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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

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

Published: 19th April, 2018

Updated: 16th December, 2020

Author: Jen Chambers

Events Volunteers

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

Published: 19th April, 2018

Updated: 2nd May, 2018

Author: Jen Chambers

Online Peer Support Moderators

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

Published: 19th April, 2018

Updated: 16th December, 2020

Author: Jen Chambers

Skills Based Volunteers

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

Published: 19th April, 2018

Updated: 2nd May, 2018

Author: Jen Chambers

Support Group Leads

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

Published: 19th April, 2018

Updated: 5th November, 2020

Author: Jen Chambers

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  • Jen says farewell to Alopecia UK after 10 years

    Jen says farewell to Alopecia UK after 10 years

    After a decade with the charity, Jen Chambers is leaving the staff team for new pastures

  • Time to say goodbye...

    Time to say goodbye...

    Jen bids farewell to Alopecia UK after ten years with the charity

  • Farewell Jen after ten years of hard work, friendship and fun!

    Farewell Jen after ten years of hard work, friendship and fun!

    Amy reflects on ten years of her colleague Jen's time at Alopecia UK

  • Reflecting on The Alopecia Project ten years later

    Reflecting on The Alopecia Project ten years later

    It has been 10 years since photographer Daniel Regan's groundbreaking portraits of people with alopecia, The Alopecia Project.

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  • Alopecia and Covid-19 (New Coronavirus)

    Alopecia and Covid-19 (New Coronavirus)

    A statement from Alopecia UK regarding COVID-19 and vaccines.

  • Responding to the events from the 2022 Oscars

    Responding to the events from the 2022 Oscars

    We respond to the events from the 2022 Academy Awards ceremony and the actions of Will Smith

  • Common Treatments for Alopecia Areata

    Information about common treatments for Alopecia Areata

  • 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.

  • A Guide to Wigs

    A Guide to Wigs

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

  • Our Statement on Recent News Events

    Our Statement on Recent News Events

    Our response to the recent news events from the 2022 Academy Awards

  • Alopecia UK Support Groups

    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

    Online Groups

    Links to our online groups for adults, young people, children and parents of children with alopecia.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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