CureSearch for Children’s Cancer
Brave Barbie and Brave Ken · About this organization
What you get
Free bald Brave Barbie or Brave Ken dolls for children affected by cancer.
How to start
Your hospital requests the dolls from CureSearch. Ask the hospital team whether they have Brave Barbie or Brave Ken for your child.
The details, as published
CureSearch and Mattel provide bald Brave Barbie and Brave Ken dolls at no cost through U.S. health systems caring for children with cancer. Families do not apply directly; spring 2026 distribution is closed and a limited-supply fall institutional request cycle is announced.
What help you may get
Peer And Emotional Support
Brave Barbie and Brave Ken — peer and emotional support
CureSearch and Mattel provide bald Brave Barbie and Brave Ken dolls at no cost through U.S. health systems caring for children with cancer. Families do not apply directly; spring 2026 distribution is closed and a limited-supply fall institutional request cycle is announced.
Amount not published
Practical Items And Home Help
Brave Barbie and Brave Ken — practical items and home help
CureSearch and Mattel provide bald Brave Barbie and Brave Ken dolls at no cost through U.S. health systems caring for children with cancer. Families do not apply directly; spring 2026 distribution is closed and a limited-supply fall institutional request cycle is announced.
Amount not published
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. The program covers childhood cancer generally, including B-ALL, subject to participating-hospital inventory.
Age
The program does not publish an age limit.
Treatment status
No specific treatment status is published.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
Residence coverage is not published clearly; confirm with the program.
Where your child is treated
Treatment must be connected to: Distribution is through participating U.S.-based health systems caring for childhood-cancer patients..
- Distribution is through participating U.S.-based health systems caring for childhood-cancer patients.
How to get started
Does a social worker or care team need to start it? Yes. Ask your child’s social worker or care team to begin the request.
Who can start: Hospital Representative
- Ask the treating hospital or health system whether it currently distributes Brave Barbie or Brave Ken dolls.
- Monitor the official page for the fall 2026 request reopening or email CureSearch for institutional information.
- If the institution receives inventory, distribute dolls directly to children and families.
Ways to apply or ask
- Hospital Workflow · Open form or page — Families receive dolls through participating hospitals and health systems; no direct family request form is published.
- Email · communityengagement@curesearch.org — Published for hospital and health-system representatives seeking more information; this is not a direct family ordering route.
Documents to prepare
The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Application Window Closed |
| Funding or space | Limited |
| Application window | Seasonal |
| Last checked | Aug 27, 2026 |
- Spring 2026 institutional distribution is closed; CureSearch says the request system will reopen in fall 2026 and asks visitors to check back in September.
- Fall institutional request reopening is announced; check back in September.
- Spring 2026 distribution is closed.
- Supply is limited.
Limitations and things to confirm
- Exact fall date, deadline, allocation, quantities, age, treatment, hair-loss, repeat, and doll-choice rules are unpublished.
- No direct family application or public facility list.
- The historical social-worker-only rule is not current; the official page says health-system representative.
- Confirm exact fall request window, facilities, individual access, eligibility, allocation, quantity, and choice rules.
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 27, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Brave Barbie and Brave Ken · checked Aug 24, 2026