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Adult Social Care

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Cafcass

Cafcass looks after the interests of children involved in family proceedings. We work with children and their families, and then advise the courts on what we consider to be in the best interests of individual children.

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Equality Act Guidance

Here you will find guidance and good practice to help you understand and use the new Equality Act law.

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The Learning Exchange

The Learning Exchange is the world's first web-based, digital library of learning objects for social work and social care. It includes a wide range of learning resources and a powerful search engine to aid the discovery of high quality content. Whether used for individual study and reflection or deployed in the context of a training programme, the resources of the Learning Exchange will assist you to meet your PRTL requirements

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Workforce Solutions

The Scottish Social Services Council has developed a range of resources to assist employers to meet these challenges. Some are focussed on supporting the individual employee to plan and progress their own learning and development, others are intended for employers to support them in developing the workforce they need now, or may need in the future. This site is designed to give you access to these tools.

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Addaction

Our aim is to help transform the lives of people affected by drug and alcohol problems. We do this by offering a wide range of services in England and Scotland.

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FEANTSA

FEANTSA, the European Federation of National Organisations Working with the Homeless is an umbrella of not-for-profit organisations which participate in or contribute to the fight against homelessness in Europe. It is the only major European network that focuses exclusively on homelessness at European level.

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Barnsley Council Children, Families & Education

Children's social care

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Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol and Drugs

Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol & Drugs exists to support those affected by the substance misuse of a loved one, because families need to recover too. We facilitate a Scotland-wide network of family support groups and run a helpline service.

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Action on Addiction

Action on Addiction brings help, hope and freedom to those living with addiction and those living with people who suffer problems of addiction. We are the UK's only charity working across the addiction field in treatment, professional education to honours degree level, support for families and children, research, and campaigns. Our team of experts offers life-saving treatment to individuals and support to families affected by addiction.

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Social Determinants of Health

The social determinants of health are the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age, including the health system. These circumstances are shaped by the distribution of money, power and resources at global, national and local levels. The social determinants of health are mostly responsible for health inequities - the unfair and avoidable differences in health status seen within and between countries.

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Everybody's Business

Everybody's Business is a youth-led website that raises awareness about female genital mutilation (FGM); provides regular comment about UK and global actions to end the practice and most importantly provides space for young people to add their voice to the FGM campaign.

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Rene Cassin

Our Vision is of a world where everyone fully enjoys all their human rights as enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and members of the Jewish community are actively engaged in promoting and protecting these rights. Our Mission is to promote and protect the universal rights of all people, drawing on Jewish experiences and values. We achieve this by campaigning for change in defined human rights areas through a combination of advocacy, policy analysis, public campaigning and education and building the capacity of activists and lawyers to promote and protect human rights.

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Convention on the Rights of the Child

UNICEF's mission is to advocate for the protection of children's rights, to help meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential. UNICEF is guided in doing this by the provisions and principles of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

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Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women

The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), adopted in 1979 by the UN General Assembly, is often described as an international bill of rights for women. Consisting of a preamble and 30 articles, it defines what constitutes discrimination against women and sets up an agenda for national action to end such discrimination.

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Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

The Convention follows decades of work by the United Nations to change attitudes and approaches to persons with disabilities. It takes to a new height the movement from viewing persons with disabilities as "objects" of charity, medical treatment and social protection towards viewing persons with disabilities as "subjects" with rights, who are capable of claiming those rights and making decisions for their lives based on their free and informed consent as well as being active members of society.

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The Council for Disabled Children

CDC aims to make a difference to the lives of disabled children and children with special educational needs. We do this by influencing Government policy, working with local agencies to translate policy into practice and producing guidance on issues affecting the lives of disabled children.

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One plus One

About us What we do Who we are How you can help Vacancies Relationship breakdown costs the state £42 billion per year Find out more OnePlusOne is a UK charity that creates resources that strengthen relationships. We help couples and parents through a range of web-services. Our online learning equips frontline workers with the skills to offer timely relationship support in a face to face setting. Based on the latest research evidence, our work promotes early action in relationship support.

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Lucy Faithfull Foundation

The Lucy Faithfull Foundation (LFF) is the only UK-wide child protection charity dedicated solely to reducing the risk of children being sexually abused. We work with entire families that have been affected by abuse including: adult male and female sexual abusers; young people with inappropriate sexual behaviours; victims of abuse and other family members. Drawing on our expert knowledge about child sexual abuse we offer a broad range of services for professionals and members of the public.

