Volunteers

We may only have a small staff team at Alopecia UK but we have a huge volunteer team! We are big believers that the success of Alopecia UK relies heavily on teamwork and working together. Our volunteers are a fundamental part of our team providing many hours of their time to help the charity achieve its aims. To sign up to our volunteer newsletter click here.

Children & Teen Support Group Leads and Helpers

We currently have eight groups across the UK for Children and/or Teens. There are two types of volunteer for these groups - Group Leads and Helpers. Read more

Events Volunteers

We only have a small staff team at Alopecia UK and so we rely heavily on volunteers to help us make our events a success. Read more

Online Peer Support Moderators

Our busy Facebook Group with over 8000 members takes a lot of moderating to maintain a friendly online space jam-packed with useful peer support. Read more

Skills Based Volunteers

We have a number of volunteers with a particular skill set who offer their time and skills for free to the charity. Read more

Support Group Leads

We have a network of over twenty-five adult support groups across the UK providing regular meet ups for peer support. Read more

Latest

Treading the Boards with Cameron!

9 year old Cameron tells us about her experience of alopecia areata and acting
Children's Online Meeting

This meeting is a Show and Tell session. It is suitable for children with alopecia up to age 12.
Seeking the trigger for alopecia areata

A research study to examine if trichohyalin triggers and/or enhances the autoimmune attack on hair follicles in alopecia areata
'Linking in' with Jules!

We catch up with Jules who went viral on LinkedIn last year when she shared her workplace experience of alopecia. In this blog post, she talks about alopecia at work, changing mindset and establishing boundaries

Alopecia and Covid-19 (New Coronavirus)

A statement from Alopecia UK regarding COVID-19 and vaccines.
Common Treatments for Alopecia Areata

Information about common treatments for Alopecia Areata
A Guide to Wigs

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

Alopecia Areata is thought to be an autoimmune condition that causes hair to fall out, usually in usually in round or oval patches on the scalp or other places on the body that grow hair, such as the beard, eyebrows or eyelashes. Types of Alopecia Areata include Patchy Alopecia Areata, Alopecia Totalis, Alopecia Universalis, Alopecia Barbae, Diffuse Alopecia Areata and Alopecia Ophiasis.
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.
Online Groups

Links to our online support options; Alopecia Cafe, private Facebook groups and Healthunlocked
The ups and the downs

My story includes a brief summary of my alopecia journey. The main focus of my story is about self-acceptance and becoming your own best friend though-out hair loss.
Lichen Planopilaris (Scarring Alopecia)

Primary Scarring Alopecias (also known as cicatricial alopecias or scarring hair loss) are a group of conditions that destroy the hair follicle, replace it with scar tissue, and cause permanent hair loss. In Lichen Planopilaris, patches of scalp appear, most commonly on the sides, front and lower back of the scalp.
Advice for children and young people with alopecia

Including fact sheets for varying age groups and helpful links
Androgenetic Alopecia (Pattern Hair Loss)

Male pattern hair loss and female pattern hair loss. Hairs falls out in a well-defined pattern in men, whereas in women, the hair usually becomes thinner all over the head rather than receding from the temples.