Safeguarding Support Links
There are many websites that will offer a wide variety of Safeguarding information (some key examples are outlined below). These might help as a starting point but please do ask us - we have many more specific places that we can signpost you to.
Anti-bullying
Family Lives
https://www.familylives.org.uk/
Provides guidance on a wide range of family life topics, from parenting and child development to challenging relationships, debt, and bullying.
Samaritans
Samaritans is a listening service for anyone struggling to cope, and this includes issues related to bullying.
Anti Bullying Alliance
https://anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk/
is a resource for information and tools to prevent and respond to bullying, providing CPD-certified training, advice for parents, carers, and young people, and resources for schools and youth settings.
Barnardos
Barnardo's supports children, young people, and families with issues like mental health, trauma, and abuse. The site offers advice and guidance for parents and carers on a range of topics and gives information on how to access local services
Childline
A free confidential online service run by the NSPCC for children and young people under 19 in the UK. It offers support from trained counsellors on any issue, providing resources like games, message boards, and a "Calm Zone," and can also provide information and advice on online safety, bullying, mental health, and other problems.
The Children’s Society
https://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/
It is a UK-based national charity dedicated to supporting children and young people facing abuse, exploitation, and neglect by offering resources, specialist support, and campaigning for social change to create a society where all children can have hope
Child Sexual Exploitation
A national charity in the UK dedicated to combating child sexual and criminal exploitation.
Domestic Violence
Woman's Aid
https://www.womensaid.org.uk/ Womans Aid is a national charity that provides life-saving services and works to end domestic abuse for women and children.
Refuge
The official site for Refuge, the UK's largest organisation providing specialist services to survivors of domestic abuse and other forms of gender-based violence.
Family Lives
https://www.familylives.org.uk/
Provides guidance on a wide range of family life topics, from parenting and child development to challenging relationships, debt, and bullying.
Drug Dependency
Talk to frank
Find out everything you need to know about drugs, their effects and the law. Talk to Frank for facts, support and advice on drugs and alcohol today.
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/female-genital-mutilation
Forced Marriage
https://www.gov.uk/stop-forced-marriage
Local Authority Safeguarding
Mental Health
https://www.youngminds.org.uk/
https://www.familylives.org.uk/
