Bundesverband für Brandverletzte

Founded in 1994, Bundesverband für Brandverletzte is a non-profit association based in Salzhemmendorf, Germany working on health, mental health, disability.

The Bundesverband für Brandverletzte e.V. is a nationwide non-profit association in Germany that supports people with burn injuries and their relatives. It began in 1994 as a self-help group and was restructured as a national association in 1998, registered as an e.V. since 2001. Its main work is counselling on hospital stays, rehabilitation, scar treatment, pain, psychological strain, insurance and reintegration into work and society. The association runs self-help groups and regional groups, produces information brochures and an online patient guide on burn injuries, and campaigns on burn safety topics such as e-cigarettes, open fireplaces and fire accidents. Membership is open to people with burns, relatives, burn medicine specialists, nursing staff and other professionals who support its aims. It is funded by health insurers' self-help support, donations, membership fees and corporate donations, and holds tax-exempt charitable status in Germany.