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Eurochild

Eurochild is a network of organisations and individuals working in and across Europe to improve the quality of life of children and young people.

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Multi-Cultural Family Base

Multi-Cultural Family Base aims to enhance the lives of vulnerable and disadvantaged children, young people and their families directly and through the education and training of students in caring professions.

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UK Border Agency

The agency protects the UK border, and is one of the largest law enforcement agencies in the UK.

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European platform against poverty and social exclusion

With more than 80 million people in the EU at risk of poverty ‘‘ including 20 million children and 8% of the working population ‘‘ the European Platform against poverty and social exclusion sets out actions to reach the EU target of reducing poverty and social exclusion by at least 20 million by 2020. Launched in 2010, the platform is part of the Europe 2020 strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth.

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Munro Review of Child Protection

On 10 June 2010, ministers announced the launch of a review of child protection, headed by Professor Eileen Munro. The Secretary of State for Education asked Professor Munro to conduct a review of the system, with a focus on strengthening the social work profession, to put them into a better position to make well-informed judgements based on up-to-date evidence in the best interests of children and free from unnecessary bureaucracy and regulation.

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Foundation Years

An indispensible site to support you as a professional working with children and families in the foundation years. It is a one stop shop for resources, information and the latest news on the foundation years. Developed collaboratively by you, the sector - for the sector. It brings together information from many sources that will help you to support children to develop and flourish

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Personality Disorder

Personality disorders are increasingly recognised as major mental health issues: but they are as much society's problem, as the individuals who suffer the symptoms. Use this site to find out more about the different personality disorders, including borderline, antisocial and dangerous and severe, and what the diagnosis means. Also keep up with the latest news about what is happening in the world of PD and how you can get involved.

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Social Care Workforce Research Unit

The Social Care Workforce Research Unit (SCWRU) is a multi-disciplinary national centre for original research into issues relating to the social care workforce. The Unit exists to develop research knowledge and to disseminate the findings to policymakers, service providers, employers and social care service user and carer groups.

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start4life

Whether you're pregnant or a new parent, you'll know it can be an overwhelming time with lots of information to take in. Start4Life has loads of tips and advice for a healthy pregnancy, and for feeding and getting your new baby active.

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Family Action

Family Action has been a leading provider of services to disadvantaged and socially isolated families since its foundation in 1869. We work with over 45,000 children and families a year by providing practical, emotional and financial support through over 100 services based in communities across England. A further 150,000 people benefit from our educational grants and information service. We tackle some of the most complex and difficult issues facing families today ‘‘ including domestic abuse, mental health problems, learning disabilities and severe financial hardship.

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Child and maternal health data and intelligence: a guide for health professionals

Explains how healthcare professionals can use child and maternal health data and intelligence to help make decisions about the planning and provision of services

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AFRUCA - Africans Unite Against Child Abuse (UK)

AFRUCA - Africans Unite Against Child Abuse (UK) is an organisation concerned about cruelty against the African child. With our Head Office in London and a Centre for African Children and Families in Manchester, we are the premier charity promoting the welfare of African children in the UK. We also work in partnership with other organisations in Africa and across Europe.

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SafeLives

Domestic abuse is unacceptable. It's a denial of human rights. But we can end domestic abuse, and build a society where every family is safe. Since 2005, SafeLives has worked to stop domestic abuse, and make more victims safe. We set out to find common-sense, cost-effective answers that the whole country could use. And that's what sets us apart

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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.

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Pause

Every local authority has a group of women who have numerous short interval pregnancies that result in the removal of their children into care. This phenomenon is acknowledged but remains currently un-challenged on a wide scale. Pause aims to break this cycle by intervening at a point when the women have no children in their care, creating a space in which women are supported to reflect and develop new skills and responses.

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The Ministry of Justice

Our work spans criminal, civil and family justice, democracy and rights. The Ministry of Justice works to protect the public and reduce reoffending, and to provide a more effective, transparent and responsive criminal justice system for victims and the public. We also provide fair and simple routes to civil and family justice. The Ministry of Justice has responsibility for different parts of the justice system ‘‘ the courts, prisons, probation services and attendance centres.

