Useful Links Directory

Cardiff Child PrOtection Systematic REviews – CORE INFO

A collaboration between the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children and the Early Years research section of the Cochrane Institute of Primary Care and Public Health, Department of Child Health, School of Medicine, Cardiff University A series of systematic literature reviews of physical abuse and neglect in children

Cardiff Council

Social Care Services

Cardiff University

Postgraduate

Care & Health Law

Welcome to Care and Health Law, the website which provides up-to-date news and information on law, policy and practice developments relating to social and health care provision in the UK.

Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW)

Our role is to make assessments and professional judgments about social care, early years and social services, thereby encouraging improvements by service providers.

Care Council for Wales

The Care Council for Wales is the social care workforce regulator in Wales and we're responsible for promoting and securing high standards across the social services and social care workforce.

Care Leavers Association

The CLA works with all care leavers over the age of 16. We are guided by the views of our membership and thus have a wide range of areas of interest and activity. However, our work can be grouped into five main areas: User Led Support - A Network Project, group support, social networking site and virtual mechanisms to help people connect. Projects - Areas of work with specific outcomes – young people, access to records, speaking out media. Training and Assessment - We work with a wide range of organisations to improve service delivery to care leavers through training and quality assessment. Advice, information and signposting - Focus on informing care leavers about their rights through signposting to additional support services and developing our guides and fact sheets while providing some individual casework. Research, Policy and Campaigns - We conduct, collate and promote research about care leavers and produce policy guides to raise awareness of care leaver issues. We campaign on issues to change the care system and improve the quality of life of adult care leavers.

Care Quality Commission

We regulate care provided by the NHS, local authorities, private companies and voluntary organisations. We aim to make sure better care is provided for everyone - in hospitals, care homes and people's own homes. We also seek to protect the interests of people whose rights are restricted under the Mental Health Act

Carers Scotland

Carers Scotland is a charity set up to support people who care for an elderly relative, a sick friend or a disabled family member. We are part of Carers UK. Carers Scotland supports carers and provides information and advice about caring influences policy through our research based on carers’ real life experiences campaigns to make life better for carers Most of us will look after an elderly relative, sick partner or a disabled family member. Caring is part of life but without the right support the personal costs of caring can be high. When caring affects you and your family Carers Scotland is here to provide the support and advice you need.

Carers Trust Professionals Website

Welcome to Carers Trust Professionals website, which we have built specifically so that anyone working professionally with carers has access to the best information available on the internet. Our aim is to provide you with access to knowledge sourced from our nationwide network of carers centres and schemes that will help you provide the best quality of support to the carers that you work with.

Carers UK

Carers UK is a charity set up to help the millions of people who care for family or friends.

Careskillsbase

Care Skillsbase is a website offering free, practical resources to help social care employers in England to address communication and number skills issues in the care workforce.

Caring Careers England

Our web site will help you make well informed decisions about pursuing a career in care and should provide all the information and contacts you will need.

Caring Careers Northern Ireland

Our web site will help you make well informed decisions about pursuing a career in care and should provide all the information and contacts you will need.

Caring Careers Scotland

Our web site will help you make well informed decisions about pursuing a career in care and should provide all the information and contacts you will need.

Caring Careers Wales

Our web site will help you make well informed decisions about pursuing a career in care and should provide all the information and contacts you will need.

Caring for Someone

Carmarthenshire County Council

Health and Social Care

Catch 22

Catch22 is a local charity with a national reach. We work with young people and others who find themselves in seemingly impossible situations.

CCPAS (The Churches’ Child Protection Advisory Service)

We exist to safeguard both children and vulnerable adults throughout the UK. We also work to help those throughout the UK who are, or have been, affected by child abuse and similar issues. CCPAS is consulted and used by places of worship and groups across the church spectrum. We also assist other faith groups and a wide variety of statutory agencies and non-faith organisations keen to benefit from our resources and expertise. We therefore regularly give advice to government, Safeguarding Boards, Children's Social Care, Adult Social Services, the Police, the Probation Service, Health, voluntary bodies and other agencies across the UK.