National Website Links

Action for Prisoners' Families

Action for Prisoners' Families (APF) works for the benefit of prisoners' and offenders' families by representing the views of families and those who work with them and by promoting effective work with families.

Click here to view more information about Action for Prisoners' Families.

ADDISS

ADDISS, The National Attention Deficit Disorder Information and Support Service provide people-friendly information and resources about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder to anyone who needs assistance - parents, sufferers, teachers or health professionals.

Click here to view more information about ADDISS.

Advisory Centre for Education

The Advisory Centre for Education (ACE) provides advice and information to parents and carers on a wide range of school based issues including exclusion, admissions, special education needs, bullying and attendance.

Call 0808 800 5793
(Monday to Friday, 10am - 5pm)

Click here to view more information about Advisory Centre for Education.

Asbestos.com

Because of the long term use of asbestos, the United Kingdom has seen a marked increase in cases of the asbestos-caused cancer mesothelioma in the past 20 years.  For example, the country's Health and Safety Executive reports that only 153 cases of the disease were diagnosed in 1968.  In 2006, the last year for which statistics are currently available, 2,056 individuals died of mesothelioma.  Projections say cases of the disease in the UK will peak around 2015, with approximately 2,500 annual deaths from mesothelioma occurring around that time.

With more than 3,000 pages of content, our site features information on asbestos, mesothelioma, and other cancers that are caused by asbestos exposure.  Unlike other sites, Asbestos.com has achieved HON code approval (Health On the Net (HON) Foundation is a not-for-profit foundation that works to preserve the accuracy and trustworthiness of Web-based medical information).  Our site has a full staff of writers dedicated to research and writing about asbestos exposure and the diseases that result from exposure to the toxic mineral.  In addition, our medical adviser and editor, Dr. Mauricio Salazar, M.D., who has worked in the field of cancer treatment for years, has personally reviewed, edited, and approved all medical information on our site.

Click here to view more information about Asbestos.com.

Beating Eating Disorders

beat is the leading UK charity for people with eating disorders and their families. beat is the working name of the Eating Disorders Association, and we continue to build on the strong foundations of the past 18 years of work.

Eating disorders are a serious mental illness affecting 1.1 million people in the UK. beat provides helplines for adults and young people, online support and a UK-wide network of self-help groups to help people beat their eating disorder.

beat's vision is simple: Eating Disorders will be Beaten.

Click here to view more information about Beating Eating Disorders.

British Nutrition Foundation

The British Nutrition Foundation is a registered charity.  It promotes the wellbeing of society through the impartial interpretation and effective dissemination of scientifically based knowledge and advice on the relationship between diet, physical activity and health.

Click here to view more information about British Nutrition Foundation.

ChildLine

ChildLine is the UK's free and confidential, 24-hour helpline for children in distress or danger.  Trained volunteer counsellors comfort, advise and protect children and young people who may feel they have nowhere else to turn.

Click here to view more information about ChildLine.

Children's Legal Centre

Child Law Advice Line ensuring access to accurate legal advice, for children, parents, carers and professionals.

Call 0808 802 0008
(Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm)

Click here to view more information about Children's Legal Centre.

Contact a Family

Contact a Family provides advice, information and support on any aspect of raising a disabled child.

Call 0808 808 3555
(Monday to Friday, 10am - 4pm, plus Monday evening 5:30pm - 7:30pm)

Click here to view more information about Contact a Family.

Cruse Bereavement Care

Cruse Bereavement Care exists to promote the well-being of bereaved people and to enable anyone bereaved by death to understand their grief and cope with their loss. Services are free to bereaved people. The charity provides support and offers information, advice, education and training services.

Click here to view more information about Cruse Bereavement Care.

Dads Space

Dads-space.com provides no-nonsense information, fun and advice for all dads.  Its offshoot, www.the121space.com, enables parents, grandparents and carers to stay in touch with the children in their lives, especially if they are separated due to relationship breakdown.

Click here to view more information about Dads Space.

DadTalk

A social networking website giving dads the chance to be frank about the highs, lows and downright funny moments of fatherhood.

Click here to view more information about DadTalk.

ERIC

About 1 in 12 young people in the UK struggle with bedwetting, daytime wetting, constipation and soiling (sometimes called incontinence or continence problems). At ERIC, we know how worrying and stressful these difficulties can be.

That’s why ERIC is dedicated to supporting children and young people, their families and health professionals. We provide information, confidential support, services and resources. Something can often be done to make a positive difference and ERIC is here to help!

Click here to view more information about ERIC.

Family & Parenting Institute

The Family and Parenting Institute is the leading centre of expertise on families and parenting in the UK. Our mission is to support families in bringing up children.

Our aim is the wellbeing of children and families and to achieve this, we carry out research and policy work to find out what matters to families and parents. We develop ideas to improve the services families use and to improve the environment in which children grow up.

Click here to view more information about Family & Parenting Institute.

Family Lives

Family Lives is a national charity providing help and support in all aspects of family life. We're here for you seven days a week through our free Parentline. Call 0808 800 2222, email us, live chat with a trained support worker or share your story on our forums. Whatever your family role or situation, we can help. 

Call 0808 800 2222
(Lines open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year)

Click here to view more information about Family Lives.

Family Rights Group

Advising parents and other family members whose children are involved with or need children's social care services.

Call 0808 801 0366
(Monday to Friday, 10am - 3:30pm)

Click here to view more information about Family Rights Group.

