News and views

We are in the process of migrating news from our old website. Please be patient while we complete this process.

Events
Simon Wessley stands in front of a lecturn to deliver a lecture. A screen with his slides on is in the background.

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

Find out more
News

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

Find out more
News
HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh leans down and plays with a baby in its mother's arms

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

Find out more
News
Marian Adejokun smiles at the camera wearing a green coat, black top, as she stands in front of a cutout of Nelson Mandela

“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

Find out more
Events

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

Find out more
News

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

Find out more

Monthly Scar Free Foundation news, straight to your inbox.

Our Privacy Policy