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Working Together to Safeguard Children

This is an interactive, web-based version of Working Together to Safeguard Children (issued March 2010), created by tri.x. It is an exact copy of the original, published by the DCSF (now The Department of Education) ‘‘ with many interactive features.

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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.

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The Childhood Wellbeing Research Centre

The Childhood Wellbeing Research Centre is an independent research centre with funding from the Department for Education to provide high quality research, analysis and expert advice on the issues that promote or inhibit childhood wellbeing. The centre is a partnership between the Thomas Coram Research Unit (TCRU) and other centres at the Institute of Education, the Centre for Child and Family Research (CCFR) at Loughborough University and the Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU) at the University of Kent.

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Norah Fry Research Centre, University of Bristol

Norah Fry Research Centre was established in 1988, and 2009 marked a celebration of 21 years of continuous research activity. Its principal interests are in the area of social and policy-related research. The Centre aims to make a positive difference to the lives of disabled children, young people and adults ‘‘ with a particular emphasis on issues for people with learning disabilities and their families.

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New Policy Institute NPI

The New Policy Institute is an independent progressive think tank, founded in 1996.

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Missing Kids UK

Missing Kids UK is a website run by the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre, the UK's national law enforcement agency for protecting children.

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Agency Workers Regulations - APSCo Candidate Information

Information designed by APSCo to provide a clear and plain spoken summary of the information you need to understand your rights, help you decide if you are within the scope of the Regulations and understand when those rights will apply.

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Action on Hearing Loss

We're experts in providing support for people with hearing loss and tinnitus. We provide day-to-day care for people who are deaf and have additional needs. We supply communication services and training. We offer practical advice to help people protect their hearing. We campaign to change public policy around hearing loss issues. We support research into an eventual cure for hearing loss and tinnitus.

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Employers for Carers

Employers for Carers is a service for employers to help you retain the 1 in 7 employees in your workforce caring for a family member. We promote the business benefits of supporting carers and provide advice and support on carer friendly policy and practice. Employers for Carers can help your business remain competitive with a healthy and productive workforce.

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Clinks

Clinks supports, represents and campaigns for the voluntary sector working with offenders. Clinks aims to ensure the sector and all those with whom they work, are informed and engaged in order to transform the lives of offenders and their communities.

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NHS Digital

We are the trusted national provider of high-quality information, data and IT systems for health and social care.

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Bury Metropolitan Borough Council Adult Social Care and Support

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CSE and Policing Knowledge Hub

This website is targeted at and designed specifically for Police colleagues. Here you will find a range of materials that can help support your work in tackling CSE. We will be regularly posting briefings that synthesise the most up-to-date knowledge in this area. We will also be posting guides for using and understanding academic research, and guides for applying research approaches in your own contexts. Other useful websites, documents and tools are included, as are news and upcoming events.

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Mencap

Mencap works exclusively with and for people with a learning disability, their families and carers.

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Rethink Mental Illness

Rethink Mental Illness is a national charity for everyone affected by mental illness, their families, carers and friends. We challenge attitudes, we change the law, we change lives. We have groups, services and members across England. What we offer is a little bit different.

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Disability Rights UK

Disability Rights UK's vision is of a society where everyone with lived experience of disability or health conditions can participate equally as full citizens. By joining us and being part of Disability Rights UK you will be helping realise this vision. Membership is open to organisations and individuals

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National Voices

National Voices is the coalition of health and social care charities. We work together to strengthen the voice of patients, service users, carers, their families and the voluntary organisations that work for them.

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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.

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Contact a Family

One in 20 children are born with a disability in the UK. Contact a Family is the only national charity that exists to support the families of disabled children whatever their condition or disability. With over 30 years of experience, our vision is that families with disabled children are empowered to live the lives they want and achieve their full potential, for themselves, for the communities they live in, and for society.

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The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)

The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) is an advisory body of the European Union. It was established in 2007 by a legal act of the European Union and is based in Vienna, Austria. The FRA helps to ensure that fundamental rights of people living in the EU are protected. It does this by collecting evidence about the situation of fundamental rights across the European Union and providing advice, based on evidence, about how to improve the situation. The FRA also informs people about their fundamental rights.

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European Association of Schools of Social Work

EASSW brings together over 300 different schools, universities and tertiary education institutions supporting social work education. EASSW: promotes the development of social work education throughout Europe develops standards to enhance quality of social work education encourages international exchange provides forums for sharing social work research and scholarship.

