Useful Links Directory
Links to useful websites and resources
The National Autistic Society
We are the leading UK charity for people with autism (including Asperger syndrome) and their families. We provide information, support and pioneering services, and campaign for a better world for people with autism.
The National Council for Palliative Care (NCPC)
The National Council for Palliative Care (NCPC) is the umbrella charity for all those involved in palliative, end of life and hospice care in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. We believe that everyone approaching the end of life has the right to the highest quality care and support, wherever they live, and whatever their condition. We work with government, health and social care staff and people with personal experience to improve end of life care for all.
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)
Providing guidance to ensure quality and value for money NICE guidance supports healthcare professionals and others to make sure that the care they provide is of the best possible quality and offers the best value for money. We provide independent, authoritative and evidence-based guidance on the most effective ways to prevent, diagnose and treat disease and ill health, reducing inequalities and variation Our guidance is for the NHS, local authorities, charities, and anyone with a responsibility for commissioning or providing healthcare, public health or social care services. We also support these groups in putting our guidance into practice.
The National Working Group for Sexually Exploited Children
he National Working Group for Sexually Exploited Children and Young People (NWG) has developed as a support group for individuals and service providers working with children and young people who are at risk of or who experience sexual exploitation (CSE). Our membership covers voluntary and statutory services and includes representation from health, police, education, youth work, social care, the voluntary sector and central government. Our principal objective is to offer support and advice to those working with children and young people under eighteen who are affected by sexual exploitation.
The Network of Public Health Observatories
Public Health Observatories (PHOs) produce information, data and intelligence on people's health and health care for practitioners, commissioners, policy makers and the wider community. Our expertise lies in turning information and data into meaningful health intelligence. This website brings together the national work and products developed by the network of nine PHOs in England (formerly the Association of Public Health Observatories - APHO)
The Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
The Overseas Development Institute (ODI) is the UK's leading independent think tank on international development and humanitarian issues. Our mission and values Our mission is to inspire and inform policy and practice which lead to the reduction of poverty, the alleviation of suffering and the achievement of sustainable livelihoods in developing countries. We do this by locking together high quality applied research, practical policy advice, and policy-focused dissemination and debate. We work with partners in the public and private sectors, in both developing and developed countries.
The Peace Alliance
The Peace Alliance is a National Charity working in partnership with local communities and statutory organisations on innovative crime reduction and community cohesion initiatives. Our overarching mission is – to advance the protection and preservation of life through the reduction of crime and the promotion for the public benefit of community safety and crime prevention. What makes us special is – our in-depth knowledge and understanding of issues around underachieving youth having worked extensively with young people who are not in education, employment or training (NEET), offenders and ex-offenders, youth offending teams, schools, colleges and the Police.
The Prince's Trust
Around one in five young people in the UK are not in work, education or training. Youth unemployment costs the UK economy £10 million a day in lost productivity, while youth crime costs £1 billion every year. We address this by giving practical and financial support to the young people who need it most. We help develop key skills, confidence and motivation, enabling young people to move into work, education or training.
The Prison Reform Trust (PRT)
The Prison Reform Trust (PRT) is an independent UK charity working to create a just, humane and effective penal system. We do this by inquiring into the workings of the system; informing prisoners, staff and the wider public; and by influencing Parliament, government and officials towards reform. The Prison Reform Trust's main objectives are: reducing unnecessary imprisonment and promoting community solutions to crime improving treatment and conditions for prisoners and their families promoting equality and human rights in the justice system.
The Rees Centre
The aim of the Rees Centre is to contribute to the improvement of the outcomes and life chances of looked-after children and young people. The research of the Rees Centre has a particular focus on carers and the wide range of organisations that provide for looked-after children. It also focuses on building a sense of attachment, security and belonging for young people, and achieving improved educational outcomes, health and well-being.
The RSA
The RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce): an enlightenment organisation committed to finding innovative practical solutions to today’s social challenges. Through its ideas, research and 27,000-strong Fellowship it seeks to understand and enhance human capability so we can close the gap between today’s reality and people’s hopes for a better world.
The Safe Network
The Safe Network provides safeguarding information related to activities outside the home – from after school art clubs to weekend reading groups. So if you’re wondering whether your child or group is safe, read on.
