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Jay Bothroyd Joins Young Epilepsy as Ambassador
We are thrilled to announce that former professional footballer, Jay Bothroyd, has joined us as an official Young Epilepsy ambassador.
Epilepsy Alarms UK chooses to support Young Epilepsy in 2022
Epilepsy Alarms UK chooses to support Young Epilepsy in 2022 Our Corporate supporters are incredibly important to us, and we want to say thank you to Epilepsy Alarms UK for choosing to support us in 2022.
Here are some of the things that happened on Purple Day 2022
You are amazing! Here are some of the things that happened on Purple Day 2022... Purple Day, the International Day of Epilepsy awareness was on Saturday 26th March 2022 this year and thanks to everyone's support, it was a huge success! People from all ages got involved to raise awareness about epilepsy, bust the myths about seizures, and raise vital funds.
Future me: Zaid's story
Discover Zaid's journey of shaping his future while living with epilepsy, sharing experiences and advice for others in similar situations.
Future Me: Archie's Story
Follow Archie's story as he shares his experiences growing up with epilepsy and how he plans for a bright future despite the challenges
Future me: Lucy's story
Read Lucy's inspiring journey of planning her future while managing epilepsy, offering insights and encouragement for others facing similar challenges.
Future me: Fiazah's story
Explore Fiazah's journey of navigating her future while living with epilepsy, sharing insights and motivation for others on a similar path.
Petition launched for mental health support in epilepsy care
Epilepsy is not a mental health condition, yet children and young people with epilepsy are four times more likely to develop mental health problems than their peers. To help address the situation, Young Epilepsy has now launched a petition to call on healthcare leaders across the UK to ensure that every child with epilepsy is offered mental health screening and support as an integrated part of their paediatric epilepsy care.
My life in 5: Lucie's life with epilepsy
Discover Lucie’s journey of managing epilepsy while focusing on her wellbeing, offering insights and encouragement for others.
Parliamentary committee calls for new online epilepsy safety law
A parliamentary committee has recommended that a new law should be introduced to protect people with photosensitive epilepsy online. This would make it an offence to send flashing images to someone with the intent of causing a seizure.
Young Epilepsy trustee named in annual global list of influential researchers
Young Epilepsy trustee, Professor Helen Cross OBE, has just been ranked one of the world’s most influential scientists on Clarivate’s annual ‘Highly Cited Researchers List’ 2021, which recognises authors of the most influential research papers around the world.