News
News and updates from across every CLAPA region
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Parent Stories |
Brooklyn’s Story
I remember going for my first scan; I was so excited to see my teeny little baby on the screen, but little did I know I would be told my baby would be born with a cleft lip and potentially a cleft palate too.
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Parent Stories |
Emma’s Poem for Sully
Emma has written a beautiful poem for her son Sully, who was diagnosed at 20 weeks with a cleft. We caught up with her and how they are finding the journey so far.
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Parent Stories |
Benjamin’s Story
Michelle's son Benjamin was born with a cleft palate. Michelle reflects on their journey so far, from diagnosis to surgery, and the challenges they overcame.
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Volunteering Stories | Young People |
Free Resources for Youth Workers
The resources give step-by-step support to anyone who wants to run a workshop with their youth group on challenging stereotypes and thinking differently about appearance and body image.
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Research | Research Advertisements |
Research Opportunity: Disclosing Facial Differences
The Centre for Appearance Research (CAR) is looking for adults to complete an online survey on the topic ‘disclosing facial differences.’
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Research | Research Advertisements |
Research Opportunity: Spires Cleft Centre Research Project
A team of Clinical Psychologists working at the Spires Cleft Centre in Oxford are currently running a research project looking at the impact of being born with a cleft lip and/or palate on feeding behaviour later on in childhood.
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Fundraising Stories | Fundraising: Challenges | Fundraising: Community |
#FundraisingFriday: Linzi’s Fundraising Story
A big thank you to Linzi Harvey for raising over £5,000 for CLAPA! Linzi shares why fundraising for CLAPA means so much to her
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Research | Research Advertisements |
Research Opportunity: Assessing Aesthetic Outcomes Following Cleft Lip Surgery
Researchers from Newcastle Cleft Team need people affected by cleft to join their Patient Consultation Group for a new project - apply ASAP!
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Research | Research Advertisements |
Research Opportunity: Shape the future of cleft research (CLOSED)
CHNRI Cleft are an international interdisciplinary collaborative group, working to identify global research priorities for cleft lip and palate for the next 10 years. This is your chance to feed into this process.
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Adult Stories | Children & Young People's Stories |
Bronwen’s Story
After discovering people on YouTube talking about their own experiences of growing up with a cleft, Bronwen was inspired to set up her own channel. In talking about a range of topics, from surgery to dealing with stares and questions, she hopes to raise awareness of cleft and ensure others born with a cleft feel less alone.