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Physical wounds are the most conspicuous bodily signs of conflict. Landmine survivors often require amputations, followed by years of physical therapies to regain functioning. However, the psychological toll of conflict is no less devastating, but is often neglected because it is ‘invisible’. Victims of conflict often suffer from Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and carry the scars of their traumas with them for years. In addition to being invisible, their psychological symptoms are sometimes deliberately concealed because of shame and stigma. The Sir Bobby Charlton Foundation is committed to helping people rebuild their lives following conflict by providing practical and medical support, as well as through psychosocial rehabilitation. The foundation supports our team – the Treatment Innovation for PsychoPathology Lab (TIPPL) - at University College London to carrying out research on new ways of helping people who have experienced traumatic events and have symptoms of PTSD. Our aim is to eventually develop these into safe, effective and cost-effective real-world treatments. A donation to the Sir Bobby Charlton Foundation, no matter how small, will help the foundation (and TIPPL) to achieve its ambitious and necessary humanitarian, educational and research goals.