Food Standards Agency

The Food Standards Agency is an independent Government department set up by an Act of Parliament in 2000 to protect the public's health and consumer interests in relation to food.

Click here to view more information about Food Standards Agency.

FRANK (Drug Support)

Ring FRANK anytime and speak to a friendly adviser who's professionally trained to give you straight up, unbiased information about drugs.

Click here to view more information about FRANK (Drug Support).

Gingerbread Single Parent Helpline

Free, confidential helpline, providing expert advice and information for single parents.

Call 0808 802 0925
(Mondays to Fridays, 9am - 5pm, with extended opening on Wednesdays until 8pm)

Click here to view more information about Gingerbread Single Parent Helpline.

Got a Teenager?

Offering advice for parents with teenagers, this social media site recreates the "school gate" community that parents miss when their children go to secondary school.

Click here to view more information about Got a Teenager?.

Grandparents Association

The Grandparents' Association, the national charity which supports all grandparents and their families. We not only celebrate the joys of grandparenting, but our helpline and our expert advice is there to help you, whatever your problem.

Click here to view more information about Grandparents Association.

Home Dad

Home Dad is a UK support group for stay-at-home dads.

Click here to view more information about Home Dad.

Home Start

Helping Parents build better lives for their children.

Click here to view more information about Home Start.

Internet Watch Foundation

About the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF)

IWF was established in 1996 by the UK internet industry to provide the UK internet ‘Hotline’ for the public and IT professionals to report potentially illegal online content within our remit and to be the 'notice and take-down' body for this content. We work in partnership with the online industry, law enforcement, government, the education sector, charities, international partners and the public to minimise the availability of this content, specifically, child sexual abuse content hosted anywhere in the world and criminally obscene and incitement to racial hatred content hosted in the UK.

Click here to view more information about Internet Watch Foundation.

It's Not Your Fault

Practical info for children, young people and parents going through a family break-up.

Click here to view more information about It's Not Your Fault.

Kidscape

Click here to view more information about Kidscape.

Missing Persons Helpline

Missing People provides support for missing children, vulnerable adults and families left in limbo.  We offer families of the missing specialist advice and practical support as well as searching - securing publicity that could end years of heartache.

Click here to view more information about Missing Persons Helpline.

National Debtline

The helpline that provides free confidential and independent advice on how to deal with debt problems.

We offer debt advice for people living in different parts of the country.  This is because the law concerning debt varies depending on whether you live in England and Wales or Scotland.  You can be confident that the advice we offer is targeted to you.

Click here to view more information about National Debtline.

Netmums

Netmums is a social network offering support and information for mums (and dads).  Provides a chance to chat with other parents when you have questions or are facing a challenge.

Click here to view more information about Netmums.

NHS - Potty Training Tips

Click here to view more information about NHS - Potty Training Tips.

NHS Direct

NHS Direct is here to make a difference to the lives of people in England, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

We're here for you whenever you have health worries and we have the knowledge and experience to give you real help and reassurance.

Not just a telephone health line

We also offer commissioned services to other parts of the NHS to help them meet their patients’ needs.

These services include:

• out of hours support for GPs and dental services,
• telephone support for patients with long-term conditions,
• pre and post operative support for patients,
• 24 hour response to health scares, and
• remote clinics via telephone.

Click here to view more information about NHS Direct.

One Parent Families

Gingerbread is the leading national charity working to help the UK's 1.9 million lone parents and their children.  We believe in a fairer society for all families, in which people bringing up children on their own are recognised for their positive contributions and where they and their families can thrive and enjoy equal opportunities financially and socially.  Gingerbread has headquarters in London and a network of regional offices in Wales, Manchester, the North West and the South East.

Click here to view more information about One Parent Families.

One Space

One Space is an online community for single parents, providing peer-to-peer support and information.  Including online forums, interactive games, video clips, money advice and the latest news affecting single parents.

Click here to view more information about One Space.

ParentChannel.tv

 Website containing videos that support parenting issues, which have been created for syndication and for use by family-facing organisations.

Click here to view more information about ParentChannel.tv.

Parents Against Drug Abuse

An award winning national organisation that delivers support and services to the families of substance users across the country.

Click here to view more information about Parents Against Drug Abuse.

Refuge

Every woman and child experiencing domestic violence has different needs - there is no single package of services to meet those needs, no 'one size fits all'.  Instead Refuge offers a range of services which increases women's choices and gives them access to professional support whatever their situation.

Click here to view more information about Refuge.

RelateforParents

RelateforParents is a unique and innovative set of online media tools designed to cater for parents' needs by providing advice, support, guidance and techniques to enable them to understand and improve their family relationships, manage conflict and make change happen.

Click here to view more information about RelateforParents.

thecoupleconnection.net

Free, interactive self-help web based service providing information, resources and practical tools to help couples strengthen their relationship.

Click here to view more information about thecoupleconnection.net.

Women's Aid

Women's Aid is the key national charity working to end domestic violence against women and children.  We support a network of over 500 domestic and sexual violence services across the UK.

Click here to view more information about Women's Aid.

Working Families

Working Families helps children, working parents and carers and their employers find a better balance between responsibilities at home and work. By operating in the real world of pragmatic advice and practical solutions, we are making our vision a reality.

Click here to view more information about Working Families.

YoungMinds Parents Helpline

Free and confidential support for anyone worried about the emotional problems or behaviour of a child or young person.

Call 0808 802 5544
(Monday to Friday, 9:30am - 4pm)

Click here to view more information about YoungMinds Parents Helpline.