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The ADHD Foundation is the UK’s leading neurodiversity charity, offering a strength-based, lifespan service for people with ADHD, Autism, Dyslexia, DCD, Dyscalculia, OCD, Tourette’s Syndrome and more.
Ambitious about Autism stands with autistic children, young people and their families to champion rights, campaign for change, and create opportunities.
The Autism Centre for Education and Research, University of Birmingham, is a world-leading centre that offers research, education, and engagement activities designed to make a genuine difference in the lives of autistic people and those who support them.
The Autism Education Trust champions a world where being different is something to be celebrated and where all autistic learners experience a positive education that supports their well-being.
Autistica is the UK’s leading autism research and campaigning charity. Its mission is to create breakthroughs that enable all autistic people to live happier, healthier, longer lives by funding research, shaping policy, and working with autistic people to make more of a difference.
The British Institute of Learning Difficulties (BILD) helps those supporting people with learning disabilities champion rights, ensure excellent support, and continually improve practice.
The Centre of ADHD and Autism Support seeks to support, educate and empower individuals diagnosed with ADHD or who are autistic, their families and the community.
The Challenging Behaviour Foundation is focused on the needs of children, young people, and adults with severe learning disabilities whose behaviour may be described as challenging and their families.
Mencap is working to make the UK the best place in the world for people with learning disabilities to live happy and healthy lives.
My Marriage My Choice is an online space providing information and resources to people with learning disabilities, their friends and carers, and people working with them or interested in forced and unlawful marriage.
The National Association for Special Educational Needs (NASEN) is a not-for-profit charity and the leading professional membership body dedicated to promoting the education, training, advancement, and development of individuals with special educational needs, disabilities, or learning differences.
The National Autistic Society exists to transform lives and change attitudes to help create a society that works for autistic people.
Paradigm UK is a development and training organisation with a passion for supporting people with learning disabilities and/or autism to live the lives they choose.
The PBS Academy is a collective of organisations and individuals in the UK who are working together to promote Positive Behavioural Support (PBS) as a framework for working with children and adults with learning disabilities who are at risk of behaviour that challenges.
The Together Trust is one of the North West’s leading disability charities. It helps children, adults, parents, and carers by delivering individual care, support, and education to thousands of people each year.
The What Works in SEND Programme is an ambitious learning and innovation programme designed to generate high-quality evidence of what works (and what doesn’t) in SEND service improvement and practice models.
A guide to neurodiversity in the early years - Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families Apr 2023
The world needs all kinds of minds – Temple Grandin TED Talk Feb 2010
Naoki Higashida (2014) The Reason I Jump: one boy’s voice from the silence of autism - Sceptre
School Behaviour Secrets Podcast Beacon School Support
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Action for Children protects and supports children and young people, providing practical and emotional care and support, ensuring their voices are heard, and campaigning to improve their lives.
Adfam is the leading charity in England for all the millions of people affected by someone else’s drinking, drug use or gambling.
Adoption England brings together specialised adoption professionals from local authorities nationwide, providing expertise and support at every stage of the adoption process.
Adoption UK is the leading charity for adopted and care experienced people, adoptive families, and others parenting children who can’t live with their birth parents.
Barnardo’s runs specialist services across the UK and campaigns to improve the way the system works for children and young people.
British Association of Social Work (BASW) is the UK’s largest professional membership organisation for social work.
Buttle UK is a charity dedicated to helping children and young people in crisis in the UK: those living in financial hardship and dealing with multiple challenging social issues.
CASCADE Children’s Social Care Research and Development Centre at Cardiff University. Its mission is to improve the well-being, safety and rights of children and their families by generating new knowledge about children’s social care and sharing new and existing knowledge to help services.
The Centre for Research on Children and Families (CRCF) at the University of East Anglia is at the forefront of research on vulnerable children, parenting, and family change.
The Children & Family Court Advisory Support Services (CAFCASS) represents children's and young people's interests in the family court. It independently advises the family courts about what is safe for children and in their best interests.
The Children and Families Research Centre at the University of Bristol focuses on research and teaching in child welfare and family policy. Its members have backgrounds in social policy, social work, sociology, and psychology.
The Children’s Commissioner for England, Dame Rachel de Souza, promotes and protects children's rights, especially the most vulnerable, and advocates for their views and interests.
The Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) works to understand what causes poverty, its impact on children’s lives, and how it can be prevented and solved – for good.
Childwise is a full-service research agency specialising in speaking with children and young people to uncover valuable insights and trends.
Coram is a vibrant group of specialist charities and organisations that annually supports hundreds of thousands of children, young people, and families.
Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT) works within the military charities sector and much more widely to support the United Kingdom’s Armed Forces Community.
Foundations: What Works Centre for Children and Families produce research and evidence that enables practitioners, policymakers and the research community to understand and improve children’s social care and education.
Impetustransforms the lives of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds by ensuring they get the right support to succeed in school, in work and life.
The Kings Trust helps young people from disadvantaged communities and those facing the greatest adversity by supporting them in building the confidence and skills to live, learn, and earn.
The National Centre for Excellence in Residential Child Care (NCERCC)provides evidence-informed practice, policy, theory, and research to improve practice and support continuous improvement.
The National Children’s Bureau brings people and organisations together to drive societal change and deliver a better childhood across the UK.
The National Youth Agency (NYA) believes all young people should have the opportunity to benefit from the life-changing impact of extraordinary youth workers. It exists to champion the transformative power of youth work.
The Nuffield Family Justice Observatory improves the lives of children and families by integrating data and evidence into the family justice system.
Onside empower young people to lead positive, fulfilling lives by providing access to incredible spaces and exceptional youth work delivered by outstanding people where they are most needed.
The Parent-Infant Foundation brings together and supports the infant mental health sector, provides clinical leadership, and campaigns for policy change.
The Reece Centre at the University of Oxford produces research and evidence that enables practitioners, policymakers, and the research community to understand and improve children’s social care and education.
The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood is working towards a healthier, happier, more nurturing society, transformed by our collective approach to early childhood.
Save the Children exists for children. To make their world a better place, help them learn, grow and become who they want to be.
TACT Fostering is the UK’s largest non-profit independent fostering agency.
The Children’s Society is a national charity working to transform the hopes and happiness of young people facing abuse, exploitation, and neglect. It supports them through their most serious life challenges and tirelessly campaigns for the big social changes that will improve the lives of those who need hope most.
The Fostering Network is the UK’s leading fostering charity. It brings together everyone involved in the lives of children and young people who are fostered to make foster care the very best it can be.
UNICEF UK has more than 15,000 staff members working in more than 190 countries to reach those most in need. Every day, they work together to create a better world for children.
Young Enterprise is a national charity that motivates young people to succeed in the changing world of work by equipping them with the work skills, knowledge, and confidence they need.
The Youth Futures Foundation (YFF) is the national What Works Centre for youth employment, with a specific focus on marginalised young people.
Youthscape works directly with teenagers in Luton to benefit them and develop innovative approaches, programmes, and resources that serve the whole country.
UK Youth is the UK’s leading youth work charity. Its vision is that all young people are equipped to thrive and empowered to contribute at every stage of their lives.
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The Alliance for Youth Justice (AYJ) brings together over 75 organisations advocating for and with children to drive positive change in youth justice in England and Wales.
