Useful Links Directory
Links to useful websites and resources
The Youth Justice Board for England and Wales (YJB)
The Youth Justice Board for England and Wales (YJB) is an executive non-departmental public body. Its board members are appointed by the Secretary of State for Justice. The YJB: oversees the youth justice system in England and Wales works to prevent offending and reoffending by children and young people under the age of 18 ensures that custody for them is safe, secure, and addresses the causes of their offending behaviour.
Think Local Act Personal
The Think Local, Act Personal Partnership is comprised of over 30 national and umbrella organisations representing the broad interest in personalisation and community-based support.
This is Abuse
The word "rape" is often associated with a violent assault by a stranger, but the fact is that in most cases the attacker is someone who the victim knows and may even trust such as a friend, partner or someone from school/college/work. Anyone who has been pressured to have sex without giving their consent has been raped
Thurrock Council Adult Social Care
Our social care services are designed to give you more freedom in the way you live. We want to help you make your own choices and control your own care.
Thurrock Council Childrens Services
We aim to work together with families who need help and support to promote the welfare and safety of their children. To do this we work closely with other services such as Health, Education, Housing, Police, Probation, as well as Voluntary organisations.
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
Health and Social Care
UCL Institute of Health Equity
The Institute was launched in November 2011, to build on previous work to tackle inequalities in health led by Professor Sir Michael Marmot and his team, including the ‘Commission on Social Determinants of Health’ and ‘Fair Society Healthy Lives’ (The Marmot Review). Current work includes a review of Social Determinants of Health and the Health Divide for the WHO European Region. The Institute is supported by the Department of Health, University College London and the British Medical Association. It will seek to increase health equity through action on the social determinants of health.
UK Border Agency
The agency protects the UK border, and is one of the largest law enforcement agencies in the UK.
UK Council for Child Internet Safety (UKCCIS)
UKCCIS is a voluntary organisation chaired by Ministers from the Department for Education and the Home Office. UKCCIS brings together over 180 organisations and individuals from government, industry, law enforcement, academia, charities and parenting groups. Some of the organisations UKCCIS works with include: Cisco, Apple, Sony, Research in Motion, the four largest internet service providers, Facebook and Microsoft. Find out more about UKCCIS achievements and the most recent board notes.
UK DonorLink
UK DonorLink is a voluntary contact register set up to enable people conceived through donated sperm, and/or eggs, their donors and half-siblings to exchange information and where desired to contact each other. The register is specifically for anyone over the age of 18 who was conceived using donated sperm or eggs, or who donated, in the UK, before the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act came into force in August 1991. The register is available throughout the UK.
UK Drug Policy Commission
The UK Drug Policy Commission (UKDPC) is an independent body providing objective analysis of UK drug policy. We aim to improve political, media and public understanding of drug policy issues and the options for achieving an evidence-led, rational and effective response to the problems caused by illegal drugs.
UK National Statistics Health & Social Care Statistics Hub
This theme brings together information about public health, health services provided by the National Health Service (NHS) and social care
Understanding Self Harm
This booklet is for anyone who self-harms, their friends and family. It should give readers a greater understanding and knowledge of the condition and of what they can do to help overcome it.
Understanding Society: The UK Household Longitudinal Survey
Understanding Society is a unique and valuable academic study that captures important information every year about the social and economic circumstances and attitudes of people living in 40,000 UK households. It also collects additional health information from around 20,000 of the people who take part. Information from the longitudinal survey is primarily used by academics, researchers and policy makers in their work, but the findings are of interest to a much wider group of people including those working in the third sector, health practitioners, business, the media and the general public.
UNICEF
UNICEF works in the UK to champion children’s rights, win support and raise money for our work with children everywhere. For over 60 years UNICEF has been the world’s leading organisation for children, working to help them survive and thrive from early childhood through adolescence.
United Kingdom Disabled People's Council
We are working with over 300 disabled people’s organisations, and are running consultation and capacity building events all over the country. These events aim to strengthen the role of disabled people’s organisations, as it is only through them that we can achieve true equality.
United Kingdom Homecare Association
United Kingdom Homecare Association (UKHCA) is the national professional association and representative association for organisations who provide care, including nursing care, to people in their own homes.
United Response
United Response is a national charity that supports people with learning disabilities, mental health needs and physical disabilities to take control of their lives. We do this in many different ways – from supporting people to live as independently as possible in their own homes to helping them access their community, get training and seek work opportunities. We also campaign with, and on behalf of, the people we support on the issues that affect their lives. We believe that people with disabilities are equal participants in society and should have the same rights and opportunities as everyone else.
University Campus Suffolk
Undergraduate
