Useful Links & Glossary

Useful Links

The following links all open into external websites. Please note that Children England cannot be held responsible for the content of these websites.

• Action for Children
  Action for Children supports and speaks out for the most vulnerable children and young people in the UK.
• Backing Young Britain
  Backing young Britain is bringing businesses and public and voluntary sectors together to ensure that the valuable skills and experience of our young people aren't being wasted
• Barnardo's
  Barnardo's helps the most vulnerable children and young people transform their lives and fulfill their potential
• British Youth Council
  The national youth council for young people in the UK aged under 26. BYC represents and involves a unique coalition of young people through their involvement as individuals or through their youth organisations
• Bullying Online
  Help and advice for parents, pupils, schools and a range of others potentially affected by bullying
• Child Accident Prevention Trust
  National charity committed to reducing the number of children and young people killed, disabled and seriously injured as a result of accidents
• ChildLine
  Free 24-hour helpline for children and young people in the UK. Children and young people can call 0800 1111 about any problem, at any time - day or night
• Children England
  Umbrella organisation for voluntary child care organisations in England
• Children's Plans on NFER website
  Check out your local authority's Children's Plan.
• The Children's Society
  Tackling the root causes of the problems faced by children and young people
• Children's Workforce Development Council
  Resources, policy and good practice information and tendering opportunities related to the children's workforce
• College of Social Work
  The College of Social Work is being established following a major review of adults' and children's social work services in England by the Social Work Task Force.
• Communities & Local Government
  Communities and Local Government is responsible for national policy on local government in England. That includes how it is set up, what it does, how well it works, and how it is funded.
• Connexions
  UK Government's strategy to ensure every young person gets the best start in life
• Coram Family
  The Coram Family works with vulnerable children and young people to promote resilience, enabling them to take responsibility for their own lives and achieve their full potential. Their work is pioneering and innovative as they work to expand the frontiers of professional good practice.
• Department for Children, Schools and Families
  Information on Government policy and practice
• Department of Health
  The Department of Health (DH) exists to improve the health and wellbeing of people in England.
• Every Child Matters
  Government programme of change to improve outcomes for all children and young people
• Families Need Fathers
  Supports and provides information to parents about maintaining relationships with their children after a family breakdown.
• FSU
  FSU (Family Services Unit) is one the UK's leading charities working with children and families Since 1948 they have been at the forefront of the development of modern day social work, creating new ways of engaging hard to reach, vulnerable and excluded families.
• Gingerbread
  You may be a lone parent ... but you are not alone!
• Home Office
  The Home Office is the lead government department for immigration and passports, drugs policy, counter-terrorism and police.
• Home Start
  Offer friendship, support and practical help to families with at least one child under five years old
• MIND
  Working to provide a better life for those with experience of mental distress.
• National Association for Youth Justice
  Promote the rights of, and justice for, children in trouble
• National Children's Bureau
  Promotes the interests and well-being of all children and young people across every aspect of their lives
• National Council for Voluntary Youth Services
  Independent national body which represents and supports voluntary organisations working with young people in England
• National Family and Parenting Institute
  Works to support parents in bringing up their children, to promote the well-being of families, and to make society more family friendly
• National Youth Agency
  Supporting and improving work with young people
• NCH Action for Children
  Improves the lives of the UK's most vulnerable children and young people by offering them diverse, innovative and responsive services and by campaigning for change
• NSPCC
  The NSPCC (National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children) is the UK's leading charity specialising in child protection and the prevention of cruelty to children
• One Parent Families
  Promotes the welfare of lone parents and their children
• Princes' Trust
  Practical solutions to help change young lives
• Purple Youth
  Online resource for professionals working with young people
• The Safe Network
  A unit for the third sector to safeguard the eight million children in England who take part in organised activities.
• Share Street
  CWDC in partnership with employers has developed a resource bank of interesting, useful and successful information for sharing across the workforce.
• Sure Start
  Government programme which aims to improve the health and well-being of families and children before and from birth, so children are ready to flourish when they go to school
• VCS Engage
  A programme for engaging the Voluntary and Community Sector in Every Child Matters (ECM).
• Working Families
  Helps children, working parents and carers and their employers find a better balance between responsibilities at home and work
• Young Minds
  An interactive website, containing information for young people, parents and professionals about children's mental health.
• Youthinformation.com
  Information resource for young people including over 1,000 information topics and contact details for more than 1,200 national organisations
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