AROOJ is an independent charity that provides support to Muslim and BAME offenders/ex-offenders to help them overcome the barriers they face during custody and upon release.
The Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law was founded to advance Tom Bingham's vision - a world in which every society is governed by the Rule of Law "in the interests of good government and peace at home and in the world at large".
TheCentre for Child and Family Justice Research at Lancaster University aims to inform and improve justice for children, youth, and families. Its work spans family, youth, and criminal justice and intersects with health and care.
The Centre for Crime and Justice Studies creates spaces for collaboration and learning where conventional criminal justice policy agendas are scrutinised and challenged, fresh knowledge and ideas are discussed, and transformational solutions are developed.
The Centre for Global City Policing (CGCP) is a research centre that works in partnership with the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) and other universities, police organisations and research units across the UK and beyond.
The Children and Young People’s Centre for Justice (CYCJ) ensures that Scotland’s approach to children and young people in conflict with the law is rights-respecting, contributing to better outcomes for our children, young people, and communities.
Children Heard and Seen (CHAS) is a charity dedicated to helping children, young people, and families affected by parental imprisonment.
Clinks is the national infrastructure charity that supports voluntary organisations working with people in the criminal justice system and their families.
The College of Policing is a professional body for everyone working across policing. It is an operationally independent, non-departmental public body.
Crest Advisory is a purpose-driven team of experts dedicated to improving justice, policing and public safety.
The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) is the independent body investigating potential miscarriages of justice in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The Criminal Justice Alliance is a network of 200+ organisational and academic members working towards a fair and effective criminal justice system.
Fair Trialsis the global criminal justice watchdog campaigning for fairness, equality and justice.
Farrer & Co advises individuals, families, businesses, financial services, educational, and not-for-profit organisations on every aspect of the law, wherever needed. They also provide regular newsletters and insights into employment, schools, and safeguarding.
The Godwin Lawson Foundation is a registered charity commemorating the life of Godwin Lawson. It was set up to advance young people's education and develop their capabilities as members of a tolerant society.
The Howard League for Penal Reform is a national charity that works to reduce crime, create safer communities, and keep fewer people in prison.
The Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody (IAPDC)is an advisory non-departmental public body co-sponsored by the Ministry of Justice, the Home Office, and the Department of Health and Social Care. Its central aim is to prevent deaths in custody.
The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) is the independent watchdog for police complaints in England and Wales. It investigates the most serious complaints and conduct matters involving the police and sets the standards by which the police should handle complaints.
Inquest is the only charity providing expertise on state-related deaths and their investigation to bereaved people, lawyers, advice and support agencies, the media and parliamentarians.
The Institute for Public Safety, Crime and Justice (IPSCJ)at the University of Northampton delivers high-quality research, evaluation, insight, and innovation in public safety, crime, and justice.
The Institute of Criminology at the University of Cambridge has a worldwide reputation for excellence in research and teaching and was one of the first criminological institutes established in Europe.
Just for Kids Law works with and for young people to ensure their legal rights are respected and promoted, and their voices are heard and valued.
Justice is a cross-party law reform charity working to build a fairer UK justice system within everyone’s reach.
The Law Commission is the statutory independent body created to keep the law of England and Wales under review and recommend reform where needed.
The National Black Police Association (NBPA) seeks to improve the working environment of Black staff within the Police Service, enhance racial harmony, and improve the quality of service to the Black community in the UK.
The National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) brings together UK police leaders to set direction in policing and drive progress for the public.
The National Protective Security Authority (NPSA) works with partners in government, police, industry and academia to reduce the vulnerability of the national infrastructure.
The National Rural Crime Network (NRCN)is working to see greater recognition and understanding of the problems and impact of crime in rural areas so that more can be done to keep people safer.
Prison Advice and Care Trust (PACT) is the leading Catholic charity working in the criminal justice system to support prisoners, people with convictions, and their children and families.
The Prison and Probation Ombudsman is an independent organisation that investigates deaths in custody and complaints from people who are in custody or under community supervision.
The Prisoners’ Families Helpline websiteoffers free, confidential support and advice for families in England and Wales who have a loved one in contact with the criminal justice system.
The Prison Reform Trust (PRT) is an independent UK charity that works to create a just, humane, and effective penal system.
Release is the UK’s centre of expertise on drugs and drug laws, providing legal support, representation and drug advice. It campaigns for evidence-based drug policies founded on principles of public health and human rights, seeking to reduce the harms faced by people who use drugs.
Revolving Doors champions long-term solutions for justice reform that tackle the root causes of repeat, low-level crime and support people’s journeys towards better lives.
The Sentencing Academy is a research and engagement charitable incorporated organisation dedicated to developing an understanding of sentencing in England and Wales and informing public debate.
The Sentencing Council for England and Wales promotes greater consistency in sentencing while maintaining the independence of the judiciary.
Stopwatch is a coalition of academics, lawyers, civil society representatives, and community stakeholders who promote fair, effective, and accountable policing in England and Wales, primarily focusing on stop and search.
T2A Transition to Adulthood campaigns for a criminal justice system that takes into account the distinct needs of young adults 18-25
The Forward Trust delivers a range of services and interventions in both communities and prisons, empowering people to break the cycles of addiction or crime to move forward with their lives.
The Police Foundation is the UK’s policing think tank. It is the only independent body in the UK that researches, understands, and works to improve policing for the benefit of the public.
Transform Justice seeks to create a fairer, more open, and more compassionate justice system in the UK.
The UCL Jill Dando Institute of Security and Crime Science is the first institute in the world devoted to crime science.
Unlock advocates for people with criminal records so they can move on positively in their lives.
User Voice specialises in the lived experience insights of those in the justice system. It integrates people’s lived experience insights into the justice system to ensure it works better for everyone.
The Victims’ Commissioner for England and Wales is dedicated to improving the criminal justice system's effectiveness for all victims and witnesses.
Victim Support is an independent charity that supports victims of crime and traumatic incidents in England and Wales. It helps people cope with their experiences and move on so that they feel they are back on track with their lives.
Violence Reduction Units (VRUs) bring together police, local government, health and education professionals, community leaders and other key partners to ensure a multi-agency response to identifying local drivers of serious violence and agreement to take necessary action to tackle these.
The Youth Justice Legal Centre (YJLC) is the centre of excellence in youth justice law in England and Wales. It shares knowledge, convenes expertise, and circulates innovation to support youth justice practitioners who fight for better outcomes for children.
Janice Nix (2021) Breaking Out HQ
Fearless is a dedicated youth service from the independent charity Crimestoppers. It allows young people to give information about crime 100% anonymously.
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Advance is a women’s organisation that delivers systems change and trauma and gender-informed community-based support for women and girls affected by domestic abuse, including those in contact with the criminal justice system.
Against Violence and Abuse (AVA) is an expert, ground-breaking and independent charity working across the UK working for a world without gender-based violence and abuse.
Amour Destiné, French for “Love your Destiny,” is a community interest company that aims to improve the socio-economic status of women born of African and Caribbean heritage in the UK by helping women affected by traumatic care experiences, domestic abuse, and sexual violence work towards building the lives they desire.
The AWRC is a specialist women's organisation offering independent 'by and for' needs-led support services to Black, Minority and Ethnic (BME) women and girls experiencing abuse across London.
