A community working to reduce burn injuries to children and young people and support burn survivors and their families
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We provide direct support to families, family weekends, burns camps, equipment to hospitals, a private group for parents and carers of burn injured children.
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Get informed
We work with others to raise awareness of burns and scalds including prevention campaigns.
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Get involved
Could you or your local community organise a fundraiser for us? No amount is too small and you can be sure the money you raise will go directly to help where it is most needed.
Find out moreThe Children's Burns Trust parent & carer group
Join our private space where parents & carers of children with a burn or scald injury can communicate with other parents & carers of burns survivors.
Join todayCharlie, a Burn Survivors Story
Charlie was 15 months old when he was burned in an accident in his kitchen at home. A pan of boiling water spilt and he sustained burns to 10% to his body. Here, Charlie’s mum Michelle shares her experience of that day and the journey Charlie and his family have been on together.
Charlie's Story
Survivor stories
Our inspiring burn survivors and their families help us to highlight the shocking number of burns and scalds which are happening to children everyday. We thank them all for their wonderful support.
Causes of burns and prevention
Learning zone
Campaigns
Impact
children a day are burned by hot drinks
members in our private Facebook Group, supporting
decline in fundraising income last year
30 children a day are burned by hot drinks
30 babies and toddlers go to hospital with a hot drink burn every day and hot drinks also cause 60% of all under 3 paediatric burn attendances to Accident & Emergency Departments.
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