Support
services
The following organisations provide information, support and advice across a range of conditions.
Cancer
Macmillan
Macmillan Cancer Line: Freephone 0808 800 1234
Coping with Cancer
Cancer self-help group offering emotional support to all cancer patients. Freephone helpline: 0808 808 2020
Cancer of the Eye Link Line (CELL)
Counselling
To find a counsellor in your area visit:
British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy
Dermatology
British Association of Dermatologists
British Association of Skin Camouflage
British Red Cross Skin Camouflage Service
Ophthalmology
Micro and Anophthalmic Children's Society
Tel: 01255 677511
Positive Vision
A service provided by partially sighted people for people with sight loss.
Tel: 01892 784 616
The National Artificial Eye Service
Tel: 01253 306 469
Plastic Surgery
British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons
Speech Impairments
Afasic
Afasic helps children and young people with speech and language impairments and their families. It provides information for parents and professionals and produces a range of publications. Members meet in local groups across the UK.
Tracheostomies
Aid for Children with Tracheostomies (ACT)
Tel: 0292 075 5932
Facial Palsy
A website that aims to help parents understand how to cope with facial paralysis in children.
Alternatively:
http://www.facialnervepalsy.com/
Pan-Disfigurement Support Networks
Let's Face It
A network dedicated to supporting children and adults who are facially different with support groups across the UK.
Disfigurement Guidance Centre
A charity which provides support and information to people who have disfigurements and their professional advisors.
International Pan Disfigurement Support Networks
About Face (USA)
About Face (Canada)
