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LINKS to Interesting & Helpful Places for Burn Survivors and about Burn Safety

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Ability Online

is a free, monitored, and secure online community that welcomes kids, teens, and young adults of all abilities. "Here, young people with disabilities and illnesses meet and chat with other people like them in a virtual world that transcends boundaries and barriers. They make friends, get tips from mentors, and freely participate in an atmosphere of collaboration, companionship and support. Parents and professionals welcome."
http://www.abilityonline.org/

The

Burn Support Groups Database

is in three languages and includes both Burn Camps and Burn Support Organisations of all kinds. Search for an organisation or camp anywhere in the world.
http://www.burnsupportgroupsdatabase.com/

Burn Support News

publishes articles on the emotional, psychological, and social aspects of burn recovery. Each quarterly issue includes feature stories on burn survivors and their family members who are successfully travelling the road to recovery. BSN also includes information about burn prevention programs, the latest news in the burn community, original works written by burn survivors, and information on burn care and safety legislation.
http://www.phoenix-society.org/programs/quarterlynewsletterbsn/

Burnsurgery.org

is a website designed to provide a comprehensive, up-to-date educational tool for burn care professionals throughout the world. It gives an in-depth account of burn treatment from initial assessment onwards.
Warning: Most pages include graphic photographs of burn injuries.
http://www.burnsurgery.org/

The

Burn Survivors Support Zone

is for those who have suffered injuries due to burns and also for their family and friends. "Please feel free to share your story or just vent any frustrations that you may have..."
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/BurnSurvivorsSupportZone/

Burn Survivors Throughout The World, Inc.

is an international non-profit organization currently working in Africa, Canada, Egypt, France, Ghana, Guatemala, Hong Kong, India, Mexico, Pakistan, Peru, Slovenia, Spain, the UK, the United States and Vietnam. BSTTW offers memberships, peer support, education, advocacy, medical referrals, a religious healing weekend, and public awareness programs.
http://www.burnsurvivorsttw.org

Lightning Strike & Electric Shock Survivors International, Inc.

is a non-profit support group by and for survivors, their families, and other interested parties. They aim to "provide a resource of continuous support and education in health and well-being for survivors and their families..... Visit our publications area for many booklets available for info on electrical & lightning injury tabulated by our members."
http://www.lightning-strike.org/

The

Phoenix Society Online Community

provides a secure and safe place for you to share your story, while also providing a place to connect with others who have similar experiences related to a burn trauma. "Some of the areas are interactive while others will provide a place to read and learn from others' stories. Being a Member of our community allows you to: Share Your Story; Participate in Online Chats; View Online Stories."
http://www.phoenix-society.org/community/stayconnected/

The

Phoenix Society's World Burn Congress

is an annual international three-day conference that brings together more than 800 burn survivors, their families, care-givers, burn care professionals and firefighters. "It is a forum in which we encourage and facilitate the sharing of stories, provide support and increase knowledge of burn recovery. For many it is the first opportunity to meet and share with others who have experienced a burn trauma. Many have described their experience at WBC as both powerful and life changing."
http://www.phoenix-society.org/programs/worldburncongress/

The

SkinCell International Forum for Skin Disorders

is a non-profit online discussion forum. Topics can be very varied, and include keloids, laser surgery, and skin grafting. "Here at SkinCell we have attempted to make available to all skin sufferers and their families an open and free forum where they can discuss any skin disorder or disease they choose. Guests are welcome to view any area of the forum but membership is required in order to post any messages."
http://www.skincell.org/

Starbright World

is the "premier online social network for teens with chronic and life-threatening medical conditions, and their siblings. Teens are able to connect with other teens that are at home or in the hospital. Users post pictures, chat, post blogs and bulletins and find new friends in similar situations.
http://www.starlight.org/starbrightworld/

State of Grace: portraits of burn survivors

by Doug Auld is a project inspired by the "desire to bring upon a positive evolution to the hidden world of burn survivors and the parameters of beauty in society..... With the making of these paintings, I hope the viewer will look, stare and examine these works so as to confront our fears and assumptions based on our exterior."
http://dougauld.com/

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