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The T2A Alliance

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.

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The Barrow Cadbury Trust

The Barrow Cadbury Trust is an independent, charitable foundation, committed to supporting vulnerable and marginalised people in society. The Trust provides grants to grassroots voluntary and community groups working in deprived communities in the UK, with a focus on Birmingham and the Black Country. It also works with researchers, think tanks and government, often in partnership with other grant-makers, seeking to overcome the structural barriers to a more just and equal society.

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The Home Office

We're the lead government department for policies on immigration, passports, counter-terrorism, policing, equality, drugs and crime.

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Parents against Child Sexual Exploitation (Pace) UK (formerly CROP)

Pace works alongside parents and carers of children who are ‘‘ or are at risk of being ‘‘ sexually exploited by perpetrators external to the family. We offer guidance and training to professionals on how child sexual exploitation affects the whole family.

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IRISS

The Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services (IRISS) is a charitable company with a mission to: …promote positive outcomes for the people who use Scotland's social services by enhancing the capacity and capability of the social services workforce to access and make use of knowledge and research for service innovation and improvement.

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National End of Life Care Intelligence Network

The National End of Life Care Intelligence Network (NEoLCIN) aims to improve the collection and analysis of information related to the quality, volume and costs of care provided by the NHS, social services and the third sector, to adults approaching the end of life. This intelligence will help drive improvements in the quality and productivity of services. The Network is part of the National End of Life Care Programme.

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Dementia UK

The mission of Dementia UK is to improve quality of life for all people affected by dementia.

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Cruse Bereavement Care

Cruse is committed to breaking the stigma around grief and ensuring that everyone, no matter how old or young, can access the highest quality support following a bereavement. Not only does Cruse provide a telephone helpline and the useful information you will find on this website, but our trained volunteers provide face-to-face support and practical advice in branches across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

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The Journal of Social Work

The Journal of Social Work is a forum for the publication, dissemination and debate of key ideas and research in social work. The journal aims to advance theoretical understanding, shape policy, and inform practice, and welcomes submissions from all areas of social work.

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The British Journal of Social Work

Published for the British Association of Social Workers, this is the leading academic social work journal in the UK. It covers every aspect of social work, with papers reporting research, discussing practice, and examining principles and theories. It is read by social work educators, researchers, practitioners and managers who wish to keep up to date with theoretical and empirical developments in the field.

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Central Bedfordshire Council Children and Young People

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Macmillan Cancer Support

One in three of us will get cancer and it's the toughest thing most of us will ever face. If you've been diagnosed with cancer, or a loved one has, you'll want a team of people in your corner supporting you every step of the way. We provide practical, medical and financial support and push for better cancer care. We are Macmillan Cancer Support.

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Marie Curie Cancer Care

Marie Curie Cancer Care is a UK charity dedicated to the care of people with terminal cancer and other illnesses

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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.

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Palliative Care of People with Learning Disabilities (NNPCPLD)

The PCPLD Network is a voluntary organisation. In 1998, a small group of learning disability and palliative care professionals came together, concerned by their experience that people with learning disabilities who were facing a life-limiting illness did not seem to access the same services or receive the same quality of service as the rest of the population. Together, they established the National Network for Palliative Care of People with Learning Disabilities (NNPCPLD), which later changed its name to the PCPLD Network.

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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.

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Restored

Restored is an international Christian Alliance working to transform relationships and end violence against women. We aim to answer two questions of 'where is the Church?' and 'where are the men in the church?' when it comes to ending violence against women. We work with and through the church at international, national, regional and local level providing training and resources to equip churches and it's members to respond effectively and appropriately to violence against women.

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The BEARR Trust

BEARR has continued to concentrate on health and social welfare issues, with particular emphasis on care of vulnerable groups and reform of the way the state deals with or looks after them. It is based in the UK and managed by a number of trustees with long experience and extensive knowledge of the countries of the region. BEARR has many partners among small and medium-sized voluntary and charitable organisations in the countries of the region.

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CRIN ‘‘ Child Rights Information Network

CRIN is a global children's rights network. We press for rights - not charity - and a systemic shift in how governments and societies view children. We link to 2,251 organisations and have 26,257 resources on our site.

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CFAB ‘‘ Children and Families Across Borders

Children and Families Across Borders (CFAB) is a unique UK-based charity which identifies and protects children who have been separated from family members as a consequence of trafficking, abduction, migration, divorce, conflict and asylum, as well as other vulnerable individuals in often desperate circumstances.

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