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Quarriers

Quarriers is one of Scotland's largest social care charities. We provide practical care and support for vulnerable children, adults and families who face extremely challenging circumstances. We challenge poverty and inequality of opportunity to bring about positive changes in people's lives.

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Barnardo's

We run over 800 UK projects that transform the lives of more than 190,000 children and young people every year. Our work includes: fostering and adoption services and support helping children break free from sexual exploitation supporting young carers helping children living in poverty.

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NHS Choices

NHS Choices is the UK's biggest health website. It provides a comprehensive health information service that puts you in control of your healthcare. The website helps you make choices about your health, from decisions about your lifestyle, such as smoking, drinking and exercise, to finding and using NHS services in England. NHS Choices includes around 20,000 regularly updated articles. There are also hundreds of thousands of entries in more than 50 directories that you can use to find and choose health services in England

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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.

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Railway Chidren

Railway Children fights for children living on the streets. Railway Children is an international children's charity. We fight for vulnerable children who live alone at risk on the streets, where they suffer abuse and exploitation. In the UK, society often denies their existence, and in other countries the problem is so prevalent that it has become normal'. They run away or are forced to leave homes where they suffer poverty, violence, abuse and neglect. They find themselves living on the streets because there is nowhere else to go and no one left to turn to.

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Rape Crisis

Rape Crisis (England and Wales) is a registered charity and the national umbrella organisation for Rape Crisis Centres across the country. We support the work of local centres and aim to develop new centres in areas where there are no or few specialist services. Rape Crisis (England and Wales) campaign continuously to raise awareness of the prevalence of sexual violence and, in particular, we highlight the importance and need for appropriate, high-quality and specialised support.

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Ambitious about Autism

Ambitious about Autism works to improve the services available for children and young people with autism and increase awareness and understanding of the condition. We're also committed to campaigning for change to ensure the needs of people with autism are met.

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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.

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Making the Link

Making the Link supports senior practitioners and policymakers working to prevent unintentional injury to children and young people in England.

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Disclosure and Barring Service

The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) helps employers make safer recruitment decisions and prevent unsuitable people from working with vulnerable groups, including children. It replaces the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) and Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA). DBS is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Home Office.

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Institute of Public Care

Working for well run evidence-based public care. We help to improve the quality and impact of services across health, social care, education, housing and welfare. IPC is part of Oxford Brookes University

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Engage Toolkit

The site brings together information, resources and links to help develop and implement best policy and practice for services to support black and minority ethnic young carers and family. You can find short, accessible bits of information, links to other good practice sites and resources, information about local projects and support, case studies and good practice guidance around multi-agency working and whole family support.

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Cerebra

Cerebra is a unique charity set up to help improve the lives of children with brain related conditions through research, education and directly supporting the children and their carers.

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Connecting with People

Information for social workers regarding people who may be at risk of suicide.

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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.

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EU Kids Online

Enhancing Knowledge Regarding European Children's Use, Risk and Safety Online

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Young Minds

YoungMinds was established in 1993 and is the UK's leading charity committed to improving the emotional wellbeing and mental health of children and young people. Young people can get lost in the system when they turn 16.YoungMinds' work is embedded in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. The views of children, young people and parents are at the heart of the organisation. Our aim is to improve the lives and futures of many more children and young people experiencing mental distress.

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Voluntary Organisations Disability Group

The VODG is a grouping of over 60 leading voluntary sector and not-for-profit disability organisations that works on behalf of its members to influence and develop social care policy, build relationships with government and other key agencies, promotes best practice and keep members up-to-date on matters that have an effect on service delivery

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Hospital 2 Home

This Hospital to Home Resource Pack contains essential information for all the professional sectors that have a role in hospital discharge for older people in England. It contains information, suggestions for action, case studies and checklists for considering older patients' housing situations in hospital discharge and transfer of care and for improving integration of housing and support into the process for discharging older people.

