Let's Talk: equality, diversity, inclusion & alopecia

As a small national charity, Alopecia UK is beginning the journey of reviewing and improving our approach to equality, diversity, equity and inclusion. Can you help us? Read more
Could you be our next Support Group Leader?

Alopecia UK is recruiting new support group leaders across the UK Read more

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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£5 A donation of £5 can help us to produce awareness materials to educate medical professionals and the general public about alopecia and its psychological impact

£10 A donation of £10 can help us to continue to run our Facebook communities, telephone helpline and emails to assist those in need of advice and support

£25 A donation of £25 can help us to support a child with alopecia by sending their teachers a Schools Pack to educate their peers, along with providing advice to parents

£100 A donation of £100 could contribute to the running costs of our nationwide network of support groups and training the volunteers who lead them

£500 A donation of £500 could contribute to research to explore the causes and treatments of alopecia

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News

Gabriel shaves head in support of daughter Flo and Alopecia UK!

Gabriel Cooper is fundraising for Alopecia UK with a sponsored head shave and leg wax, inspired by his daughter Flo who has Alopecia Totalis Read more
Summer Special VIP Prize Draw with MiMo Wigs

A £500 gift voucher is the latest prize up for grabs for AUK VIPs! Read more
Continuing the campaign for fairer wig provision

An update on Alopecia UK's work with NHS England and NHS Improvement to improve NHS wig provision 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

Our impact

300+

£102,850

93,000

Make a donation

News

Blogs