What Support Does The Migraine Trust Offer for People Living with Migraine?

The Migraine Trust is a UK migraine charity that provides free, confidential information and support for anyone affected by migraine, alongside campaigning, awareness work, and research funding. Its support is aimed at people living with migraine, children and young people with migraine, and people who want practical guidance on managing migraine at work. If you are looking for UK-focused migraine information, workplace resources, or ways to get involved in awareness and research, this is the relevant starting point.

Information and support for people with migraine

The charity describes its core offer as helping people live with migraine. According to its website, it provides:

• Free, confidential information and support for everyone affected by migraine.
• Support regardless of your question or migraine history — the site states there is no threshold you need to meet to get in touch.
• Events throughout the year as one route to support.
• Multiple ways to get in touch, so you can choose the channel that suits you.

This matters if you are newly diagnosed, have had migraine for years, or are supporting someone else. The emphasis is on accessible, no-cost help rather than paid services.

Support by audience and situation

The Migraine Trust organises some of its help around specific groups and life situations. The main entry points visible on its site are:

If your main concern is explaining migraine to an employer or requesting adjustments, the Migraine and work section is the most direct route. If you are a parent, carer, or young person, the children and young people section is the relevant one.

Workplace support and campaigning

A prominent part of the charity's current work is migraine in the workplace. Its homepage asks: "Could your workplace do more to support staff with migraine?" and invites people to sign a workplace pledge as a first step.

This is useful in two ways:

• For individuals: it gives you a concrete action to raise migraine as a workplace issue rather than a private problem.
• For employers and teams: the pledge is a structured way to signal commitment to better support for staff with migraine.

The charity also runs campaigns more broadly, with the stated aim of improving care, support, and awareness for people with migraine.

Research, news, and real experiences

The Migraine Trust funds and promotes research, and publishes news about migraine research, treatments, and campaigns. Its site includes first-person stories, such as Kofi's account of migraine's impact on his basketball career, described as "Migraine almost ended my career before it really began."

It also publishes expert commentary, for example a blog by David Kernick, an Exeter-based GP with an extended role in headache, exploring what "holistic" means in understanding and treating migraine. These pieces are useful if you want context beyond basic symptom information, though they are general reading rather than personal medical advice.

Ways to get involved or give support

Beyond receiving support, the site lists several ways to contribute:

• The Migraine Trust lottery — a weekly lottery that raises funds for people with migraine.
• Running events — participate in runs to support the charity.
• Campaign with us — join efforts to improve care, support, and awareness.
• Donate — make a donation to help transform the lives of people affected by migraine.
• E-bulletin — sign up to receive updates.

If you want to stay informed about research and campaigns, the e-bulletin is the lightest commitment. If you want to actively support the cause, the lottery, running events, and campaigning options are the main routes.

How to decide where to start

• You need information or someone to talk to about your own migraine: start with the Get support section, which covers free, confidential help and contact options.
• Your migraine is affecting your job: go to Migraine and work, and consider the workplace pledge if you want to push for change.
• You are a young person or supporting one: use the children and young people section.
• You want to follow research and news: read the news and blog content, and sign up for the e-bulletin.
• You want to help others: look at campaigning, fundraising, running events, or donating.

The Migraine Trust is a UK charity, so its information and campaigning are framed around UK care and workplace contexts. Its stated position is that it offers support to everyone affected by migraine, with no requirement based on how long you have had migraine or how severe it is.