The Centre for Women’s Justice (CWJ) aims to help women and girls who are subject to male violence get better access to legal remedies to defend and enhance their rights.
TheDomestic Abuse Commissioner for England and Wales, Nicole Jacobs, is the independent voice for victims and survivors of domestic abuse.
Employers’ Initiative on Domestic Abuse (EIDA) is a free-to-join members' network of employers that supports over 1,800 large and small businesses, collectively comprising over 25% of the UK workforce, in taking effective action on domestic abuse.
End Violence Against Women is made up of 163 specialist women’s support services, researchers, activists, survivors and NGOs working to end violence against women and girls in all its forms.
GASPED(Giving Advice and Support for People in Emotional Distress) raises awareness about addictive behaviours, mental health and male victims of sexual and domestic violence by providing non-judgemental, supportive services.
The Halo Project works with Black and Minoritised women and girls experiencing or at risk of domestic and sexual abuse and violence.
IDAS is the largest specialist charity in the North supporting people affected by domestic abuse and sexual violence.
Imkaan is a UK-based Black and minoritised feminist organisation, working for and with other Black and minoritised violence against women and girls (VAWG) ‘by and for’ organisations.
IKWRO is a registered charity which provides advice and support to Middle Eastern, North African and Afghan women and girls living in the UK who have experienced or are at risk of all forms of “honour” based abuse.
IRISi is a pioneering social enterprise leading the development and implementation of evidence-based programmes to improve the healthcare response to gender-based violence.
Killed Women is an organisation and network for the bereaved families of women who were killed by men in the UK. They work to protect women’s lives and ensure justice, both in the present and for future generations.
The National Centre for Domestic Violence (NCDV) helps survivors of domestic violence and abuse obtain protection against an abuser, as well as offering services to the police, probation service, domestic abuse agency workers, the legal profession and the judiciary.
The National FGM Centre aims to achieve a system change in the provision of services for children and their families who are affected by Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). The focus of its work has been extended to include Breast Flattening and Child Abuse Linked to Faith or Belief.
nia is run for women and children by women, providing services developed in consultation with women who have experienced men’s violence and from a proudly feminist perspective.
Operation Encompass is a police and education early information safeguarding partnership enabling schools to offer immediate support to children experiencing domestic abuse.
OPOKA aims to help women and children in the Polish community improve health, well-being, financial stability, and happiness by stopping domestic violence and abuse.
Rape Crisis England & Wales is a feminist charity working to end child sexual abuse, rape, sexual assault, sexual harassment and all other forms of sexual violence.
Refuge is the largest domestic abuse organisation in the UK.
RASAC is an intersectional feminist organisation that offers therapeutic and advisory services for people aged 13+ who have experienced rape, sexual and domestic abuse at any time in their lives, living in Kirklees, Calderdale and Wakefield.
Respect was established to focus on perpetrators of domestic abuse, and this, including their vital work with young people who cause harm, remains a key priority. They also deliver expert support to male victims of domestic abuse.
Roshni supports Black and Minoritised communities affected by domestic abuse, including Forced Marriage and Honour Based Abuse.
Savera UK is working to end ‘honour'-based abuse (HBA) and all harmful practices through direct interventions and safeguarding, advocacy, education, engagement, awareness-raising, and campaigning for policy, attitude, and behaviour change.
Sikh Women's Aid is a community-based organisation set up by women from the Sikh community across the West Midlands.Standing Together Against Domestic Abuse supports the police, criminal justice partners, housing associations, local authorities, social services, healthcare workers, faith communities and charities to work in partnership to identify and respond effectively to domestic abuse to ensure survivors receive the best possible support to live free from abuse.
Women’s Aid is a national charity working to end domestic abuse against women and children. As a federation, it provides life-saving services across England while building a future where domestic abuse is not tolerated.
Zero Tolerance is a Scottish charity working to end men’s violence against women by tackling its root cause: gender inequality.
The Push: Murder on the Cliff - Channel 4 Mar 2025
In 2021, a pregnant young lawyer from Leeds plunged to her death from the top of Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh. Hours later her husband was arrested for murder. Did she fall or was she pushed?
Fighting forced marriages and honour-based abuse – Jasvinder Sanghera Nov 2013 Tedx Talk
Recognising child and adolescent to parent violence and abuse - Research in Practice 21 Feb 2023
Children face greater risk of domestic abuse during World Cup - NSPCC 18 Nov 2022
Understanding men who perpetrate domestic abuse - Russell Webster 27 Jan 2022
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Vaping in children and teens: smoke without fire? - Welsh Parliament 6 Dec 2022
Managing drug and alcohol misuse at work - HSE
Substance Use - The Children’s Society
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Action for Race Equality champions fairness, challenges discrimination, and pioneers innovative solutions to empower Black, Asian, and Mixed Heritage people through education, employment, and enterprise.
Advocacy Focus helps people live the lives they want to live by providing high-quality advocacy services across the North West.
Amnesty International is a global movement of more than 10 million people committed to creating a future where everyone enjoys human rights.
Article 39 is a small, independent charity fighting for children’s rights in institutional settings in England.
Aziz Foundation's guiding philosophy and key principle of operation is to support British Muslims in bringing positive change to their communities and beyond.
Become provides advice and support, influences policy and practice, helps guide the lives of young people in care and care leavers, enables them to achieve their education aspirations, and trains professionals who work with young people.
Black Thrive Lambeth is working towards a present where Black people are supported by relevant, accessible services that provide the same excellent quality of support for all people regardless of their race.
Bloody Good Period fights for menstrual equity and the rights of all people who bleed.
The Carers Trust works to transform the lives of unpaid carers through our innovative programme work, influencing policy, undertaking research and providing specialist resources for professionals.
Centenary Action advocates for the development, improvement and implementation of laws and policies that reduce or remove the barriers to women’s political participation
The Children’s Rights Alliance for England (CRAE), part of Just for Kids Law, works with around 100 members to promote children’s rights and monitor government implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
The Children’s Rights International Network (CRIN) is a creative human rights organisation focused on children's rights. We challenge the status quo because the norms that dictate children and young people’s place in society need radical change.
Coram Voice is a leading children’s rights organisation that champions children's rights. It get young voices heard in decisions that matter to them and works to improve the lives of children in care, care leavers, and others who depend upon the state's help.
The Council for Disabled Children, part of the National Children’s Bureau, is the umbrella body for the disabled children's sector. Its membership includes over 300 voluntary and community organisations and an active network of practitioners in education, health, and social care.
Cranstoun provides services for adults and young people facing difficulties with alcohol and other drugs, domestic abuse, housing and criminal justice.
Disability Rights UK is the UK’s leading Disabled People's Organisation (DPO), which is led by, run by, and works for Disabled people.
Diversity Role Models promote understanding and acceptance of individual differences and an end to LGBTQ+ bullying in schools.
The Drive Forward Foundation helps young adults leaving foster or residential care to achieve their full potential by providing exciting and sustainable employment opportunities.
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is an independent statutory body responsible for encouraging equality and diversity, eliminating unlawful discrimination, and protecting and promoting the human rights of everyone in Britain.
Equally Ours (previously the Equality and Diversity Forum) is the only UK-wide pan-equality and human rights network. It uses its unique position and the strength of a shared voice and evidence base to protect and advance people’s equality and human rights in law and practice.
