Useful Links: We have compiled a list of links which we hope will be useful for parents and guardians.

Bullying

• YoungMinds - the UK’s leading charity committed to improving the emotional wellbeing and mental health of children and young people.
• Family Lives - Advice section for parents on dealing with bullying

Health/Lifestyle

• The Alcohol Education Trust has a very specific role – to provide alcohol education in different ways, to students age 11 - 18 (via schools) and their parents. You can subscribe to their monthly newsletter.

Parent Support Groups

• All 4 Kids UK - Comprehensive directory of information on all areas of parenting
• Relate, the relationship people - A site to help parents experiencing difficulties access the support services they need
• Gingerbread - Expert advice, practical support and campaign for single parents
• Dad.info - Helping fathers to play a key role in the upbringing of their children
• Got a teenager?- from familylives.org.uk this site offers support to parents of teenagers
• Family Lives - A charity working for, and with, parents. The biggest independent provider of parenting support
• Respect - Working to promote effective interventions with those responsible for domestic violence
• One Plus One - Strengthens relationships by creating resources that help families and frontline workers tackle relationship issues early.
• Children's Legal Centre - Protecting children's rights in the UK and worldwide.
• Parental Rights and Responsibilities from gov.uk - advice on Parental Rights and responsibilities from the UK government.

Special Needs/Disabilities - general

• Family Rights Group. Specialist advice to families raising children involved with/needing social care services
• Contact a Family - Advice, information and support to the parents of all children with disabilities
• Independent Parental Special Education Advice - IPSEA is a national charity providing free legally based advice to families who have children with special educational needs. All our advice is given by trained volunteers.
• Kids - Working for disabled children, young people and their families
• Mencap - the voice of learning disability, support for parents of children with learning disabilities
• MIND - The national association for mental health
• The Council for Disabled Children - We are the umbrella body for the disabled children's sector bringing together professionals, practitioners and policy-makers.
• IASS Network - National information on services supporting children with disabilities

Special Needs/Disabilities - specific

• ADDIS - The National Attention Deficit Disorder Information and Support Service
• Afasic, voice for life - Overcoming speech impairments
• SHINE - Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus
• British Dyslexia Association
• I can - helps children with communication problems
• Down's Syndrome Association - Providing information and support on all aspects of living with Down's syndrome to all who need it
• Down’s Syndrome Research Foundation - objective to improve the outcome for all people born with Trisonomy 21 which is the cause of Down's Syndrome.
• Epilepsy Action - Help and information for Epilepsy sufferers
• National Autistic Society
• National Deaf Children’s Society
• OCD-UK - supports children and adults affected by Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
• Royal National Institute for the blind
• Action on Hearing Loss - formerly the Royal National Institute for the deaf
• MyChild - Cerebral Palsy online
• SENSE - Supports and campaigns for children who are deaf blind
• British Stammering Association - Information and advice on stammering