Tom's Trust provides mental health support for children with brain tumours and their families, self-described as helping those facing a brain tumour diagnosis.

Tom's Trust

Tom&#39;s Trust | 592 followers on LinkedIn. The UK&#39;s only charity focused on providing mental health support to children with brain tumours and their families. | Tom&#39;s Trust is the UK&#39;s only charity dedicated to providing mental health support to children, with brain and central nervous system tumours, and their families. Tom’s Trust clinical psychologists support hundreds of families, working within hospitals in the East, North-East and North-West, from diagnosis, through treatment and as they return home. It’s our mission to reach children with brain tumours and their families in every area of the UK by 2030.

Non-Executive Director & Audit Committee Chair at United Trust Bank Limited

Andrew Woosey

Comms & Marketing Manager @ Tom’s Trust. Passionate about using comms as a tool for good.

Kelly Morel

Charity Director at The Evelyn Trust and Chief Executive at Tom's Trust

Rebecca Wood

Founder

Deborah Mitchell

Tom's Trust Christmas Cards are here! ✨🎄 We’re thrilled to reveal this year's winning Christmas card designs, each one bringing a unique story of courage and creativity. Available now to buy on our website, these beautiful cards spread holiday cheer while supporting children with brain tumours and their families. Here are the winning designs: 🎄 Cool Christmas by Albert, age 9 – supported by Tom’s Trust at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust . ❄️ Snow Globe by Edi, age 12 – supported by Tom’s Trust at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust . 🎅 Fluffy Reindeer by Sophia, age 4 – supported by Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust . A huge thank you to John Lewis & Partners for donating prizes for our talented young artists! 100% of the money raised through our card sales will support children with brain tumours, and their families. Head to our website to buy your cards now and make a difference this holiday season. 🎁💙 Shop now - https://ow.ly/14TP50U6Vn4

Children diagnosed with brain tumours face numerous challenges, one of the most significant being the difficulty in forming and maintaining the friendships they would naturally have had in their community and schools. Tom’s Trust clinical psychologists support our families with their return to school following treatment. Dr Meghan Owens, Tom’s Trust clinical psychologist at Alder Hey says: “A big part of our work is to support children back into school. After a neuropsychological assessment we will make suggestions to a child’s school on how they can adapt their curriculum and school environment to meet the needs of that child. A lot of schools have never had a child who has gone through a brain tumour diagnosis. We help to make the transition as smooth as possible. Children can lose confidence and look visibly different. It isn’t enough to just support the child, we need to be involved with the family and the school – facilitating the whole system around that child to support the child.” Find out more about how children can be supported returning to school after treatment - https://ow.ly/TaZs50TSo4q #ChooseRespect #AntiBullyingWeek #AntiBullyingWeek2024

We are delighted to announce that we have funded the first ever UK-wide project that will explore the differences in access to psychological care within childhood brain tumour services across UK primary care trusts. The pilot year-long project seeks to understand the implications this inequality has on access to clinical trials. The project has been launched by a team at the Great North Children’s Hospital at The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and is led by Dr Sarah Verity. Rebecca Wood, CEO of Tom’s Trust, said: “We are excited to fund this project. We know there are huge differences in the care that children with brain tumours receive across the UK and Tom’s Trust strongly believes that every child with a brain tumour should have access to the mental health support that they need, as well as their loved ones." Find out more about this exciting new project - https://ow.ly/NjAz50U2m47 Picture: Dr Sarah Verity, Tom's Trust Co-Founder Debs Mitchell, Tom's Trust CEO Rebecca Wood - all doing their T for Tom!

Today we're wearing our odd socks for #OddSocksDay , to celebrate what makes us all unique! 🧦✨ Let’s stand together with Anti-Bullying Alliance and spread the message of kindness and respect this #AntiBullyingWeek .

Tom’s Trust has pledged to support the Anti-Bullying Alliance #AntiBullyingWeek2024 . We are using this week to highlight the real problem that bullying is for the children that we support. We know that bullying is sadly, an all-too-common experience for school-aged children. As many as one in four of all children will experience bullying at some point growing up. However, for children returning to school after cancer treatment, these numbers are even higher, with between 32% and 49% reporting some form of bullying. Find out how children can be supported returning to school after treatment - https://ow.ly/UcyU50TSkHM #ChooseRespect #AntiBullyingWeek

A huge thank you to Bob Hammett and the Cambridge Freemasons of the Three Grand Principles 441! Yesterday, we were delighted to receive a cheque for £300, which was generously match-funded by the Freemasons' Benevolent Fund. This incredible contribution will go directly toward our work supporting young people and families facing brain tumors here in Cambridge.💙 Every donation helps us provide essential mental health services to those who need it most. We’re so grateful for this support - it makes such a difference! Pictured: Bob Hammett and Jess Wilde, Corporate & Community Fundraising Manager.

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This #TrusteesWeek , we are shining a light on the important work our trustees do. A trustee oversees a charity's operations, ensures it fulfils its mission, manages funds responsibly, complies with laws, and acts in the charity's best interests without personal gain. Our eight trustees provide their time and expertise voluntarily to Tom’s Trust, and we are incredibly grateful for the time and energy that they give. We spoke with our trustee Anil Malhotra, who is currently Chief Marketing Officer at Bango , about his experience as a trustee at Tom’s Trust. Anil says: "I enjoy the sense of learning and discovery as we go on this journey as a group, but also the life-affirming impact on the families and children we help." To real Anil's full interview, head over to - https://ow.ly/wU3O50TKL7Y

As we celebrate the launch of our fourth service covering the Thames Valley, one of our inspiring Young Ambassadors, Riley, narrates our video explaining the vital role our clinical psychologists play in supporting children with brain tumours. The care provided by our Tom's Trust psychologists, helps children and their families navigate the emotional and psychological challenges that come with a diagnosis. The launch of this new service, based in Oxford, allows us to extend this critical support to even more families. 💙

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