Fair Play for Women is a campaigning and consultancy group that raises awareness, provides evidence and analysis, and supports policy-makers in protecting the rights of women and girls in the UK.
The Family Rights Group works to enable children to live safely and thrive within their families and strengthen the family and community networks of those children who cannot live at home.
Free Periods is a not-for-profit organisation fighting to ensure that no young person has to miss out on their education because they menstruate.
Friends, Families & Travellers work to end racism and discrimination against Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people and to protect the right to pursue a nomadic way of life.
Future Men is a multi-award-winning specialist charity that supports boys and men on their path to becoming dynamic future men. It addresses the stereotypes around masculinity and engages in the broader conversation about what it means to be a man.
Galop works directly with LGBT+ people who have experienced abuse and violence every year. They specialise in supporting victims and survivors of domestic abuse, sexual violence, hate crime, honour-based abuse, forced marriage, so-called conversion therapies, and other forms of interpersonal abuse.
Gingerbread is fighting to create a society where all single parents and their children thrive.
Girlguiding is the UK’s largest youth organisation, dedicated completely to girls.
The Good Things Foundation (previously the Tinder Foundation) is the UK’s leading digital inclusion charity. Its mission is to help everyone become digitally equal, able, and safe to be happier, healthier, and better off.
Hibiscus enables Black and minoritised migrant women interacting with the immigration and criminal justice systems to rebuild their lives. Their vision is to build a fair and just society where inequalities are eliminated from the criminal justice and immigration systems.
The Innovation Unit grow and scale the boldest and best innovations that deliver long-term impact for people, address persistent inequalities, and transform the systems that surround them.
Kids of Colour is an anti-racist youth work organisation committed to racial justice for young people of colour in Greater Manchester.
Leaders Unlocked enables young people to have a stronger voice and influence over the issues that affect their lives. In education, policing, health, and justice, they help organisations to involve the people who matter and shape decision-making for the better.
Level Playing Field is a registered charity that offers support, information, and advice on a range of topics related to disabled spectators' access. This is offered to spectators, Clubs, Disabled Supporter Associations, NGOs, and other interested parties.
The LGBT Foundation is a national charity focused on the health and well-being of the LGBTQ+ community.
Liberty challenges injustice, defends freedom and campaigns to make sure everyone in the UK is treated fairly.
Maslaha seeks to change and challenge the conditions that create inequalities and racism for Muslim communities in areas such as education, gender, criminal justice, health, negative media coverage and a continued climate of Islamophobia.
Maternity Action is the UK’s maternity rights charity dedicated to promoting, protecting, and enhancing the rights of all pregnant women, new mothers, and their families in terms of employment, social security, and health care.
The Motability Foundation funds, supports, researches, and innovates to help all disabled people make the journeys they choose.
NACRO wants a society where everyone has the chance to succeed and the support they need to achieve their potential. Where a safe, secure home, a decent education, and a second chance when things go wrong are the foundations on which we can all build our lives.
Period Positive uses humour, joy, and evidence-based learning activities to empower everyone to look at periods in a new way, find their voice, and work together to reverse the effects of negative attitudes.
The Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID) is the national charity supporting over 18 million people in the UK who are deaf or have hearing loss or tinnitus.
The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) is the UK's leading sight loss charity. It offers practical and emotional support to blind and partially sighted people, their families, and carers. It also raises awareness of their experiences and campaigns for change to make our society more accessible for all.
The Runnymede Trust has worked tirelessly for racial justice in Britain for over 50 years and produces the evidence to challenge structural racism in Britain.
Sense is a leading disability charity offering personalised, creative and flexible support at every stage of life.
Scope campaign to transform attitudes to disability, tackle injustice and inspire action. They create opportunities and provide information and support that empower disabled people.
Solutions Not Sides is an education programme that provides humanising encounters, diverse narratives, and critical-thinking tools to empower young people with the knowledge, empathy, and skills to promote dialogue and conflict resolution and challenge prejudice in the UK.
The Spectrum Centre for Independent Living is passionate about helping Disabled People live independent and fulfilling lives. It is determined to represent, support, and serve disabled people in a way that makes them feel valued …. and listened to!
Stonewall stand for lesbian, gay, bi, trans, queer, questioning and ace (LGBTQ+) people everywhere, imagining a world where all LGBTQ+ people are free to be themselves and live their lives to the full.
Tell MAMA is an independent, non-governmental organisation which works on tackling anti-Muslim hatred.
The Baring Foundation is an independent foundation that uses its resources to enable civil society to work with people experiencing discrimination and disadvantage and to act strategically to tackle the root causes of injustice and inequality.
The Diversity Trust is a Community Interest Company established in the UK to ‘influence social change to create a fairer and safer society’.
The Fawcett Society is the UK’s leading membership charity campaigning for gender equality and women’s rights at work, home, and public life.
The Red Box Project works to ensure no young person misses out on their education because they have their period.
The Traveller Movement is a national civil society organisation comprised of ethnic Romany (Gypsy), Roma & Irish Travellers, and members of the majority population working in partnership.
The Ubele Initiative believes in empowering Black and Minority communities in the UK to act as catalysts for social and economic change.
Womankind Worldwide strengthens and supports women’s rights organisations and movements with the resources they need to challenge oppression and change women's lives in the home, the workplace, and their communities.
The Wonder Foundation is a women-led charity dedicated to transforming the lives of women, girls, and their communities through quality education.
Helping young children to think about race in the early years - Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families Jan 2023
Adultification bias within child protection and safeguarding - Jahnine Davis Jun 2022
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SafeCall is a free, confidential and anonymous helpline and support service for young people and family members who are affected by missing, county lines and criminal exploitation.
#LookCloser is an award-winning campaign between The Children’s Society, British Transport Police, and the National County Lines Coordination Centre that provides information, advice, and resources on child exploitation.
Eyes Open is the campaign to stop criminal exploitation by the Merseyside Violence Reduction Partnership.
Anti-Slavery International is the oldest international human rights organisation in the world, working to eliminate all forms of slavery and slavery-like practices around the globe.
Causeway is a leading modern slavery and crime reduction charity.
The Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority, a Non-Departmental Public Body (NDPB), works in partnership to protect vulnerable and exploited workers.
The Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner is Eleanor Lyons. The Commissioner’s role is to ‘encourage good practice sharing’ amongst all those with a role to play in tackling every aspect of modern slavery and human trafficking in the UK.
Keeping Our Girls Safe (KOGS) is a registered charity working with children and young people to Educate them about unhealthy relationships, child sexual exploitation (CSE), grooming and risks; to Empower them to have confidence and self-esteem; and to Inspire them to make positive life choices.
The Modern Slavery & Human Rights Policy and Evidence Centre at the University of Oxford funds and co-creates high-quality research focusing on policy impact and brings together academics, policymakers, businesses, civil society, and survivors to collaborate on solving this global challenge.
The Modern Slavery and Organised Immigration Crime (MSOIC) unit works with and supports policing and other law enforcement partners, as well as Modern Slavery charities and Non-Government Organisations (NGOs), to inform the general public of the signs and indicators of Modern Slavery, Human Trafficking (MSHT), and Organised Immigration Crime (OIC) and how to report concerns.
