Working across the UK to tackle child sex abuse and offering parents advice and support.
Abuse
Free, 24 hour helpline for children and young people in danger or distress.
Aims to help men change their violent or abusive behaviour.
Support group for all non-abusing parents and carers whose children have been sexually abused. Provides support, advice, information and counselling following the discovery of sexual abuse.
Support for people abused in childhood.
National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.
Aims to prevent child sexual abuse by increasing public awareness and empowering people to act responsibly to protect children.
Support for women experiencing physical, emotional or sexual violence in the home.
Addiction (drugs, e.g.)
Britain's largest specialist drug and alcohol treatment agency who offer help and advice to anyone affected by drug and alcohol.
Provides information on alcohol to consumers to allow them to make informed decisions about the effects on lives and lifestyles.
An independent drugs crisis, information and support charity based in London. It provides free and confidential information and support for people with drugs and alcohol related issues, their families and friends.
Visit this site for free confidential advice and information on drugs 24 hours a day.
Information, advice and practical help in relation to gambling.
Information and advice on drugs and the law.
Divorce/Separation
CAFCASS looks after the interests of children involved in family proceedings. It works with children and their families, and then advises the courts on what it considers to be in the children's best interests.
Working with everyone affected by family separation to bring about better outcomes for children.
Practical info for children, young people and parents going through a family break-up.
Mediators helping parents who live apart stay close to their children.
Provides safe places where children of separated families can spend time with one or both parents.
Provides emotional support to mothers whose children have been separated from them.
Information and support on shared parenting following separation or divorce.
The Family Mediators Association is a registered charity which offers family mediation to private clients outside the court system.
Being separated from your kids can be hard if you're a dad. This website helps with ideas on how to cope when you are together or apart.
Disability
Helpline for people with disabilities, carers and representatives. General information and advice on benefits and how to claim them
Advice, support and information for children and young people who have a caring responsibility for someone in their family who has a physical or mental illness, a disability or substance misuse problem. The site also contains a section with information for parents.
For people who grow up with a brother or sister with special needs, disability or chronic illness. Also has useful information for parents of children with special needs.
Support and advice to people with cerebal palsy and their families.
Raise awareness of hearing loss and offer support and information.
Royal National Institute of the Blind which helps living with sight loss.
National Deaf Children's Society is a charity for deaf children and their families.
Advice and support for children and adults with Aspergers syndrome and autism - visit the site to see whether there is a centre near you.
One-to-one befriending service for parents of disabled children.
Creating a fairer Britain, this website takes a look at your rights. A website with the aim of sharing information for independent living.
A website with the aim of sharing information for independent living
Provides information on specific learning disabilities and advice on how parents can optimise their child's learning.
Supports disabled people in pregnancy, childbirth and parenthood.
Information and enquiry service on all aspects for pregnancy and parenthood.
Provides publications on benefits.
Information, advice and practical assistance for people with disabilities and their families.
Charity providing support and advice to parents of children with a disability (of any kind)
Provides information and advice to carers of children and adults with disabilities.
Adoption
Provides advice and support for adoptive and foster parents.
National Organisation for Counselling Adoptees and Parents.
Adoption UK is a national charity run by and for adopters, providing self-help information, advice, support and training on all aspects of adoption and adoptive parenting.
Advice (general)
Adviceguide is the online CAB service that gives you information on your rights for all four UK countries, and on a wide range of topics, including benefits and employment, and debt and legal issues. Some content is in Welsh, and also ethnic community languages.
The Safe Network help to keep children safe when taking part in activities – from after school art clubs to weekend reading groups and more – outside the home. So if you’re wondering whether your child or group is safe and what you can do to make sure they are, visit this site
DIG is an online database which allows you to search for information on adult social care services, health groups and other community information on a countywide, regional and national basis.
Bereavement
Freephone service for anyone affected by the death of a child.
Support and friendship to parents and families after the death of their child, at any age and from any cause
Nationwide bereavement support and information.
Support for those affected by the stillbirth or death of a baby in the early weeks of life.
Support children and their families through grief after the death of a parent or brother or sister.
Black and minority ethnic (BME)
The NSPCC offers multi-lingual helplines for the UK's BME communities.
Creating a fairer Britain, this website takes a look at your rights.
Information and resources for women, particularly Asian women experiencing domestic violence. Also offers immigration advice and advice on other matters relating to relationship breakdown.
The Race Equality Foundation promotes race equality in social support (what families and friends do for each other) and public services (what 'workers' do with people who need support).
