The following links all open into external websites. Please note
that NAVCA cannot be held responsible for the content of these
websites.
- Barnardo's
Barnardo's helps the most vulnerable children and young people
transform their lives and fulfil 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
- 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
- Connexions
UK Government's strategy to ensure every young person gets the best
start in life
- Department for Children,
Schools and Families
Information on Government policy and
practice
- Every
Child Matters
Government programme of change to improve outcomes for all children
and young people
- 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
- Home Start
Offer friendship, support and practical help to families with at
least one child under five years old
- 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.
- 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). VCS Engage website includes a
Discussion
Forum.
- Working
Families
Helps children, working parents and carers and their employers find
a better balance between responsibilities at home and work
- 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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