The National Counter Trafficking Service, part of Barnardo’s, is one of the few services in the UK to provide specialist support to children who have been trafficked. It works to ensure that all children identified as trafficked have access to the safety and support they need.
NWG is a charitable organisation formed as a UK network of over 14,500 practitioners who disseminate our information down through their services, to professionals working on the issue of child exploitation (CE) and trafficking within the UK.
Stop the traffik was founded in 2005 as a coalition campaigning to bring an end to human trafficking worldwide.
The Clewer Initiative enables Church of England dioceses and wider Church networks to develop strategies to detect modern slavery in their communities and help provide victim support and care.
Unseen is working to end modern slavery by empowering, equipping, and influencing others to bring about positive and transformational change. It works with individuals, communities, businesses, governments, other charities, and statutory agencies to stamp out slavery for good.
We are Survivors is a survivor-focused voluntary sector organisation that aims to create and facilitate safe spaces for male (including trans and non-binary individuals) survivors of sexual abuse, rape and sexual exploitation across Greater Manchester, providing access to quality, assured support.
Slavery on the High Street – BBC 30 Sep 2024
Film launched to tackle child exploitation – Northamptonshire Police 14 Sep 2023
A Different Class: Excluded kids lured into crime – BBC Radio 4 File on 4 3 Sep 2023
Burgers and coats: county lines gangs exploit hardship to recruit UK kids – The Guardian 10 Dec 2022
Real Voices: Child sexual exploitation in Greater Manchester – An independent report by Ann Coffey, MP. Oct 2014
Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Exploitation in Rotherham (1997 – 2013) – Alexis Jay OBE. Aug 2014
Emma Jackson (2010) The End of My World: The Shocking True Story of a Young Girl Forced to Become a Sex Slave Ebury Press
Spotting the Signs Tool - Brook - a FREE Spotting the Signs Tool designed to strengthen safeguarding practice and enable professionals who work with young people to better
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Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) is an independent public health charity set up by the Royal College of Physicians to end tobacco harm.
Age UK is the country's leading charity dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life.
Alcohol Change UK is a leading UK alcohol charity formed from the merger of Alcohol Concern and Alcohol Research UK.
The Alcohol Health Alliance is a coalition of more than 60 organisations working together to reduce the harm caused by alcohol.
Alzheimer’s Research UK are the UK's leading dementia and Alzheimer's disease research charity.
Alzheimer’s Society is a charity working towards a world where dementia no longer devastates lives.
The British Geriatrics Society is a membership association for professionals specialising in the healthcare of older people across the UK.
The British Heart Foundation funds lifesaving research into heart and circulatory diseases. It supports you when you need us most and campaigns for a healthier world.
Cancer Research UK funds scientists, doctors and nurses to help beat cancer sooner. It also provides cancer information to the public.
Care England is a registered charity and is the leading representative body for small, medium, and large providers in England.
Cerebra works with children and young people with brain conditions that result in complex medical, educational, and social support needs. As a charity, they help these children, and their families discover a better life together.
Cicely Saunders Institute of Palliative Care, Policy & Rehabilitation at Kings College London is focused on improving palliative care through cutting-edge research, skilled, multidisciplinary clinical care, and innovative education.
Diabetes UK is the leading charity for people living with diabetes in the UK. Its vision is a world where diabetes can do no harm.
DrinkAware is an independent charity which aims to reduce alcohol-related harm by helping people make better choices about their drinking.
Health Equity North is a virtual institute focused on place-based solutions to public health problems and health inequalities. It is a key resource for political and civil stakeholders.
Impact on Urban Health addresses health inequalities by focusing on a few complex health issues that disproportionately impact people living in cities: children’s health and food, multiple long-term conditions, the health effects of air pollution, and children’s mental health.
The Institute of Health Equity (IHE) leads and collaborates on work that addresses the social determinants of health and improves health equity.
The Jameel Arts & Health Lab is a global initiative to improve health and well-being through the arts. Focusing on overlooked and underserved communities, the Lab leverages scientific evidence, artist-led advocacy, and capacity building to drive the integration of the arts into mainstream healthcare.
Macmillan Cancer Support is a charity that provides physical, financial, and emotional support to help everyone affected by cancer live life as fully as possible.
Marie Curie is a charity that offers vital services for anyone with an illness they're likely to die from and those close to them.
The Natasha Allergy Research Foundation (NARF) is the UK’s food allergy charity.
The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) selects the most important studies and findings in academic journals and makes them easy to read. It summarises single studies and collections of research on specific topics, which can inform decisions about health and care – whether you’re a member of the public, health or care professional, commissioner, or policy maker.
National Voicesis England's leading coalition of health and social care charities. It has more than 200 members covering a diverse range of health conditions and communities, connecting with the experiences of millions of people.
The Nuffield Trust is an independent health think tank that aims to improve the quality of health care in the UK by providing evidence-based research and policy analysis and informing and generating debate.
The Obesity Health Alliance is a coalition of nearly 60 organisations working to reduce obesity by influencing Government policy.
The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID), part of the DHSC, focuses on improving the nation’s health so that everyone can expect to live longer in good health and levelling up health disparities to break the link between background and prospects for a healthy life.
Parkinson’s UK is the largest European charitable funder of ground-breaking research. It campaigns, raises funds, and provides information and support to help individuals and families.
Prostate Cancer UK funds research to stop prostate cancer from killing men. It invests millions to find better treatments and tests that can spot fast-growing cancers early.
ThePublic Health Institute at Liverpool John Moores University provides a supportive and inclusive environment by combining public health, psychology, nursing, and other disciplines across the Faculty of Health in a population and public health research agenda.
The Social Care Future movement is hosted and supported by the charity In Control. It was established to create a society where people at risk of being excluded have the support they need to live a good life and where everyone can make a valued contribution.
The Stroke Association provides specialist support, funds critical research, and campaigns to ensure that people affected by stroke get the very best care and support to rebuild their lives.
Teenage Cancer Trust offers unique care and support designed for and with young people. It funds specialised nurses, youth workers, and hospital units in the NHS so that young people have dedicated staff and facilities to support them throughout treatment.
The Health Creation Alliance is the leading national cross-sector movement improving health and wellbeing and reducing health inequity through Health Creation.
The Health Foundation is an independent charitable organisation working to build a healthier UK.
The King’s Fund is an independent charitable organisation working to improve health and care in England.
Think Local Act Personal (TLAP) works to personalise care and support so that people have the choice and control to live life their way.
Transform Drugs Policy Foundation is an independent, UK charity working nationally and internationally towards a just and effective system of legal regulation for all drugs.
What Works Centre for Wellbeing was the UK’s independent body for wellbeing evidence, policy, and practice. It operated from 2014 to 2024. The website is a static repository of all assets captured at closure on 30 April. It will remain publicly accessible but will not be updated.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) leads and champions global efforts to give everyone, everywhere, an equal chance to live a healthy life.
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ShinyMind is an evidence-based, proven mental health and wellbeing app co-created with the NHS.
Anna Freud is a world-leading mental health charity for children and families.
Beyond is a youth mental health charity tackling the growing mental health crisis affecting young people in the UK.
The Campaign to End Loneliness has been an expert in loneliness and connection since 2011. Their vision is that everyone can live a life free from chronic loneliness.
