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The Hidden Cost of Trauma: a journey through the history of healing at the first-ever Scar Free Foundation Annual Lecture
An evening exploring trauma’s hidden costs, and how reconstruction has changed for the better, led by expert psychiatrist Professor Sir Simon Wessely
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SafeTea relaunched following rise in hot drink burns among children
New SafeTea campaign to mark National Burns Awareness Day 2025 aims to reinvigorate awareness, prevention, and first aid after worrying data from Children's Burns Trust and the International Burn Injury Database
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Scar Free Royal Patron and Chief Investigator SPARC further support for conflict-related sexual violence survivors
HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh and Professor Iain Whitaker OBE are back at Panzi Hospital to advance work on the SPARC project, supporting survivors of conflict-related sexual violence 📸 Aaron Chown, Chief Royal Photographer at PA
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“This Black History Month, let’s celebrate Black excellence in every shade, scar, and story”
We speak to Scar Free Ambassador Marian Adejokun on 2025's Black History Month theme: Standing Firm in Power and Pride
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You’re invited: Professor Simon Wessely to deliver inaugural Scar Free Foundation Annual Lecture
Please join us for Prof Wessley's lecture 'Facing forward and backward: the visible and invisible cost of trauma' on Tuesday 21 October 2025
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Scar Free unites high-level experts to drive lasting change for survivors of conflict-related sexual violence
The roundtable at St James's Palace has kickstarted collaborative support for survivors around the world 📸 Credit: Prof. Iain Whitaker OBE
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“World Sepsis Day isn’t just a date for me – it’s a day that holds profound significance in my life”
Scar Free Ambassador Jaco Nel discusses surviving sepsis for World Sepsis Day 2025
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