Salamanders Young Burn Survivors > Links: Organisations

AboutFace USA provides information and support to persons with facial differences and their families, as well as participating in programs of public education and awareness.
http://www.aboutfaceusa.org/

The Alberta Burn Rehabilitation Society is dedicated to the support and rehabilitation of burn survivors and their families, and to preventing burn injuries through education and awareness.
http://www.burnrehab.com/

The Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation works with firefighters, educators, and burn care professionals to produce a variety of prevention materials and programs that are distributed throughout California and all over the world. The Burn Foundation's survivor assistance programs are designed to relieve emotional suffering, create opportunities for socializing, and help build the skills necessary to cope in a society that highly values physical appearance.
http://www.aarbf.org/

Angel Flight America is a not-for-profit grassroots organization with a volunteer corps of more than 5,000 private pilots (divided into six regions covering the American continent) who provide flights of hope and healing by transporting patients and their families in private planes, free of charge, to hospitals for medical treatment.
http://www.angelflightamerica.org/

Associação Amigos dos Queimados - AAQ tem como objectivos prioritários: o apoio aos doentes queimados durante e após o seu internamento hospitalar, procurando proporcionar-lhes as melhores condições de tratamento e a mais rápida e completa reinserção sócio-profissional; a organização de campanhas de profilaxia das queimaduras, actuando não só a nível da comunicação social mas também através de uma acção sensibilizadora directa junto dos principais grupos de risco; a promoção da investigação científica, e da partilha de conhecimentos, em todos os campos relacionados com o tratamento do doente queimado.
http://www.aaq.pt/

Association des Brûlés de France - L'ABF a pour vocation l'accompagnement, le soutien et la défense des droits des brûlés, dans toutes les phases de leur prise en charge, jusqu'à leur réinsertion dans la vie active et, si possible, dans le monde du travail.
http://www.assocbrules-france.org

The British Columbia Professional Fire Fighters Burn Fund is dedicated to burn prevention as well as survivor support and recovery programs in British Columbia. The organization is committed to providing financial assistance for the purchase of equipment, training of medical staff and the operation of a children's burn survivor camp.
http://www.burnfund.org/

Burn Care Foundation is a dedicated unit, based in California, that works exclusively for Burn Survivors. With a vast resource of surgeons, diagnostic centres, hospitals and burn centres, the Burn Care Foundation is able to help in many facets of burn care treatment and recovery. Funds covering acute care management, rehabilitative and reconstructive surgery for past, present and future burn care is available for qualifying patients.
http://www.burncarefoundation.com/

Burn Children Recovery Foundation is a non-profit organization, based in Washington USA, of dedicated staff and caring volunteers who are committed to effectively supporting burn children survivors and their families during the rehabilitation process. To date they have assisted more than 15,700 children.
http://www.burnchildrenrecovery.org/

The Burn Foundation of Australia is a not-for-profit registered charity dedicated to making a difference to the lives of burn survivors and their families. The Burn Foundation offers assistance with psychosocial issues on how to fit back into the community, supports counseling and educational programmes, funds research and provides forums where burn survivors and their families can share their experiences.
http://www.burnfoundation.org.au/

The Burn Institute is a non-profit health agency dedicated to reducing the number of burn injuries and deaths in San Diego, Imperial, San Bernardino and Riverside counties. The Burn Institute, founded in 1972, continues to: reach thousands of children and adults each year with life-saving fire and burn prevention education; fund vital burn research and treatment; and conduct burn survivor support programs.
http://www.burninstitute.org/

The Burns Recovered Support Group, Inc. was formed in 1983 by a group of burn survivors with the assistance of members of the burn care team at St. John's Mercy Medical Center. The mission of Burns Recovered Support Group is to assist burn survivors in their recovery, support medical facilities in the care of burns in Missouri and educate the public in burn awareness and prevention.
http://www.burnsrecovered.com/

Burn Support Groups Database Web Site
A Database in 8 languages of world-wide support groups, including chat groups.
http://www.burnsupportgroupsdatabase.com/

The Burn Support Online website is for everyone interested in burn support (giving or receiving) and not just the burn survivor themselves. Often in the early stages of burn recovery it is the caregiver who is looking for information and answers, and later the burn survivor will join for much needed support and encouragement. Membership is free and when you sign in you have access to the forums as well as being able to chat with anyone on the website live.
http://www.burnsupportonline.com/default.asp

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