Helpful Websites and Other Places for Burn Survivors
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."
Ability
Online
Adult Burn Support UK Forum
is free and provides a safe place for adult burn survivors to connect
with and support each other by sharing and discussing the challenges faced
by burn survivors during recovery from and life after a burn injury. You
need to be registered to use the forum.
Adult
Burn Support UK Forum
Adult Burn Support UK Live Chat
provides a platform for those affected by burn injury to share their
story and give and receive mutual support in real-time in a safe and
compassionate private group environment. Live Chat is every Wednesday
7.30pm - 9.00pm (UK time).
Adult
Burn Support UK Live Chat
Burn Survivors Throughout The World, Inc.
is an international non-profit organization currently working in Africa,
Argentina, Canada, China, Egypt, France, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Hong
Kong, India, Iraq, Israel, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Slovenia, Spain,
Taiwan, Tanzania, the UK and the United States. BSTTW offers peer support,
education, advocacy, medical referrals, a free medical treatment program,
healing weekends, legal referrals, medical equipment, and public awareness
programs.
Burn
Survivors Throughout The World
Changed by Fire H.E.A.L. Podcast
is hosted by Lori Janik and Jen Severance, a passionate burn survivor
and advocate. Together, they bring a unique blend of lived experience,
professional insight, and heart to every episode.
Changed
by Fire H.E.A.L. Podcast
Changing Faces Support Forum
provides a safe, supportive, and friendly place for anyone over 18 years
affected by a visible difference, including families and friends. Staff
from Changing Faces will be posting and working with you to help make this
community vibrant, inspiring, and full of information and resources for
all our members.
Changing
Faces Support Forum
Girls with Grafts Podcast
is hosted by burn survivors Amber Wilcox and Rachel Kudlak. Hear
in-depth conversations about other burn survivors, managing a burn injury,
burn prevention, advocacy, and more.
Girls
with Grafts Podcast
Grit, Guts, and Courage Podcast
is where host Kelly Woodhouse Falardeau dives deep into stories of
triumph over adversity. "Join us weekly for tales of resilience,
inspiration, and unwavering courage."
Grit,
Guts, and Courage Podcast
Lightning Strike & Electric Shock Survivors International, Inc.
is a non-profit support group by and for survivors, their families, and
other interested parties. Headquartered in the USA, their members span
across the United States and more than 13 countries worldwide. They aim to
provide a resource of continuous support and education in health and
well-being for survivors and their families, provide educational programs
about the prevention of Lightning and Electrical injuries in the general
public but specifically children, and promote and fund medical research to
benefit and better understand survivors and their medical problems.
Lightning
Strike & Electric Shock Survivors International
Live Inspired Together
is burn survivor and motivational speaker John O'Leary's free,
members-only virtual space where an international community of friends can
participate in monthly Zoom meetings and stay connected with John and his
team. It's "like our own social media channel, but without the stuff
you hate".
Live
Inspired Together
Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors
is a burn survivor support nonprofit organization. A trusted leader
since 1977, they provide peer support, educational tools and resources,
advocacy, and community connection to burn survivors, caregivers, burn
care professionals, fire service members, and anyone else committed to
empowering the burn community and building a safer world. The Phoenix
World Burn Congress, founded in 1985, is the world's largest gathering of
the burn community, providing unparalleled support, resources, and
community for all who attend.
Phoenix
Society for Burn Survivors
Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors Online Survivor Community
is a Facebook Group to support people living with a burn injury.
Comprised of survivors and their families or loved ones, the group is
moderated by the Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors and trained Survivors
Offering Assistance in Recovery (SOAR) Supporters.
Phoenix
Society for Burn Survivors Online Survivor Community
Phoenix Society Virtual/Call-In Support Group
is focused on peer-to-peer support for survivors and loved ones from
anywhere in the world. Facilitated by trained staff and volunteers, it is
held on Zoom, at 7pm EST on the 2nd Monday (for general discussion) and
4th Monday (with rotating topics and special guest speakers) of every
month.
Phoenix
Society Virtual/Call-In Support Group
Rebirth Podcast
is where very special guests join the host J.R. Martinez, burn survivor
and motivational speaker, for conversations on life, new beginnings and
overcoming adversity.
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