CAP is devoted specifically to children living with the incurable autoimmune hair loss disease, Alopecia. The Mission of the Children’s Alopecia Project (CAP) is to help any child in need who is living with hair loss due to all forms of alopecia. We build self-esteem, provide support and raise awareness. We would like our CAP Kids to grow in confidence and to become stronger teens and more productive adults, maybe even future advocates of alopecia.
What Is It?
Alopecia areata is considered an autoimmune disease, in which the immune system mistakenly attacks the hair follicles, the tiny cup-shaped structures from which hairs grow.
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Research & Treatment
While there is neither a cure for alopecia areata nor drugs approved for its treatment, some people find that medications approved for other purposes can help hair grow back temporarily.
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How to Cope
This is a common question, particularly for children, teens, and young adults who are beginning to form lifelong goals and who may live with the effects of alopecia areata for many years.
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Kayla Martel, Margaret Baker, Laura Hudson, Amada Altice and 2 CAP Kids talk about living with alopecia and how CAP has helped them and others to know they are not alone. Filmed on location at Alopeciapalooza in North Carolina.