deserve.
Surviving major trauma is just the start. No one should have to rebuild their life on their own. #MTAW24
Dear me...
Dear me... is an honest, powerful and enlightening glimpse into what it’s like coping with life-changing injury, and an inspiring insight into rebuilding life after major trauma.
Earlier this year, we encouraged people affected by catastrophic injury to participate in a therapeutic writing project. Those involved each wrote a deeply personal message back to themselves at an earlier time in their recovery journey. You‘ll find extracts from the letters here, and you can even watch some of the participants read them to you. We hope these letters help participants look back to move forward. To reflect on how far they’ve come. We hope we’re all inspired by their recovery, bravery and resilience.
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