The Centre for Loneliness Studies, Sheffield Hallam University, conducts internationally recognised, high-quality academic research on loneliness. This research is theoretically driven and both informed by and able to inform policy and practice.
The Centre for Mental Health challenges policies, systems, and society so everyone can have better mental health by building research evidence to create a fairer mental health policy.
Chasing the Stigma is a national mental health charity on a mission to normalise and humanise conversations about mental health, whilst ensuring that everyone in the UK can access clear pathways to support, whenever and wherever they need it.
The Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition brings together organisations to campaign jointly for children's and young people’s mental health.
Dignifi works across sectors, supporting organisations in understanding and addressing workplace stress, secondary and vicarious trauma, moral injury, and change or compassion fatigue.
Ditch the Label is a global charity that helps young people aged 12-25 navigate the issues affecting them most, from bullying and mental health to relationships, identity, and even the tough stuff in between.
Education Support is the only UK charity dedicated to supporting the mental health and wellbeing of teachers and education staff in schools, colleges and universities.
Evidence Based Practice Unit, UCL is a child and youth mental health research and innovation unit based at UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences and Anna Freud.
The Hub of Hope is the UK’s leading mental health support database. For the first time, it brings together local, national, peer, community, charity, private, and NHS mental health support and services in one place.
Khulisa (meaning ‘to nurture’ in Zulu) is an award-winning national charity that works with young people aged 11-25 whose lives have been affected by trauma or adversity.
Kids Inspire provides mental health and trauma recovery support for children, young people and their families based in Essex and Suffolk.
The Maternal Mental Health Alliance (MMHA) is a UK charity and network of 130 organisations dedicated to ensuring that women and families affected by perinatal mental health problems have access to high-quality, compassionate care.
The McPin Foundation want mental health to be better understood. Through its work, it explores what it means to be an expert, valuing lived experience, professional practice, and research skills.
The Mental Health Foundation is challenging how things are done and creating fundamental change in the UK’s approach to mental health.
Mental Health UK is a charity that promotes mental health. It challenges the causes of poor mental health and gives people the tools to live their best possible lives at home, school, and work.
Mind stands up to the injustices – in healthcare, in work, in law – which make life harder for those of us with mental health problems. Offers help through information, advice and local services. It brings together individuals and communities who care about mental health to make a difference.
MindOut is a mental health service run by and for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer (LGBTQ) people.
Minds Ahead is a social enterprise reshaping mental health in education. It is working towards a future where all schools are inclusive communities where pupils and staff thrive because mental health is well supported now and for future generations.
The Muslim Mind Collaborative works to build a collaborative of faith-based and mental health service providers, community leaders, and professionals that highlights, advocates for and supports the mental health and positive well-being of Muslim communities across the UK.
The Muslim Youth Helpline (MYH) was established to provide faith and culturally sensitive support, MYH has helped over 250,000 young Muslims since 2001.
The National Survivor User Network (NSUN) is a membership organisation and a network of grassroots, user-led community groups and people who have lived experiences of mental ill-health, distress, and trauma.
Our Time Charity has been developing innovative ways to improve our national understanding and support for children who are growing up with a parent with a mental illness, including through our unique family-centred workshop model known as KidsTime.
Place2Be provides mental health support in schools through one-to-one and group counselling, using tried-and-tested methods backed by research. It also offers expert training and professional qualifications.
Rethink Mental Illness works tirelessly to transform the lives of everyone severely affected by mental illness and how our nation approaches mental illness. They provide over 90 services and 120 local support groups and run campaigns that bring about real change.
Sane is a leading UK charity providing emotional support and information to anyone affected by mental illness.
Stormbreak aims to improve children’s mental health through movement, equipping them with sustainable, transferable skills and coping strategies to thrive during the complex demands of growth into adult life.
Student Minds is the UK’s student mental health charity, empowering students to build their mental health toolkit to support themselves and their peers through university life and beyond.
The Centre for Emotional Health raises awareness of emotional health and its importance. It also aims to influence policy to create a more emotionally healthy society.
The Judith Trust focuses its work on the problems faced by people who have both a learning disability and mental ill-health.
The Lantern Initiative is a Muslim-run grassroots Social Enterprise. Its objectives are to educate and raise awareness of mental health issues in the Muslim community, help break down the associated stigma, and empower communities to seek and access relevant support.
The UK Trauma Council is a group of leading experts drawn from various disciplines across all four nations. It is the first UK-wide platform bringing together expertise in research, practice, policy and lived experience in childhood trauma.
Young Minds provides young people with the tools to look after their mental health and empowers adults to be the best support they can be to the young people in their lives.
A-Z mental health - Mind
Let’s talk about anxiety: animation and teacher toolkit - Anna Freud
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Imagination Lancaster, Lancaster University
Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)
Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS)
Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR)
Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER), University of Essex
Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman
National Centre for Social Research (NatCen)
Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Research and Knowledge Exchange, University of Suffolk
Royal Foundation of the Prince and Princess of Wales
School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol
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Against Violence and Abuse (AVA)
Anti-Bullying Alliance, part of the National Children’s Bureau
Centre of expertise on child sexual abuse (CSA Centre)
Child Accident Prevention Trust
Children and Families Across Borders (CFAB)
Clever Never Goes! A campaign by Action Against Abduction
Contextual Safeguarding, Durham University
Early Childhood Development Action Network (ACDAN)
Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner
Ivison Trust (formerly PACE)
National Child Mortality Database, University of Bristol
Modern Slavery & Human Rights Policy and Evidence Centre, University of Oxford
National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC)
National Counter Trafficking Service, part of Barnardo’s
Rights Lab, University of Nottingham
Safer Young Lives Research Centre, University of Bedfordshire
School Wellbeing Partnership, part of the National Children’s Bureau
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Supporting pupils with medical conditions at school - Statutory Guidance, DfE Updated 16 Aug 2017
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Managing risks and risk assessment at work - HSE
C. Ajibo, A. Van Griethuysen, S. Visram et al., (2023) Consumption of energy drinks by children and young people: a systematic review examining evidence of physical effects and consumer attitudes Public Health
Gerd Gigerenzer (2015) Risk Savvy: How to make good decisions - Penguin
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The Ethnicity of Missing People - Findings from police and local authority data, 2021-22, Missing People and Listen Up (February 2023)
Children missing education Statutory Guidance - DfE Updated 5 Sep 2016
Children who run away or go missing from home or care Statutory Guidance - DfE Updated 24 Jan 2014
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This section of the Resource Library now contains up-to-date links to all 145 Safeguarding Partnerships and Boards in England and Wales.
Links will be checked on a regular basis, but if you find a bad link, please let me know. All links checked 17.05.2024.
Barking & Dagenham Children’s Safeguarding Partnership
Barnet Safeguarding Children Partnership
Barnsley Safeguarding Children Partnership
Bath & North East Somerset Community Safety and Safeguarding Partnership
Safeguarding Bedfordshire Partnership
Bexley Safeguarding Partnership (S.H.I.E.L.D.)
