How to Get Involved With or Stay Updated on The Migraine Trust

The Migraine Trust is a UK migraine charity that provides free, confidential information and support, campaigns for awareness and change, and funds and promotes research. You can get involved by donating, joining its weekly lottery, taking part in running events, or campaigning with it, and you can stay updated by signing up for its e-bulletin and reading the migraine news section of its website. These routes suit anyone who wants to support people affected by migraine or follow developments in migraine research, treatments, and campaigns.

Ways to get involved

The charity lists several distinct ways to contribute, each with a different level of time and money involved.

Donate

You can make a donation to help transform the lives of people affected by migraine. This is the most direct option if you want to give financial support without committing to an event or ongoing activity.

Join the weekly lottery

The Migraine Trust runs a weekly lottery. Taking part is a way to give regularly while having a chance to win, and the charity states that it helps people with migraine at the same time.

Take part in running events

The charity organises running events as a fundraising route. This suits people who want to combine a physical challenge with raising money for migraine support.

Campaign with us

You can join the charity's campaigning work to improve care, support, and awareness for people with migraine. This is the option to choose if you want to push for change rather than only fund services.

Workplace pledge

The charity also invites workplaces to sign a workplace pledge as a first step toward supporting staff with migraine. If you have influence over workplace policy, this is a concrete action you can take.

How to stay updated

Sign up for the e-bulletin

The Migraine Trust offers an e-bulletin you can subscribe to. The sign-up link appears on its site, and subscribing is the main way to receive updates directly.

Read the migraine news section

The website's migraine news section carries the latest news about migraine research, treatments, and campaigns. One example is a blog by David Kernick, an Exeter-based General Practitioner with an extended role in headache, exploring what "holistic" means in clinical practice and its importance in understanding and treating migraine. Reading this section is useful if you want updates without signing up for email.

What the charity does with your support

Knowing where the effort goes can help you decide which route fits you.

The charity describes itself as the only UK migraine charity providing information and support, campaigning for awareness and change, and funding and promoting research. It also highlights that nine in ten people with migraine say they are not believed, which is part of the case for its awareness work.

Choosing the right option for you

• If you want to give money with no ongoing commitment: donate.
• If you want a regular, low-effort way to give: join the weekly lottery.
• If you want to fundraise through an activity: enter a running event.
• If you want to change policy and awareness: campaign with the charity or sign the workplace pledge.
• If you mainly want information: subscribe to the e-bulletin or read the migraine news section.

The site also features personal stories, such as Kofi's account of migraine's impact on his basketball career, which illustrate why people get involved. If you are unsure where to start, the e-bulletin and news section require the least commitment, while donating or the lottery are the simplest ways to contribute financially.