Pioneering positive change for brain health in sport.
How we can support
Head for Change supports ex-players who are affected by neurodegenerative disease as a result of playing football or rugby.
Our values
Positivity
Pioneering
Player Focused
Practical
Our pledge to those who share our passion for sport: Pioneer positive change for brain health in sport.
Support ex-football and ex-rugby players who are affected by neurodegenerative disease as a result of their sporting careers.
Provide practical support to families and carers for those who have suffered from concussion, post-concussion, CTE and other neurodegenerative diseases and their families.
Promote education and understanding of the positive impact of taking part in sport for health and for brain health while raising awareness of the risks of concussion and other associated neurodegenerative diseases
Support independent research to provide the answers that we need to make sport safer for brain health.
Our vision
Our vision is to pioneer positive change and to prioritise brain health in sport.
We want to create a world where sport is as good for your brain as it is for your body.
Melanie Bramwell-Popham & Alix Popham
CO-FOUNDERS
Our Ambassadors
How you can help
Help us to fundraise
Help to make a long term impact on brain health in sport
Make a one-off or regular donation
Help to make a long term impact on brain health in sport
Spread the word!
Raise awareness, facilitate workshops and support our events
Our impact
raised since we started in 2021
workshops delivered in schools and academies
players and families supported
Get involved.
Together we will be part of the solution.
Education
Check out our new education programme
Our BrainSafe course is designed to teach children and their parents, teachers and coaches how to stay active while protecting their brain health.
FOR YOUNGER SPORT PLAYERS
FOR ATHLETES & SPORT EXPERTS
FOR TEACHERS & ADULTS
FOR Younger sport players
BrainSafe: Introduction
This introductory online course is not sport specific and is inclusive to all.
Gareth Rees – Head for Change Community Hero
I’m a 71-year-old happily retired teacher doing my best to stay active as the...