Birmingham Safeguarding Children Partnership
Blackburn with Darwen - Blackpool - Lancashire (Children’s Safeguarding Assurance Partnership)
Bracknell Forest Safeguarding Board
Brent Safeguarding Partnerships
Brighton & Hove Safeguarding Children Partnership
Keeping Bristol Safe Partnership
Bromley Safeguarding Children Partnership
Buckinghamshire Safeguarding Children Partnership
Calderdale Safeguarding Children Partnership
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Safeguarding Partnership Board
Camden Safeguarding Children Partnership
Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan Regional Safeguarding Board
Central Bedfordshire Safeguarding Children Partnership
Cheshire East Safeguarding Children’s Partnership
Cheshire West and Chester Safeguarding Children Partnership
City of London & Hackney Safeguarding Children Partnership
City of York Safeguarding Children Partnership
Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Safeguarding Children Partnership
Coventry Safeguarding Children Partnership
Croydon Safeguarding Children Partnership
Cumbria Safeguarding Children Partnership
Cwm Taf Morgannwg Safeguarding Board
Darlington Safeguarding Partnership
Derby and Derbyshire Safeguarding Children Partnership
Devon Safeguarding Children Partnership
Doncaster Safeguarding Children Partnership
Dorset-Bournemouth-Christchurch & Poole (Pan-Dorset Safeguarding Children Partnership)
Dudley Safeguarding People Partnership
Durham Safeguarding Children Partnership
Ealing Safeguarding Children Partnership
East Riding Safeguarding Children Partnership
East Sussex Safeguarding Children Partnership
Essex Safeguarding Children Board
Gateshead Safeguarding Children Partnership
Gloucestershire Safeguarding Children's Partnership
Greenwich Safeguarding Children Partnership
Gwent Safeguarding (South East Wales)
Halton Safeguarding Children Partnership
Hammersmith & Fulham Local Safeguarding Children Partnership
Hampshire Safeguarding Children Partnership
Haringey Safeguarding Children Partnership
Harrow Safeguarding Children Board
Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees Safeguarding Children Partnership
Havering Safeguarding Children’s Partnership
Herefordshire Safeguarding Children Partnership
Hertfordshire Safeguarding Children Partnership
Hillingdon Safeguarding Children Partnership
Hounslow Safeguarding Children Partnership
Hull Safeguarding Children Partnership
Isle of Wight Safeguarding Children Partnership
Islington Safeguarding Children Partnership
Kensington - Chelsea - Westminster Local Safeguarding Children Partnership
Kent Safeguarding Children Multi-Agency Partnership
Kingston and Richmond Safeguarding Children Partnership
Kirklees Safeguarding Children Partnership
Knowsley Safeguarding Children Partnership (new website under development)
Lambeth Safeguarding Children Partnership
Leeds Safeguarding Children Partnership
Leicester Safeguarding Children Partnership Board
Leicestershire and Rutland Safeguarding Children Partnership
Lewisham Safeguarding Children Partnership
Lincolnshire Safeguarding Children Partnership
Liverpool Safeguarding Children Partnership (this website is reportedly not secure)
London Safeguarding Children Partnership
Luton Safeguarding Children Partnership
Manchester Safeguarding Partnership
Medway Safeguarding Children Partnership
Merton Safeguarding Children Partnership
Mid and West Wales Safeguarding Board
Middlesbrough-Redcar & Cleveland-Tees Valley (South Tees)
Milton Keynes Safeguarding Partnership (MK Together)
Newcastle Safeguarding Children Partnership
Newham Safeguarding Children Partnership
Norfolk Safeguarding Children Partnership
North East Lincolnshire Safeguarding Children Partnership
Northamptonshire Safeguarding Children Partnership
North Lincolnshire Children’s Multi-Agency Resilience & Safeguarding Board
North Somerset Safeguarding Children Partnership
North Tyneside Safeguarding Children Partnership
North Wales Safeguarding Board
North Yorkshire Safeguarding Children Partnership
Nottingham City Safeguarding Children Partnership
Nottingham City Safeguarding Children Partnership
Nottinghamshire Safeguarding Children Partnership
Oldham Safeguarding Children Partnership
Oxfordshire Safeguarding Children Board
Plymouth Safeguarding Children Partnership
Portsmouth Safeguarding Children Partnership
Reading-West Berkshire-Wokingham (Berkshire West Safeguarding Children Partnership)
Redbridge Safeguarding Children Partnership
Rochdale Borough Safeguarding Children Partnership
Rotherham Safeguarding Children Partnership
Salford Safeguarding Children Partnership
Sandwell Children’s Safeguarding Partnership
Sefton Safeguarding Children Partnership
Sheffield Children Safeguarding Partnership
Shropshire Safeguarding Community Partnership
Slough Safeguarding Partnership
Solihull Safeguarding Children Partnership
Somerset Safeguarding Children Partnership
South Gloucestershire Children’s Partnership
South Tyneside Safeguarding Children Partnership
Southampton Safeguarding Children Partnership
Southend Safeguarding Partnership
Southwark Safeguarding Children Partnership
St. Helens Safeguarding Children Partnership
Staffordshire Safeguarding Children Board
Stockport Safeguarding Children Partnership (this website is reportedly not secure)
Stoke-on-Trent Safeguarding Children Partnership
Suffolk Safeguarding Partnership
Sunderland Safeguarding Children Partnership
Surrey Safeguarding Children Partnership
Sutton Local Safeguarding Children Partnership
Swindon Safeguarding Partnership
Tameside Safeguarding Children Partnership
Telford and Wrekin Safeguarding Partnership
Thurrock Local Safeguarding Children Partnership
Torbay Safeguarding Children Partnership (this website is reportedly not secure)
Tower Hamlets Safeguarding Childrens Partnership
Trafford Strategic Safeguarding Partnership
Wakefield Safeguarding Children Partnership
National Independent Safeguarding Board of Wales
Walsall Safeguarding Partnership
Waltham Forest Safeguarding Children Board
Wandsworth Safeguarding Children Partnership
Warrington Safeguarding Partnerships
West Glamorgan Safeguarding Board
West Sussex Safeguarding Children Partnership
Wigan Safeguarding Partnership
Wiltshire Safeguarding Vulnerable People Partnership
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Safeguarding Partnership
Wirral Safeguarding Children Partnership
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School refusal: Insights from Parent Talk - Action For Children 24 Oct 2023
School suspensions and permanent exclusions - Statutory Guidance, DfE Updated 1 Sep 2023
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Links will be checked on a regular basis, but if you find a bad link, please let me know. All links checked 25.03.2025.
The #iwill movement was founded to showcase the Power of Youth social action and encourage others to better involve young people in decisions.
The Barrow Cadbury Trust is an independent, endowed charitable foundation focused on social justice and equality issues.
Be Human believes that how people feel is important. If people feel that they know what is going on and how things work, they have more confidence and value and appreciate the experience.
Carnegie UK aims to improve collective well-being by influencing public policy and practice. It does this by conducting research, advocating for its ideas and insights and bringing people together to explore current issues that affect collective well-being.
The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) is an independent, award-winning organisation that puts social justice at the heart of British politics. The CSJ’s vision is for those living in Britain's poorest and most disadvantaged communities to be given every opportunity to flourish and reach their full potential.
The Council of Europe is the continent's leading human rights organisation. All Council of Europe member states have signed up to the European Convention on Human Rights, a treaty designed to protect human rights, democracy and the rule of law. The European Court of Human Rights oversees the implementation of the Convention in the member states.
