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  • John Russell named Volunteer of the Year in Third Sector Excellence Awards

    Reading resident John Russell won the prestigious award for Volunteer of the Year, following decades of supporting Stamma, The British Stammering Association.
    The judges said, “John's passion and dedication are evident here. Such dedication needs recognition and demonstrates the impact that one person can have on such an important cause.”
    Jane Powell, Stamma Chief executive said, "These awar

  • Stamma wins 3 Third Sector Excellence Awards

    Stamma picked up three top honours at the Third Sector Excellence Awards this week.
    The charity won the awards for Brand Development, Chair of the Year and Volunteer of the Year at the ceremony, which this year was held online. 
    The new branding, Stamma, designed by the agency Zag and launched in June 2019, was awarded best brand development. Judges said, "Stamma, the British Stammering Asso

  • Face coverings and stammering

    ​Face coverings can make it difficult for those who block when they stammer to talk, easily hold conversations and be understood, so we’ve been looking at the law.

  • Stammering under lockdown

    Over April and May 2020 we sent out a series of surveys to find out about life under lockdown. Thank you to everyone who gave their time to respond. You also gave us great feedback on what you want from Stamma.
    We asked parents of children who stammer on our database about their experiences, as well as speech & language therapists (SLTs) about theirs. Finally we asked all our supporters abo

  • New videos for parents of pre-school children who stammer

    Dated 6th May 2020
    Watch our new set of videos for parents whose child has just started stammering.
    Over the last month during lockdown we've seen a record number of calls to our helpline from parents looking for information and support for their child who's just started stammering. So we decided to make a set of short videos to help answer some of the most frequent questions parents are ask

  • The impact of Covid-19 on stammering services

    Dated 24th April 2020
    NHS stammering therapy is now being provided remotely but services are very limited, with some therapists being redeployed to the frontline. Courses have been cancelled and postponed.
    With the current restrictions on face-to-face interaction due to the coronavirus, we wanted to explore the impact this is having on stammering therapy services across the UK.
    We sent a

  • 1% or 3%

    CEO Jane Powell asks the question: are there 3 times more people who stammer than we thought?

  • Our New Stamma Campaign

    CEO of British Stammering Association, Jane Powell, explains the new awareness campaign - the largest in the charity's history.

  • Scroobius Pip Becomes Patron of British Stammering Association

    Actor, rapper and leading UK podcaster, Scroobius Pip has become the newest Patron of the British Stammering Association (BSA). The creator and owner of Speech Development Records, Pip has been a long-time supporter of the British Stammering Association and was the presenter of the charity’s 2018 BBC Lifeline Appeal.

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