Resources for Health Professionals

This page has a list of other websites. The Young Stroke Service has no control over these websites.

You can also find resources for supporters and carers, and young stroke survivors.

Information about stroke

Learn what a stroke is, how you can get better after one, and what you can do to help stop another stroke from happening.

InformMe Website

InformMe website for health professionals. It was made by the Stroke Foundation.

The website has facts about stroke, videos and helpful tools.

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Stroke Foundation factsheets

Learn how stroke affects you and your life.

Stroke Foundation has free factsheets for people who have had a stroke. They cover topics like movement, speech, emotions, driving, and staying healthy.

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Communication & accessibility

Find resources on communication difficulties, including Aphasia.

Aphasia Institute - Introduction to SCA™ eLearning Module

The Aphasia Institute has a course called 'Introduction to Supported Conversation for Adults with Aphasia'. The course covers:

information about aphasia
how aphasia affects talking and understanding
ways to make communication easier
how to improve access for people with aphasia.

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Aphasia Handbook

The Aphasia Handbook was developed by the Australian Aphasia Association and the Stroke Foundation.

The handbook explains aphasia for people with aphasia and their supporters.

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YSS Communication and Inclusion Guideline

The YSS Communication Access and Inclusion Guideline was made for the Young Stroke Service.

This guide helps you support people who have communication needs. It explains the best ways to talk with them, set up the space, and give them information.

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YSS Icons Suite for Research Information Sheet and Consent Forms

You can use the YSS Icon Suite in your research forms. The icons may help you to make your forms more accessible.

There are 78 icons.

The icons may help some readers to more easily understand the text.

The Terms of Use document explains how you can use the icons.

There is a colour set and a greyscale set.

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