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Abuse

Adoption and fostering

Advocacy

Bullying

Crisis support

Education

General

Law

Mental health

Parents and families

Pregnancy and sexual health

Special needs


Abuse

www.napac.org.uk

The National Association for People Abused in Childhood is a national organisation that has an info-line referring people to relevant help groups and support in their area

www.thehideout.org.uk
A site that provides help, information and support for children and young people - wehter you are currently living with violence, you have experienced violence in the past or if you know someone else going through it and you are looking for help and information. The site includes lots of information to explain what domestic violance is, how it effects you and where you can go for more help.
www.rapecrisisscotland.org.uk
Rape Crisis offer a strictly confidential advice and counselling service, and will listen if you just want to talk to someone

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Adoption and fostering

www.adoptionuk.org

Adoption UK's supportive online community

www.baaf.org.uk

The website of the British Association for Adoption and Fostering

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www.thefca.co.uk

The website of the Foster Care Associates

Advocacy

www.funkybluesmurfs.org.uk

The Funky Blue Smurfs is an advocacy group for children with disabilities

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Bullying

www.antibullying.net

The Anti-Bullying Network gives information on what can be done about bullying

www.bullying.co.uk

Lots of information and links on what to do about bullying

www.kidscape.org.uk/

Kidscape can advise you on any issue to do with bullying

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Crisis support

www.childline.org.uk/

Childline provides a free confidential phone counselling service for any child with any problem 24 hours a day every day.  The free help line is 0800 44 11 11

www.rapecrisisscotland.org.uk

Rape Crisis offer a strictly confidential advice and counselling service, and will listen if you just want to talk to someone

www.samaritans.org

The Samaritans provide confidential emotional support to anyone who is in crisis or distress.  Their help line is 08457 90 90 90
www.winstonswish.org.uk
Winston's Wish helps bereaved children and young people rebuild their lives after a family death. they offer practical support and guidance to families, professionals and anyone concerned about a grieving child.

Education

www.edlaw.org.uk

The education law site of Govan Law Centre

www.sppa.org.uk

The Scottish Pre-School Play Association is a charity committed to the development of quality care and education in pre-school groups which respect the rights, responsibilities and needs of all children and their parents
www.theyardscotland.org.uk
Edinburgh Inclusive provides support to after school clubs in Edinburgh by phone, through support visits to clubs and topical newsletters.

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General

www.aberlour.org.uk

The Aberlour Trust provides a range of services for children and young people

www.barnardos.org.uk

Barnardo's offers a range of services for children and young people

www.bfriends.org.uk

bfriends volunteers provide friendship and support to children and young people who are experiencing difficulties at home, at school, or in the community

www.cas.org.uk

Citizens Advice Scotland provides advice and information on issues including debt, benefits, housing and employment

www.childreninscotland.org.uk

Children in Scotland is the national agency for voluntary, statutory and professional organisations and individuals working with children and their families in Scotland

www.childrensparliament.org.uk

The Children's Parliament is a national network of groups of children talking about issues that affect them

www.cypcommissioner.org

The website for Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young People

www.youngscot.org 

The Young Scot website has information on lots of issues for young people
www.witnessesinscotland.com

If you have been asked to be a witness in court, this website will help you. The website tells you about going to court and being a witness.
www.workingwithkids.co.uk
UK resource for interesting features and practical advice on working with children
www.ican.org.uk
I CAN works to support the development of speech, language and communication skills in all children with a special focus on those who find this hard
www.talkingpoint.org.uk
Talking Point is your first stop on the internet for information about speech, language and communication difficulties in children

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Law

www.alc.org.uk

The Association of Lawyers for Children is a membership organisation, including lawyers involved in work relating to children, psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, paediatricians and guardians, and organisations seeking to promote the interests of children and young people within the legal system

www.govanlc.com

Govan Law Centre's general site

www.lawscot.org.uk

The website of the Law Society of Scotland
www.familylawassociation.org
The website of the Family Law Association of Scotland which is the organisation for lawyers specialising in Family Law - information on family law and how to find a lawyer specialising in family law near you.
www.lindsays.ws.co.uk
The website for Lindsays WS who provide legal advice on all aspects of law, including family law
www.mhdlaw.co.uk
Mowat Hall Dick's Family Team have several accredited specialists (by theLaw Society in Scotland) in Family Law and accreditated mediators.
www.maxwellmaclaurin.co.uk
Maxwell MacLaurin, Solicitors, provide legal advice on all aspects of family and child law, based in Edinburgh and Glasgow, Email address for Edinburgh Office is mcullen@maxwellmaclaurin.co.uk and for Glasgow Office adowra@maxwellmaclaurin.co.uk
www.childrenslegalcentre.com
The Children's Legal Centre is providing legal advice and representation to children, their carers and professionals throughout the UK www.clanchildlaw.org
Provides representation mainly for children in Edinburgh and the Lothians

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Mental health

www.mentalhealth.org.uk
Lots of information from the Mental Health Foundation from rights and research to publications and discussion

www.penumbra.org.uk

Penumbra works in the field of mental health and provide support services for young people and adults.  They also campaign to raise awareness of mental health issues and reduce the social stigma attached to them
www.youngminds.org.uk
A national charity committed to improving the mental health of all children and young people through giving advice, training, campaigning and distributing publications.
www.handsonscotland.co.uk
The HandsOnScotland Toolkit is an online resource for anybody working with children and young people. The website provides practical information and techniques on how to respond helpfully to children and young people's troubling behaviour
www.youngminds.org.uk
Leading charity committed to improving the emotional well being and mental health of children and young people. Driven by the experiences of children, young people, parents and carers. The telephone helpline for parents and carers has recently changed to 0808 802 5544

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Parents and families

www.familymediationscotland.org.uk

The website of Family Mediation Scotland

www.fathersdirect.com

A website with general information for fathers

www.gingerbread.co.uk

Information and advice for single parents

www.opfs.org.uk

Information, counselling and resources from One Parent Families Scotland for lone parents

www.children1st.org.uk/parentline

Information, resources and a free, confidential help line for anyone looking after a child

www.stepfamilyscotland.org.uk

Information and support for step families
www.familiesoutside.org.uk
Information and support for families affected by imprisonment

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Pregnancy and sexual health

www.bpas.org.uk

The website of the British Pregnancy Advisory Service

www.brook.org.uk

Brook provides free and confidential sexual health advice and services specifically for people under 25

www.likeitis.org.uk

A website for 11-15 year olds providing advice on issues such as contraception and teenage pregnancy

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Special needs

www.cafamily.org.uk

Contact a Family is an advice and support service for parents whatever the medical condition of their child

www.enquire.org.uk

Independent information, advice and mediation to families with young children and young people with educational needs

www.snipinfo.org

The website of the Special Needs Information Point

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