How We Help
Children’s Heart Federation helps children with a heart defect and their families by:
Providing direct support
- Giving information and advice through our information sheets and information line 0300 561 0065
- Providing resources for children with heart conditions such as Molly’s Dollies a rag doll with surgical scars and Rosie goes red, Violet goes blue a story books to help small children understand heart conditions
- Providing medical equipment for children with heart conditions such as INR machines
- Providing small grants to families
- Producing the Heart2Heart newsletter
Campaigning for support and services
- Working in partnership with other organisations to develop policy and campaign on issues that affect families of children with a heart condition
- Consulting with families through meetings and surveys, to understand their priorities for services
- Regular briefings on issues of interest to carers of a child with a heart problem
Research
- CHF is involved in research projects of benefit to children with heart conditions and their families
If you find any of the information in these pages useful, please consider making a donation or offering support to the UK’s leading children’s heart charity.
