Changing Faces UK

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Meet four-year-old Lola. Lola was born with a strawberry birthmark on her face, and this Halloween, she’s dressing up as a beautiful butterfly 🦋 We wanted to create a little reminder that Halloween can be full of imagination, magic and fun, without using scars, burns or visible differences as part of a costume. For children like Lola, these aren’t costumes or special effects, and visible differences can’t be wiped away after an evening of trick or treating. We’ll be launching an important campaign soon, just in time for Halloween. Sign up to our newsletter, through the link in our bio, to learn more. 🍁

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Meet Romeo, a Changing Faces campaigner with burns scarring to his neck, chest and torso due to a hot water accident when he was a baby. This week, Children’s Burns Trust are asking everyone to #BeBurnsAware. Over 10,000 children were burned or scalded in 2025 and admitted to Specialist Burns Services across the UK. If you or someone you know have recently experienced a burns injury, and you’re struggling with the emotional impact, find support and community with Changing Faces.

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🚨 Our new petition is LIVE: Stop Making Visible Difference The Villain. We’re asking broadcasters, streamers and casting directors to: 👉 Create more positive, nuanced stories and characters featuring visible difference 👉 Move away from using appearance as a shorthand for villainy or something to fear 👉 Improve data collection so representation can be properly measured and progress tracked 61% of the public say they want to see more people with visible differences represented in popular culture. It’s time the industry listened. Sign our petition today, through the link in bio.