Burns camp

Burns Camps are programs run by organisations for children and adults who have sustained a burn.

Burns camp provides a safe and supportive environment where young people can share their own burn experience with others. In addition to building resilience skills, self-esteem and self-awareness skills, burns camp allow young people to access peer support, challenging themselves in physical and social situations, manage personal frustrations and fears as well as develop personal leadership skills. For further information regarding burns camp see the Burns Camp Section within the ANZBA webpage.

Within Children’s Health Queensland, 'Camp Oz' is a burns camp run by staff within the Pegg Leditschke Children’s Burns Centre (PLCBC) at Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital (LCCH).

Who can attend: A child (between the ages of eight to fifteen) who has sustained a burn injury of any size/depth

When:   Held annually for three days, two nights.

Where: Various locations in South East Queensland

Children are able to be identified by therapists throughout QLD who they think would be suitable for attendance at camp.

For further information contact the PLCBC by phoning (07) 3068 2830.