Connecting Families to Care: Nonprofit Wig Resources for Children.

Abstract

Children with hair loss experience significant psychosocial impacts, yet access to wigs, also known as cranial prostheses, remains limited by high costs, inconsistent insurance coverage, and lack of family knowledge about available resources. We identified eight nonprofit organizations providing free or low-cost wigs to children in the United States. We developed a standardized questionnaire to properly assess cranial prosthetic services among those organizations. Providers caring for children with hair loss will be able to use this updated resource list and incorporate wig information into patient alopecia education to help families navigate these vital but fragmented services.