CLAPA has a range of support services and resources for adults born with a cleft.
Find support
Counselling for adults
CLAPA offers a dedicated counselling service for adults born with a cleft.
Peer Support Service
Talk to one of CLAPA’s trained adult volunteers about what’s on your mind.
Support at the workplace
Find dedicated information and resources for cleft-related issues in the workplace.
Emotional wellbeing and mental health
Find resources and information to support your emotional wellbeing and mental health.
Adults’ Support Group
CLAPA’s Adults’ Support Group on Facebook has over 2.5k members sharing stories and supporting each other.
Events for adults
From online support meet-ups for adults to Q&As and webinars about dedicated topics, you’ll find a CLAPA event to suit you.
Cleft Talk Podcasts
Cleft Talk is a podcast focused on the topics that matter to the UK’s community of adults born with a cleft.
The two seasons, recorded in 2019 and 2020, feature interviews and discussions with adult patients as well as medical experts.
Stories from adults
Maddie’s story
Maddie tells her story of dealing with bullies and learning to love her authentic self.
Carol and Anton’s story
CLAPA’s celebrity patron Carol Vorderman, and her brother Anton, discuss the lack of support for families affected by cleft before CLAPA, and the importance of raising awareness.
Charlotte’s story
Charlotte tells us about overcoming anxiety, embracing your differences and her career in theatre.
Adult Support Group on Facebook
CLAPA’s Adult Support Group on Facebook has over 2.5k UK members swapping stories, sharing photos, celebrating successes, and supporting each other through the toughest parts of their cleft journeys.
Join CLAPA’s Adult Support Group
To keep our groups safe, you must answer all three questions and agree to the group rules before we will accept your request to join. If you have not been accepted within a few days of your request, please check you have answered the questions AND agreed to the rules.
Note: We know many people choose not to use Facebook for a variety of reasons. You are welcome to create an account with no identifying information and use it to join. When requesting to join this group, please tell us in your answer to the ‘connection to cleft’ question that you have done this so we know you’re a real person with a genuine connection to cleft.
Please ensure you have read our Facebook group guidelines before joining.
Events for adults
CLAPA Lounge: Treatment Options
This event is for adults with a cleft lip and/or palate in the United Kingdom.
Navigating the System: A Virtual Workshop on Confidence, Communication & Being Heard in Cleft Care (Adults)
This event is for adults born with a cleft lip and/or palate in the United Kingdom.
CLAPA Lounge: Dentistry
This event is for adults with a cleft lip and/or palate in the United Kingdom.
CLAPA Adult Services: Get in touch
Get in touch with CLAPA's Adult Services Team. Messages are sent to [email protected]. Please note this is not an emergency service and messages are not checked outside of working hours.