Bullying
Anti-bullying Alliance
The website provides information and advice for parents, children and schools on tackling bullying
Educational Action Challenging Homophobia A national, charitable organisation, set up to challenge homophobia, specifically homophobic bullying, through education.
An anti-bullying website for young people
Help on all forms of bullying - at school, cyberbullying, racism, homophobia, bullying in sport etc.
Information, advice, resources for children, parents and getting the most out of new technology and safe and responsible us.
Anti-bullying helpline for parents.
Provides information, advice guidance and learning materials in community languages. Has specific information on racially and religiously motivated abuse.
Schools out
Provides a support network to raise the issue of homophobia in schools
The comprehensive 'Whole School' resource pack for addressing homophobic bullying.
Working for positive change for gay lesbian and bisexual people in the UK with an education program: Education for all
Network for Surviving Stalking aims to provide support to victims, potential victims and others affected by stalking/harassment throughout the UK.
Childcare
Provides information on childcare options in the UK
A national childcare charity working to promote high quality affordable childcare for all.
Children and young people
Advice, support and information for children and young people who have a caring responsibility for someone in their family who has a physical or mental illness, a disability or substance misuse problem. The site also contains a section with information for parents.
Information about speech, language and communication difficulties in children.
Information and advice to young people age 12-18 on sexuality and sexual health.
National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.
Practical info for children, young people and parents going through a family break-up.
Advocacy services for children and young people up to the age of 25.
Provides indirect and informal support to children and young people living with domestic violence or those who may want to help a friend. Also signposts to additional help and direct support.
Provides young people with help on finding a service to help them, whatever the problem.
Help and information for young people 13-19 years.
Free, 24 hour helpline for children and young people in danger or distress.
This site provides free and confidential sexual health advice and contraception to young people up to the age of 25.
Service to help children search the internet for answers to their varied questions.
Provides advice, ideas, support and resources for local anti knife crime
Counselling
Consultation and psychotherapy services for couples seeking help with their relationships.
Live Talk and SMS support as well as information on parental relationships.
Relationship counselling offered through regional centres.
Free counselling, support and advice over the phone and face to face, to all family members, whatever their age and sexuality.
National Organisation for Counselling Adoptees and Parents.
Provide information and resources to parents who want to change their relationship for the better.
Provides lists of counsellors in your local area.
Relationship support service including couples counselling, relationship and marriage preparation. No fixed charge, contribution-based
Crime
Provides advice, ideas, support and resources for local anti knife crime.
Information and support for people who have been affected by a crime.
Provides co-ordination for the national network of Rape Crisis Centres across England and Wales. Rape Crisis Centres provide a range of specialist services for women and girls that have been raped or experienced another form of sexual violence - whether as adults or as children.
Dads
Information and support on shared parenting following separation or divorce.
Being separated from your kids can be hard if you're a dad. This website helps with ideas on how to cope when you are together or apart.
Promotes fatherhood in all it’s aspects where fathers can share ideas find information and learn about parenting.
Social networking website where fathers who are separated from their children can build and enhance their relationship by staying in contact and interacting online.
Domestic Violence
Support for women experiencing physical, emotional or sexual violence in the home.
Aims to help men change their violent or abusive behaviour.
Provides indirect and informal support to children and young people living with domestic violence or those who may want to help a friend. Also signposts to additional help and direct support.
Our vision is to end violence and abuse in intimate partner and close family relationships. Our key focus is on increasing the safety and well-being of victims by promoting, supporting, delivering and developing effective interventions with perpetrators.
If you are a young person and are worried about your relationship then try to talk to someone you trust about what you are experiencing.
Education
Helping children and adults get the most from learning
Resources to help children complete their homework
Helping teachers promote reading as fun.
Information and help on supporting your children with learning and the education system.
An education and information site for busy parents covering curriculums, exams and much more.
A website set up by a group of teachers to provide practical tips to parents on helping with their children's
National charity that places higly trained practitioners in schools to support children andfamilies, whatever they are going through.
An independent national service centre for parents of children in state-funded education. They operate a dedicated advice line for referrals from Parentline Plus. The key topics on which ACE can provide further advice, information and support are: exclusion from school, school admissions, special educational needs and all other education-based issues with particular focus on the legal position/rights of parents and how to take unresolved matters further.
Ofsted has launched a website, ParentView, that gives parents in England the opportunity to assess state schools against 12 criteria covering safety, bullying, behaviour, teaching, leadership, homework, pupils’ progress, and pupils’ general happiness at the school. They will use the information you provide when making decisions about which schools to inspect, and when.