The Schizophrenia Commission
It’s 100 years since the Swiss Psychiatrist, Bleuler coined the term schizophrenia. Affecting 1% of the population, it ranks among the top 10 causes of global disability, yet remains misunderstood and surrounded by stigma. Prognosis depends on the individual and their environment, but also available treatment. This presents an opportunity to intervene. In November 2011 Rethink Mental Illness launched our independent commission, chaired by Professor Sir Robin Murray. With expertise spanning health and social care, research, and lived experience of mental illness, we reviewed the capacity to support people with schizophrenia and psychosis in England. Recommendations arising from our inquiry call for a radical overhaul of the current system of care.
The T2A Alliance
Publication and reports banner 01234 The T2A Alliance evidences and promotes effective approaches for young people in the transition to adulthood (16-25 year olds) throughout the criminal justice process. T2A is a coalition of 12 of the leading criminal justice, health and youth organisations, convened by the Barrow Cadbury Trust.
The United Kingdom Human Trafficking Centre
The United Kingdom Human Trafficking Centre [UKHTC] is a multi-agency centre that provides a central point for the development of expertise and cooperation in relation to the trafficking of human beings [THB], working together with other stakeholders from the governmental, non-governmental and inter governmental sectors in the UK and abroad. It plays a key role in co-ordinating work across these various stakeholders and, with its partners, delivers a diverse set of programmes, including targeted campaigns to prevent and reduce THB. Raising the awareness of THB is the primary message and the Centre does this by addressing the four key audiences; victims; the public; law enforcement and other professionals. The Centre has responsibility for a number of important actions which are set out in the UK Action Plan on Tackling Human Trafficking. The Centre conducts research, develops improved training packages, promulgates best practice and develops an improved knowledge and understanding of the way criminal enterprises that are associated with human trafficking operate. The Centre promotes the development of a victim centred human rights approach to THB and by working with Non-Governmental Organisations and other partners it aims to improve the standard of care offered to victims. The Centre recognises that it is imperative that all victims of THB are identified and the provision of victim identification guidance to all sectors is an ongoing priority. A necessity is to reduce the harm caused by THB and to develop solutions to combat THB. The centre aims to prevent human trafficking by working with all partners to build a knowledge and understanding of THB and the harm it causes and to use this knowledge and understanding to inform the UK response.
The United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
The United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) is an autonomous research institute within the UN system that undertakes multidisciplinary research and policy analysis on the social dimensions of contemporary development issues. Through our work we aim to ensure that social equity, inclusion and justice are central to development thinking, policy and practice
The University of Edinburgh/NSPCC Child Protection Research Centre
The University of Edinburgh/NSPCC Child Protection Research Centre was set up in 2007. Our research is designed to generate a more integrated and deeper understanding of child protection in the UK and internationally, in order to strengthen policy and practice. Vision and Mission Through our research we contribute information and insights to ensure child protection systems are able to respond effectively to children in need of protection wherever they live. Ultimately we want all children in the UK to be safe from all forms of abuse and neglect.
The Welsh Institute for Health and Social care (WIHSC)
The Welsh Institute for Health and Social care (WIHSC) is an academic department in the University’s Faculty of Health, Sport and Science. Its 12 staff carry out a wide range of research, consultancy and educational work in health and social care policy and practice, across the UK and internationally. Most combine an academic background with managerial, policy and professional backgrounds. We are particularly interested in organisational and cross-sectoral issues, in public and service user engagement, and in policy/practice and managerial/professional interfaces. Much of what we do has a practical outcome – applying knowledge to real world problems. Our core role, therefore, is to connect the worlds of research, policy and practice, to mutual benefit. This involves primary and secondary research, in consultancy, and in working in partnership with others to find answers together.
The Work Foundation
Through its rigorous research programmes targeting organisations, cities, regions and economies, The Work Foundation is a leading provider of research-based analysis, knowledge exchange and policy advice in the UK and beyond. The Work Foundation is part of Lancaster University – an alliance that enables both organisations to further enhance their impact.
The World Bank
The World Bank is a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. We are not a bank in the ordinary sense but a unique partnership to reduce poverty and support development. We comprise two institutions managed by 188 member countries: the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA). The IBRD aims to reduce poverty in middle-income and creditworthy poorer countries, while IDA focuses exclusively on the world’s poorest countries. These institutions are part of a larger body known as the World Bank Group.
