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 Teenage years can be difficult for young people. For a young person with Spina Bifida or Hydrocephalus, it can be even more so.

Shine celebrates Hydrocephalus Awareness Week in March each year. This important week helps us highlight the condition, what it means to live with hydrocephalus and what support Shine can offer.

Folic acid supplementation is proven to reduce the chances of neural tube defects by up to 70%.

Our balloon races make a significant contribution to support our work. By taking part, you will be helping us to continue to provide the vital services our members urgently need.

Shine’s Health Development Teams are vital to our approach in supporting all our members. 

Shine aims to engage, empower and enable all our members to have better lives by helping them to share with others their personal experiences of life with spina bifida

Reach for the STAR's with Shine 

We aim to deepen understanding of spina bifida and hydrocephalus to provide the best possible outcome for our members.  

 ‘Go Yellow’ for Shine to increase awareness and raise vital funds to support the Hydrocephalus and Spina Bifida communities.

Shine has almost 9000 members over the age of 18 living a cross England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.