We’re excited to launch our brand-new donation webpage. The new design and payment form will make it even easier for you to support children with brain tumours and their families today.
Whether you would like to make a one-off gift or commit to a regular donation, every pound you donate will help to provide vital psychological support when it’s needed most. Our new donation process also now supports payment via ApplePay, Google Pay and PayPal. It’s quick, simple and secure.
Your support will make such a difference.
Why families need our support
Approximately 10 children and young people aged 0-19 are diagnosed with a brain tumour each week in the UK, that’s around 500 a year. Survivors of paediatric brain tumours face the worst long-term outcomes of any cancer group, and many will go on to experience life-long social, cognitive, physical and emotional challenges. Those with low-grade non-cancerous brain tumours can also experience major long-term impact from their brain tumour. No matter the diagnosis, many of these children and young people will experience serious psychological issues because of their tumour, and 62% of those who survive will then live with life-long disabilities.
There is a common misconception that children who survive brain tumours make a full recovery. The reality is that a brain tumour is emotionally, physically, and mentally devastating, and for children and young people the impact of their medical treatment can continue to unfold for years afterwards. A child’s brain tumour diagnosis is also traumatic for the whole family and has a huge effect on the long-term wellbeing of everyone involved.
We support hundreds of children and thousands of family members with clinical psychology led services. Supporting one child and their family costs Tom’s Trust £3,335 per year. Our vision for 2025-2030 is that all children in the UK with brain tumours, and their families, will have access to psychological support – either through our gold standard in-hospital support service or our online resources. The NHS just isn’t equipped to support the ongoing complex and changing psychological requirements of these children, and their families.
NHS Trusts invest in medical treatment to help a child with a brain tumour survive. Tom’s Trust clinical psychologists are there to ensure those survivors and their families thrive.