9 Canon Harnett Court
Wolverton Mill
Milton Keynes
MK12 5NF

Tel: 0845 130 7172 or 01908 317618
Web: www.differentstrokes.co.uk

Different Strokes helps stroke survivors of working age to optimize their recovery, take control of their own lives and regain as much independence as possible by offering 'rehabilitative services', information and advice.

Different Strokes currently does this by:

• Organizing a national network of weekly exercise classes.
• Providing practical, easy to use information including benefits and rights information, for the recovering stroke survivor.
• Offering a 'Stroke Line' telephone service so that younger stroke survivors can speak to other younger stroke survivors.
• Keeping stroke survivors informed, through newsletters, an interactive website and other means, of developments relevant to them.
• Access to counselling services.
• Information and advice on Work After Stroke.

The 'Stroke Line' is available to ensure that prompt and practical responses can be made to the many problems which confront stroke survivors and their families. The helpline is staffed by stroke survivors and those who have personal experience of stroke.

Different Strokes is run by younger stroke survivors for younger stroke survivors for active self help and mutual support.