Resources for Health Professionals

Learn more about young stroke

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

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

Communication & accessibility

Find resources on communication difficulties, including Aphasia.
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.
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.
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.