Emotional Support
Provides free downloadable information leaflets for families and childcare professionals to help raise emotionally secure children
Emotional support to anyone in distress or at risk of suicide.
Resources and helpline support for those dealing with suicidal feelings or emotional distress.
The Sun's Agony Aunt, Deidre backs first online forum for parents of young people with emotional problems
Families
Information for parents who may be concerned about the mental health of their child.
A charity which seeks to protect, defend and support any child, family or individual who faces a social, legal or personal problem as a consequence of global movement.
Tackling difficult issues facing families including domestic abuse, mental health problems, learning disabilities and severe financial hardship.
Information and support on shared parenting following separation or divorce.
Provides advice and services to families whose children are involved with social services
Charity aiming to improve the wellbeing of children and families in the UK.
Gingerbread is the national charity working with single parent families. Formed following a merger of the National Council for One Parent Families and Gingerbread, we now provide increased support and a stronger campaigning voice for single parents and their families.
The UK's only research based stepfamily resource centre. Designed to gather together a whole range of services to help families and individuals strengthen their stepfamilies and to provide training and tools for organisations who regularly deal with them.
Offers regular support to families with one child under 5 years old - look at the site to see whether there is a scheme near you.
Mediators helping parents who live apart stay close to their children.
A unique local network for Mums (or Dads), offering a wealth of information on both a national and local level. Once registered, you can access details for all kinds of local resources, from child-friendly cafes to childminders, places to go etc.
An independent research organisation whose role is to generate knowledge about marriage and relationships - how they work, why they can sometimes run into difficulties and how couples can cope when they do.
Provides a telephone helpline and face-to-face support and guidance service for families on issues such as bullying, separation/divorce, self-harm and emotional difficulties.
Information and help on supporting your children with learning and the education system.
Website aimed at professionals, particularly those working with childen and families. It has one central virtual space for all of the charity's policy work and features include social networking between professionals via message boards and blogs, an online shop and information about our external training.
Parenting UK
The national umbrella body for people who work with parents. DOES NOT OFFER DIRECT SERVICES TO PARENTS, but parenting courses offered by forum members are advertised on the page 'for parents' on their website.
Parentline (Ireland)
Parentline volunteers provide information and a listening ear to anyone in a parenting role in Ireland.
ParentLine Scotland is a free, confidential helpline for parents and anyone caring for a child in Scotland.
A website for parents by Relate, the leading provider of relationship support. It offers ideas, guidance, support and information for those who are searching for something that will make a difference. Their focus will usually be on the relationship or relationships that influence your role as a parent.
A online forum for parenting support and the discussion of issues connected with parenting.
OpenFamilyServices is a national online directory of accredited family services, information, childcare and positive activities.
ParentPort is run by the UK’s media regulators. We set and enforce standards across the media to protect children from inappropriate material. Seen or heard something unsuitable for children? Maybe it was a programme on TV or online, a film, an advert, a video game or something in a magazine. At ParentPort you can find out about the standards we expect from the media, make a complaint and share your views with us.
Gay and Lesbian
A national, charitable organisation, set up to challenge homophobia, specifically homophobic bullying, through education.
The comprehensive 'Whole Shool' resource pack for addressing homophobic bullying.
Information and advice on all aspects of gay and lesbian parenting.
Free counselling, support and advice over the phone and face to face, to all family members, whatever their age and sexuality.
Family and Friends of Lesbians and Gays UK is a national and voluntary organisation and registered charity which offers support to local parent groups and contacts in their efforts to help parents and families understand and accept and support their lesbian, gay and bisexual members.
Support group and website for friends and family of lesbian, gay and transgender people
Grandparents
Tips and support on all aspects of life as a grandparent
The fastest growing membership organisation for grandparents in the country.
BeGrand.net is the website for grandparents, offering expert advice, information, inspiration and a place to talk to other grandparents about the issues that matter.
Health
Information and support across the UK.
Information and support on childhood betwetting, daytime wetting, constipation and soiling.
Information on health, illness and the NHS.
Help and advice on living with HIV.
A free general health information website for young people and families. Run by Great Ormond Street Hospital, it provides authoritative and clinically approved advice from child health experts on a broad range of health related topics.
Housing/homelessness
Information for people who are homeless or having a housing problem
Support and advice for homeless people and those at risk of becoming homeless.
Immigration
Free legal advice on immigration, asylum and nationality issues
Advice and support to asylum seekers and refugees.
The resource pack aims to support refugee parents who may not have access to these resources and it is hoped that it will be useful for advisers working with refugee families.