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Alcohol Concern

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Alcohol Action Ireland

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Alcohol Concern Wales

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Alcohol and drug misuse prevention and treatment guidance

Information and other resources to support commissioners, service providers and others providing alcohol and drug interventions.

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Alcohol Focus Scotland

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ADFAM

An agency specialising in support and information for families and carers.

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Child and adolescent mental health services information

This website is intended to provide a free and comprehensive source of information for young people, parents and professionals about the range of mental health difficulties and disorders that may be encountered during childhood and adolescence.

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Daisy (Northern Ireland)

DAISY is a service for young people who need confidential advice and help for alcohol or drug use. We provide a range of support and interventions for young people and their families. DAISY is available If you are a young person aged up to 21 you can contact us by telephone or email. Tel: 028 9043 5815 or 028 7137 1162 or text DAISY to 81025 for a call back

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Dan 24/7

Bi-lingual all-Wales drug and alcohol helpline (Tel: 0800 6 33 55 88)

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Drinkaware

The website provides good information on alcohol and mental health and provides good information for parents about talking to their children about alcohol.

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Reunite International

reunite started life in 1987, a parent support network formed by parents all trying to navigate their way through the legal minefield of international parental child abduction. We registered as a charity in 1990 and over the years evolved and developed into an information and resource centre. In 1999 we changed our name to reunite International Child Abduction Centre and are now recognised as the leading UK charity specialising in international parental child abduction and the movement of children across international borders.

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DrugWise

The purpose of the Knowledge Hub is to bring together international and internationally-relevant national reports and reviews covering the range of substances – drugs and alcohol and tobacco (including e-cigarettes). Under the heading of drugs are included those that are controlled as illegal drugs in most countries, plus the misuse or overuse of prescribed and over-the-counter medicines and performance and image-enhancing drugs.

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drugtraining4free.co.uk

Free e-learning module on young people and substance use (including alcohol)

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Migrant Help

Our vision is for a global society that protects vulnerable migrants, treats them with respect and enables them to reach their full potential..

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The Young Foundation

We harness the power of social innovation and tackle the root causes of inequality

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Release

Release is the national centre of expertise on drugs and drugs law. The organisation, founded in 1967, is an independent and registered charity. Through our services the team provides free non-judgmental, specialist advice and information to the public and professionals on issues related to drug use and to drug laws.

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Royal College of Psychiatrists

The Royal College of Psychiatrists is the professional medical body responsible for supporting psychiatrists throughout their careers, from training through to retirement, and in setting and raising standards of psychiatry in the United Kingdom. The College aims to improve the outcomes of people with mental illness, and the mental health of individuals, their families and communities.

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SCIE

The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) improves the lives of people who use care services by sharing knowledge about what works. We are a leading improvement support agency and an independent charity working with adults', families' and children's care and support services across the UK. We also work closely with related services such as health care and housing.

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Scottish Drugs Forum

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Talk to Frank

Find services that work with young people's alcohol and other drug use.

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Alcohol Research UK

Alcohol Research UK is an independent charity that tackles alcohol-related harm by funding high quality, impartial research. Since 1980, we have produced over 100 reports into alcohol harm, treatment, policy and culture.

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Department of Health and Social Care

We support ministers in leading the nation’s health and social care to help people live more independent, healthier lives for longer.

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Scottish Traveller Education Programme

STEP's national aims are to: Promote development of innovative, diverse and flexible approaches to education for Travelling people within Curriculum for Excellence. Listen to and represent Travelling families' views about education and their children's educational needs. Enable educators and other service providers to respect Scotland's Travelling communities and to have greater awareness of their histories, cultures, traditions and contemporary circumstances.

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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.

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COMPASS

COMPASS has been established since the year 2000 and exists to help support and develop the social work and social care workforce. We publish COMPASS, the annual guide to social work and social care each year which is the definitive guide to the sector, helping people at all levels find courses, start a career, or take their next step in an already established career pathway. COMPASS has the largest circulation of any publication in the sector.

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