Where Can I Go to Get More Help and Support?

Useful links to information for children & young people:

This page contains a number of links for you to use to get more information and support about issues that might be affecting you or someone you know. Even though we have only included web-sites that we feel are safe and provide the right information, when you access them they may provide you with access to 'chat rooms'.

If you are going to use chat rooms please remember that you still need to keep yourself safe as not everyone is who they say they are. Please remember that to stay safe you must...

Never give your contact details (address or telephone number) to anybody on the web
Never arrange to meet somebody you have met via the web
Don't send pictures of yourself to anybody

Just be careful what you say and if you are worried about what anybody is saying or asking on the web tell your parent, carer, teacher, youth worker or a police officer.

Anorexia & Bulimia

Bereavement

Bullying

CAFCASS(Children & Family Court Advisory Support Service)

Visit the CAFCASS web site

Chat-rooms

www.chatdanger.com

Childline

www.childline.org.uk

You can talk to ChildLine about anything - no problem is too big or too small.

If you are feeling scared or out of control or just want to talk to someone you can call them. Some of the things that people phone them about are when they feeling lonely or unloved, worries about their future, problems about school, bullying, drugs, pregnancy, HIV and AIDS, physical and sexual abuse, running away and concerns about parents, brothers, sisters and friends, and crimes against them.

Whatever your worry, large or small, Childline are there to offer you advice and support. Call ChildLine on 0800 1111. (Free & confidential 24 hour help-line)

Child-net International

www.childnet-int.org

Connexions

www.cxstaffs.co.uk

Drugs

Visit the NHS web site

www.talktofrank.com or tel:

0800 77 66 00

Domestic violence-The Hide Out

www.thehideout.org.uk

Forced Marriages

www.fco.gov.uk/forcedmarriage

Help & Adviceline

www.kidsgethelp.org.uk/

Internet Safety

CEOP- Child Exploitation & Online Protection Centre

www.kidsmart.org.uk/

www.ceop.gov.uk

www.thinkuknow.co.uk/

Mental Health

www.youngminds.org.uk

NHS Direct

www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/

NSPCC

Visit the NSPCC web site

NSPCC advisors are trained child protection officers, are available to offer expert advice.

Child Protection Helpline:

Tel: 0808 800 5000

Samaritans

www.samaritans.org.uk

Tel: 08457 909090

Sex, Relationships & Contraception Advice & Helpline

www.ruthinking.co.uk

Smoking

www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/26740537/

Worried? Need to talk?

Visit the NSPCC web site

Young Carers

www.youngcarers.net/

www.childrenssociety.org.uk/youngcarers

Has this information been helpful to you?

Your thoughts and views are really important to us so if you feel that we can improve this website or if you have any information that may benefit other children and young people, please contact us on: sscb.newsletter@staffordshire.gov.uk

Last Modified: 18/06/2009 11:34:00
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