National Scarring Alopecia Awareness Month
September is National Scarring Alopecia Awareness Month!
National Scarring Alopecia Awareness Month is dedicated to celebrating and recognizing everyone affected by scarring alopecia.
Throughout September, the Scarring Alopecia Foundation (SAF) community focuses on raising awareness and empowering individuals living with scarring alopecia, both locally and nationally.
Here are just a few of the ways you can help:
RAISE AWARENESS AND EDUCATE OTHERS:
- Share scarring alopecia brochures with physician and dermatology offices in your area. Download here and print.
- Canvas your local community hair salons to share SAF brochures and introduce SAF’s 15-minute online training module to learn the signs and symptoms of scarring alopecia.
- Use platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok to share personal stories, facts about scarring alopecia, and information about the SAF. Use these hashtags to reach a wider audience: #ScarringAlopeciaAwareness and #SAFAwarenessMonth.
ADVOCATE FOR SCARRING ALOPECIA:
- Advocacy Efforts: Write to local, state, and federal representatives to advocate for increased funding for research on scarring alopecia and other hair loss diseases. Click here to locate your local representatives.
- Reach out to local newspapers, radio stations, and TV channels to share your story and raise awareness about scarring alopecia. Offer to do interviews or write opinion pieces.
- Offer to speak at cosmetology schools, community groups, or health fairs about scarring alopecia to educate the public and dispel myths about the condition.
SUPPORT YOUR COMMUNITY:
- Make a personal donation to SAF. Visit scarringalopecia.org and don’t forget to see if your employer or your spouse’s employer will match your contribution.
- Host a 'Do It Yourself' fundraiser by organizing an event in your neighborhood or community to support those affected by scarring alopecia. Invite your book club, pickleball friends, walking group, social sorority, or community organization to join in and help raise awareness and funds for SAF.
- Take pen to paper and share your journey from the beginning to where you are now, or anywhere in between. You never know how your story can resonate with other patients and how therapeutic it can be for you too! Email it to the SAF office to be shared with the community.
- Partner with local businesses to display awareness materials or host fundraising events. Some businesses may also be willing to donate a portion of their sales to SAF during the awareness month.