| Site Title |
Description |
| www.addme.com |
Free service which will allow you to add yourself to search engines. |
| www.adviceguide.org.uk |
Adviceguide is the national CAB website providing information & advice on a wide range of issues. |
| www.biglotteryfund.org.uk |
Every year BIG gives out millions of pounds of Lottery Money to good causes. Please clink on the link for further information and to see if you would qualify for funding. |
| www.brighter-futures.org.uk |
Support, information, advice & accommodation for people who may be experiencing social exclusion such as homelessness, mental health issues or complex needs relating to substance misuse & offending behavior. For a full list of services and information please click on the link provided to visit the website. |
| www.bullying.co.uk |
Help and information if you are being bullied including information on staying safe. |
| www.changes.org.uk |
A user led organisation with a unique recovery system for those in mental distress. |
| www.disabledparentsnetwork.org.uk |
Support and advice for disabled parents or disabled people who wish to become parents, their families and friends. |
| www.fnf.org.uk |
Families Need Fathers is a registered charity which provides information & support to parents, including unmarried parents of either sex. FNF is chiefly concerned with the problems of maintaining a child's relationship with both parents during and after a family breakdown. |
| www.forparentsbyparents.com |
This site is funded, founded and maintained by parents. The aim of the site is to give an honest view of parenting even the grim bits. |
| www.gingerbread.org.uk |
National Gingerbread Organisation supporting Lone Parents across England & Wales. |
| www.home-start.org.uk |
Home Start volunteers provide emotional & practical support & friendship to families in their own homes. Support can include help with isolation, ill health, disabilities, multiple births, post-natal illness, bereavement & relationship breakdown. The service is free & confidential. |
| www.housingoptions.org.uk |
Housing Options is an independent advice service for people with learning disabilities. |
| www.lone-parents.org.uk |
A varied site with information on domestic abuse, coping with anxiety and many other things with a message board and fun pages. |
| www.mankinduk.co.uk |
Mankind UK is a support and resource service for men who have been sexually abused, sexually assaulted and/or raped. |
| www.mentalhealth.org.uk |
The site is run by the Mental Health Foundation you will find all the latest news, events and information on problems, treatments & strategies for living with mental ill-health. |
| www.mind.org.uk |
Information & support for people experiencing all types of mental distress. |
| www.naar.org.uk |
A black community organisation led forum of organisations campaigning on issues around racial violence, deaths in custody and institutional racism. |
| www.nhas.org.uk |
The National Homelessness Advice Service seeks to prevent homelessness and housing problems by enabling the widest possible access to expert housing advice, information and advocacy. |
| www.papyrus-uk.org |
uk support & resources for those dealing with suicide, depression or distress. Particularly teenagers & young adults. |
| www.parentlineplus.org.uk |
Is a registered charity which offers support to anyone parenting a child, i.e. parents, step parents, grandparents & foster parents. Parentline Plus runs a freephone helpline & courses for parents. |
| www.pinkparents.org.uk |
Information for gay & lesbian couples and singles who are already parents or are considering being parents. The site has a members only section which you will need to pay a small annual fee to access. |
| www.practicalparent.org.uk |
Practical Parenting Advice is a FREE one-stop resource for parents and professionals wanting tips and support on child behavior, development and family relationships. The site has been developed by Dr Andy Gill (qualified Social Worker; PhD in Psychology) as a global public service. |
| www.racialharassment.org.uk |
Online service providing information to victims, individuals and organisations tackling racial harassment. It offers advice and assistance to victims and those supporting victims. |
| www.refuge.org.uk |
Refuge is the UK's largest single provider of specialist accommodation and support to women and children escaping domestic violence. Refuge opened the worlds first safe house for women and children experiencing domestic violence in London in 1971. Refuge is a national lifeline for up 80,000 women and children every year. |
| www.shelter.org.uk |
Need Advice? Homeless? Landlord trying to get you out? Behind on the mortgage? - Whatever your housing need Shelter can help you by telling you your rights, explaining what options you have and helping you to take action. Advice is free, professional & independent. |
| www.spanuk.org.uk |
Single Parent Action Network (SPAN) is a multi-racial organisation of single parents working to improve the lives of single parent families in the UK and Europe. |
| www.surestart.gov.uk |
This is a national website for all of the SureStart programmes across the country. |
| www.safehouse.org.uk |
Panahghar, an Urdu word meaning "Safe House" is a nationally respected agency with extensive experience in supporting Asian women, their children & families. To relieve poverty, physical and mental distress and domestic abuse on a local and national level. |
| www.saferinternet.org.uk |
Provides a page listing links to many websites which give you information on how to make surfing the web safer for children. |
| www.samaritans.org |
If you're in emotional distress or at risk of suicide Samaritans are there for you, 24 hours a day.
Call on 08457 90 90 90 (UK) 1 850 60 90 90 (ROI)
e-mail: jo@samaritans.org
write: Chris, PO Box 90 90, Stirling, FK8 2SA |
| www.womensaid.org.uk |
For women who have or are experiencing any form of domestic abuse. |
| www.youngminds.org.uk |
YoungMinds is the national charity committed to improving the mental health of all children & young people. |