Top six wellbeing tips for those with alopecia

From 13th to 19th September 2021 is 'Wellbeing Week', part of our Alopecia Awareness Month campaign Read more
Hannah Dennis Alopecia Awareness Award Winner Interview 2021

We would like to congratulate all the young people who were nominated and introduce the winner of The Hannah Dennis Alopecia Awareness Award 2021, eight-year-old Jessica. Read more
Webinar 6 - 'Treatments and Alopecia Areata'

This webinar will look at treatments for alopecia areata, both current treatments and options which may be on the horizon including JAKs Read more
Become an AUK Charity Champion

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Working to improve the lives of those affected by Alopecia

Service Directory

Find useful products and services from the many businesses listed in our Service Directory

Alopecia UK Support Groups

Find out exactly what a support group is, where your nearest AUK group is and how to start your own support group.

Alopecia Café

Chat to others with alopecia in our Alopecia Café, a friendly space to get alopecia support online

A Guide to Wigs

Links to our downloaded PDF wig guide, and information on the NHS England wig report.

Online Groups

Links to our online support options; Alopecia Cafe, private Facebook groups and Healthunlocked

Our Research Aims

Our overall research aim is to provide hope and confidence to people with alopecia by funding research into its causes, with the aim of finding treatments, and ultimately, a cure.

Our impact

300+	Hours of support group meetings delivered across the UK in 2019
£102,850	Invested in furthering research in to alopecia in the UK
93,000	Audience reached with our award winning awareness documentary 'Shedding'

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News

YP Face IT

YP Face IT is an interactive web-based self-help tool for young people aged 12-17 with a visible difference (including alopecia). Read more
Hannah Dennis Alopecia Awareness Award Winner Interview 2021

We would like to congratulate all the young people who were nominated and introduce the winner of The Hannah Dennis Alopecia Awareness Award 2021, eight-year-old Jessica. Read more
New grant call gives boost to autoimmune research

Alopecia UK is part of an innovative new grant call which is investing £1.3 million of new funding for research into the underlying causes of autoimmunity Read more

Blogs

What causes Alopecia Areata?

Professor Kevin McElwee from the University of Bradford takes a look at what we know about the causes of alopecia areata. Read more
Mental health and wellbeing in challenging times

Alopecia UK's Support Manager Dr Kerry Montgomery provides some advice for supporting our mental health in these difficult times Read more
Alopecia for life

My journey through realisation, diagnosis and support of scarring alopecia. Read more

Working to improve the lives of those affected by Alopecia

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93,000

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