Different Strokes is a national UK charity run by younger stroke survivors for younger stroke survivors.  We are the only UK charity specialising in stroke in working-age adults and children.  We have personal experience of the realities of life after a stroke. Most of our staff, volunteers, and trustees are stroke survivors, family members, or have a close personal connection to stroke. Different Strokes is established and overseen by younger stroke survivors and this unique insight allows us to deliver information and services that are both relevant and from the heart.

There are 100,000 strokes in the UK each year with 1 in 4 happening to somebody of working age or younger. Different Strokes aims to promote independent stroke recovery and help these younger stroke survivors reclaim their lives.