Provides independent advice for students from overseas on issues such as immigration, fees and welfare benefits.
Free advice and assistance to refugees and asylum seeker.
Internet
Website with resources aimed at young people, parents and teachers about safe and positive use of the internet. It contains information about what the risks are to users and outlines practical advice in avoiding or minimising risks when using online and mobile technologies.
Helping parents get the most out of using the web with their children.
Site for reporting potentially illegal online content, specifically child abuse images and content hosted anywhere in the world, criminally obscene content hosted in the UK and incitement to racial hatred content hosted in the UK.
Home Office leaflet on children using the Internet safely.
Legal
Information on all aspects of child law in England and Wales, including contact, parental responsiblity and residence orders.
Easy to use services providing free information on a range of issues.
Provides free information and help on legal issues and how to find legal help.
An association of solicitors specialising in family law.
CAFCASS looks after the interests of children involved in family proceedings. It works with children and their families, and then advises the courts on what it considers to be in the children's best interests.
Lone Parents
Support organisation for lone parent families.
SPTC links single parent families so that they can enjoy holidays, days out and events together.
Free information to one parent including benefits,tax and housing.
The parenting site for single parents. Support from parenting professionals on all aspects of being a parent, plus a lively online community offering support and friendship from other single parents.
Mental Health
Support and information for people with a learning disability and their families.
Information for parents who may be concerned about the mental health of their child.
Mental health helpline.
Advice and information for those suffering severe mental illness and their families or carers.
Information on all aspects of mental health.
This website is aimed at anyone providing support to someone experiencing mental illness. It contains information about mental health and mental illness, research findings from the Institute of Psychiatry and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and personal stories written by carers.
Money
Deals with all child benefit claims.
A website providing impartial information and support to help both parents make an informed choice about their options for child maintenance.
The Child Support Agency, as part of the Department for Work and Pensions, is responsible for assessing, collecting, paying and enforcing Child Support Maintenance.
Donating to charity through your payroll.
A free phone helpline aimed at older people, families with young children and people with disabilities or long term health conditions. It provides vulnerable customers with access to a range of services including; benefits advice, grants for free home insulation, reduced tariffs and flexible payment options for those struggling with their fuel bills.
Advice by telephone or email for people with debt problems.
Impartial information and tools to help you work out what’s right for you. Credit cards, insurance, pensions and more...
Whether you work with families or are starting your own, you will know that staying in control of your finances can be a challenge. On this site you will find lots of information, resources, leaflets and some fun extras for the kids.
9 out of 10 families are entitiled to tax credits, but you don't need to have children to qualify. Find out more here.
Turn 2 Us A website offering people in financial need access to welfare benefits and charitable grants, free of charge and all in one place. Visitors to the site can use the benefits calculator or search for a grant giving organisation based on their need to see if there are funds available to them.
Helpline for people with disabilities, carers and representatives. General information and advice on benefits and how to claim them.
Pregnancy
A pregnancy and post-abortion helpline, available to anyone in the UK regardless of their age, beliefs, background, gender or circumstances. They provide information, advice and support if you are facing an unplanned pregnancy, if you are concerned after an abortion or have experienced baby loss. All advisors are trained and experienced in counselling women and their partners facing these situations.
Teenagers and pregnancy: Interactive CD Rom.
Support through pregnancy and beyond.
Support and information for people who experience pregnancy loss.
Advice and publications on all aspects of sexual health.
Offers information and treatment for unplanned pregnancy.
Prisoners Families
Free service to anyone with a family member in prison.
Relationships
Relationship counselling offered through regional centres.
This interactive, self-help site will provide you with resources and practical tools that will enable you to improve your relationship with your partner
Relationship support service including couples counselling, relationship and marriage preparation. No fixed charge, contribution-based
Runaways
The UK's only charity that works with young runaways, missing and unidentified people, their families and others who care for them.
Self Harm
Our priority is to support survivors and people who self-harm. We also support the people it indirectly affects, like family and friends, they can discuss the issue and gain effective support in our forums.
Our priority is to support survivors and people who self-harm. We also support the people it indirectly affects, like family and friends, they can discuss the issue and gain effective support in our forums.
Provides information, support, training and consultancy for people who self harm, as well as their friends, families and professionals.
Sexual Health
Education for choice is dedicated to enabling young people to make informed choices about pregnancy.
Advice and publications on all aspects of sexual health.
This site provides free and confidential sexual health advice and contraception to young people up to the age of 25.
Twins & multiple births
Support and information to parents of twins and multiple births.
