Other agencies for support
National Society for the Prevention of cruelty to Children (NSPCC):
http://www.nspcc.org.uk/ 0808 800 5000
Childline:
http://www.children.org.uk/pages/Home.aspx
Further links and Guidance:
CEOP
CEOP works with child protection partners across the UK and overseas to identify the main threats to children and coordinates activity against these threats to bring offenders to account. They protect children from harm both online and offline.
ChildLine
ChildLine is a private and confidential service for children and young people up to the age of nineteen. You can contact a ChildLine counsellor about anything - no problem is too big or too small. Call free on 0800 1111, have a 1-2-1 chat online or send an email.
Bullying Advice Website
For advice and support if your the victim of bullying or know someone who is.
NSPCC
The NSPCC protects children across the UK. They run a wide range of services for both children and adults, including national helplines and local projects.
Kidscape
Kidscape provides: A Helpline offering support and advice to parents of bullied children. Confidence building sessions for children who are bullied. Advice for Parents & Carers, Professionals and Young People themselves. A national comprehensive training programme on child safety and behaviour management issues. Booklets, literature, posters, training guides and educational videos on bullying, child protection, and parenting.
Barnardos
Barnardos offers advice and support covering all aspects of home life.
Service Six
Service Six provides a wide range of support, counselling and activity based services for young people within Northamptonshire and the surrounding areas.
Northamptonshire Mental Health Gateway
This site is for anyone with an interest in the emotional wellbeing and mental health of children and young people in Northamptonshire
Stonewall Education
Stonewall Education for All campaign – Stonewall’s campaign against homophobic bullying. If you are under 21 please visit our Youth site. If you are someone who works with young people, a parent or a carer, please visit the education for all site.
TalkOutLoud
Do you need help in supporting your mental health needs, or do you know someone who might need help or support? If so TalkOutLoad is the right place. Their website will provide you with information on how and where to get help and support. Don’t be afraid to Talk out Loud about your mental health needs.
YoungMinds
YoungMinds is the UK’s leading charity committed to improving the emotional wellbeing and mental health of children and young people. Driven by their experiences we campaign, research and influence policy and practice.
"Prevent" Information
The aim of ‘Prevent’ is to stop people becoming or supporting terrorists and to do this by challenging ideologies, protecting vulnerable individuals and supporting institutions, such as schools.
VOICE Northants
Voice is a free, confidential support service for anyone affected by crime in Northamptonshire. Our services are available to anyone, whether a crime has been reported to police or not and regardless of when or where it happened. It doesn’t matter if you were the victim of a crime, a witness of crime or have been affected by something that happened to your family, friends or community – Voice is here to help and support you.
Here, you can discover all our resources for families, to help them meet the challenges of the digital age.
Think you know has information about how online blackmail can occur and what to look out for.
Thinkuknow has resources for online safety.
Lucy Faithful Foundation 'stopitnow'
Useful for harmful sexual behaviour and sexual harrasment with resources and support for parents.
Parents Protect Sexual Abuse Learning Programme
This gives really up to date information for practitioners and parents about the relative risks of a wide variety of social media platforms. It is constantly updated which in a fast moving world is very helpful.
