Young People
CLAPA’s children and young people’s service aims to help you to connect and make friends, become more confident and feel more positive about your cleft.
It’s CLAPA’s responsibility to keep all young people who use our services safe. Click to find out more about how we make safeguarding a priority.
NEW SERVICE: CLAPA Companions for 6-17-year-olds is now available – learn more and sign up today!
If you have any questions about our Children and Young People’s services, please contact [email protected].
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CLAPA Companions
Creating Penpal connections for 6-17-year-olds born with a cleft. Sign up now to get matched with another young person.
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Treatment and Surgery
Find information on cleft treatment and learn about other young people's experiences about everything from braces to surgery.
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Cleft++ Mentoring
Free mentoring for 10-17 year olds born with a cleft in the UK. Connect with a trained volunteer who can use their experiences with cleft to support you.
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Children & Young People's Council
The CYPC is a group of 12 - 17 year olds born with a cleft from all around the UK. They meet regularly to help CLAPA improve services and better support young people in our community.
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Camp CLAPA Activity Weekends
Camp CLAPA Activity Weekends are a chance for you to meet and spend time with other young people born with a cleft in a safe and supportive space.
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Cleft Youth Magazine
Order a free copy of our brand new Cleft Youth Magazine for young people (suitable for children under 12).
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Your Stories
Read stories from other young people born with a cleft about their experiences. Submissions are always open if you'd like to share your own story!
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Cleft Youth Instagram
Follow our new Instagram account for young people (recommended for ages 13+)
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Young People's Plan
Read about our plan for children and young people's services from 2022-2025 and how we'll involve you in carrying it out.
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Videos
Videos and media created by young people born with a cleft.
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Other Help
We know that we might not always be able to provide you with the support or help that you need, so here are some other organisations that might be able to help.
