Patients & Families - ACPA What Can We Help You Find? Most Popular Find A Care Team Explore Resources Looking for Member & Professional Resources? Most Popular Find A Care Team Explore Resources Find An ACPA Approved Team Find An International Team About Team Care Resource Center Download Booklets & Fact Sheets Community Stories Share Your Story College Scholarships Advocacy Cleft Courage Bear Program About ACPA National Office Team Volunteer Leadership Get Involved Honors & Awards Strategic Plan Bylaws Support ACPA How Gifts Make An Impact Ways To Give Annual Impact Report Looking for Member & Professional Resources? Close Patients & Families Members & Professionals Account Login Patients & Families Members & Professionals Find an ACPA Approved Team Children born with cleft lip, cleft palate, and/or other craniofacial differences may require individualized treatment into adulthood. Their care is best managed when a team of specialists works with the family to develop and follow a treatment plan. ACPA is dedicated to team care and to optimizing outcomes for patients. 6,000 to 8,000 Children Born in the Us Every Year With a Cleft Lip and/or Palate 76,000 Patients Served by ACPA Approved Teams Annually Resources Find Cleft Lip & Palate Resources In the United States, about 1 in 1,050 babies is born with cleft lip with or without cleft palate, and in the United States, about 1 in 1,600 babies is born with cleft palate alone. (source: https://www.cdc.gov/birth-defects/about/cleft-lip-cleft-palate.html; https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10898112/) View All Resources Family Resources Introduction to Cleft Lip & Palate View Resource Feeding Your Baby View Resource Preparing for Surgery View Resource Share Your Story Community Stories Share Your Story View All Cleft Courage Bears ACPA is home to bears waiting to touch the lives of those affected by cleft lip and palate. The ACPA Cleft Courage Bear – made with stitches across the upper lip – is infant-friendly, washable, and made from plush fabric. Support ACPA ACPA supports, educates and encourages families at critical points in their cleft and craniofacial journeys. Your gift supports ACPA as we create a world where individuals with cleft and craniofacial conditions thrive. Give Now Ways to Give