FrameWorks UK collaborate with charities and other mission-driven organisations to communicate about social issues in ways that will create change.
In Control is a national charity working for an inclusive society where everyone has the support they need to live a good life and make a valued contribution.
The Institute for Social Value is the professional body for social value and impact management in the United Kingdom. It provides training to organisations and individuals on how to measure social value and use the data to make informed, responsive decisions.
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) is an independent social change organisation that works to support and speed up the transition to a more equitable and just future, free from poverty, where people and the planet can flourish.
Nesta is the UK's innovation agency for social good. It designs, tests, and scales new solutions to society’s biggest problems, improving millions of lives.
The Nuffield Foundation is an independent charitable trust with a mission to advance educational opportunity and social well-being.
The Resolution Foundation is an independent think-tank focused on improving the living standards of those on low-to-middle incomes.
Social Change is proud to say they have saved society millions through ground-breaking research, award-winning campaigns, and change programmes, and they have helped businesses and brands deliver profit with purpose.
Social Finance is a non-profit organisation that helps partners design, fund and scale solutions to complex and enduring social issues in the UK and globally.
Soundproofbox is an organisation that turns up the volume on critical social issues affecting our communities and workplaces to educate and inspire change.
Theos stimulates the debate about the place of religion in society, challenging and changing ideas through research, commentary and events.
The Salvation Army is a worldwide Christian church and registered charity that has been fighting social inequality and transforming lives for over 150 years. It offers friendship, practical help, and support to some of the most disadvantaged people in our communities.
The Sutton Trust is the UK’s leading social mobility charity. Its programmes empower young people to access life-changing opportunities, and its research influences national change to deliver a fairer future.
The Young Foundation work collaboratively to improve lives and address shared challenges, driving social change for stronger communities and a fairer future.
Toynbee Hall is a charity working alongside people facing poverty, injustice, and inequality to build a fairer East London.
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Battle Scars is a small, dedicated, 100% survivor-led and run charity offering local, regional, national as well as international support around self-harm.
The Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) is a suicide prevention charity on a mission to help people end their misery, not their lives.
First Hand is for anyone affected by witnessing a suicide when they did not know the person who has died. This may be because you happened to be at a particular location or because your job involves responding to these incidents.
Gambling with Lives is a charity set up by families bereaved by gambling that provides support, raises awareness of gambling disorder’s devastating effects, & campaigns for change.
Harmless is a Centre of Excellence for Self-Harm and Suicide Prevention
The National Suicide Prevention Alliance (NSPA) is a coalition of individuals and organisations from the public, private, voluntary and charity sectors. It works to ensure that fewer lives are lost to suicide and that anyone affected receives the best possible support.
Papyrus Prevention of Young Suicide is a UK charity dedicated to the prevention of suicide and the promotion of positive mental health and emotional well-being in young people.
The Samaritans make sure people have somewhere to turn and support when they need it most. They work with communities to let people know they’re there for them and campaign to make suicide prevention a priority.
Sehhat seeks to shape the mindset of the Punjabi and South Asian community around Mental health and Suicide.
Suicidal Behaviour Research Laboratory (SBRL), University of Glasgow, conducts interdisciplinary research, including experimental research, clinical and non-clinical studies, as well as psychosocial interventions as we strive to understand and prevent suicide.
Suicide & Co. strongly believe in the power of conversation and uses a variety of initiatives to spark conversations and encourage open dialogues around bereavement from suicide and mental health more generally.
Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide (SoBS) is the only organisation offering peer-to-peer support to all those over the age of 18 impacted by suicide loss in the UK. They help those bereaved by suicide to support each other at the time of their loss and in the months and years that follow.
Tough to Talk is the UK's leading Men's Mental Health charity dedicated to breaking the silence that leads to suicide.
Jonny Benjamin (2019) The Stranger on the Bridge: My Journey from Suicidal Despair to Hope - Bluebird
Stay Alive App - Grassroots Suicide Prevention
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Links will be checked on a regular basis, but if you find a bad link, please let me know. All links checked 25.03.2025.
The Ambition Institute is a charity that provides training and professional development for teachers and school leaders to improve their practice of working with children from disadvantaged backgrounds.
The Centre for the Use of Research and Evidence in Education (CUREE) is an independent company that works at the cutting edge of research and evidence-informed educational practice. Its goal is to help teachers make informed decisions about the most effective and efficient approaches to use in their context.
The Chartered College of Teaching is the professional body for teachers working to empower a knowledgeable and respected teaching profession through membership and accreditation.
Coram Life Education is the UK’s leading charity provider of PSHE education, supporting over 50,000 teachers and reaching over 600,000 pupils.
Diversity Role Models promote an understanding and acceptance of individual differences and an end to LGBTQ+ bullying in schools.
Education and Employers is a UK-based charity that aims to “provide young people with the inspiration, motivation, knowledge, skills and opportunities they need to help them achieve their potential.”
The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) is the workforce development body for the Further Education and Training sector.
The Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) is an independent charity dedicated to breaking the link between family income and educational achievement. It does this by supporting schools, colleges, and early years settings to improve teaching and learning through the better use of evidence.
The Education Policy Institute (EPI) works to raise standards in education through rigorous data analysis, research, and the exchange of information and knowledge. Its goal is to help inform the public and hold government and decision-makers accountable.
Education Support is the only UK charity dedicated to supporting the mental health and wellbeing of teachers and education staff in schools, colleges and universities.
Excluded Lives, University of Oxford is a multidisciplinary project involving the four jurisdictions in the UK. It aims to provide a comprehensive and interdisciplinary view of the policies, practices, and costs of formal, informal, and illegal school exclusions.
The Fair Education Alliance is a coalition of 300 organisations tackling educational inequity.
IOE, Faculty of Education and Society, UCL Working across education, culture, psychology, and social science, IOE creates lasting and evolving change in a real-world context. They embrace cross-pollination, collaboration, and excellence to create an inclusive and just future.
LGfL is a charitable trust whose mission is to advance education.
The National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) creates and shares research evidence and insights on education policy and practice, informs policymakers and other key decision-makers, and strengthens classroom practice.
The National Institute of Teaching (NIoT) works to improve the quality of teaching and school leadership by conducting research, applying the insights to the design and delivery of its professional development programmes and sharing findings with the sector.
The National Literacy Trust is an independent charity that empowers children, young people, and adults with the literacy skills they need to succeed.
Right to Succeed supports communities in areas of high deprivation, helping children and young people get the best start in life.
School-Home Support (SHS) is a national education charity working to improve low school attendance and maximise educational opportunities for all children.
The Schools Wellbeing Partnership, part of the National Children’s Bureau, is a growing national network of over 100 member organisations from the education, health and wellbeing, and children’s sectors, working together to improve the well-being of all children in education.
Sex Ed Matters is a social enterprise on a mission to strengthen Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) across the UK to build happy, healthy communities.
Shine is an education charity that works with teachers, schools, and other organisations to help disadvantaged children in the North of England fulfil their true potential.
Teach First trains talented teachers and equips school leaders working in some of the poorest areas of the country, giving children with the fewest opportunities access to a great education.
The Bell Foundation is a charity that aims to overcome exclusion through language education by working with partners on innovation, research, training, and practical interventions.
The Learning Scientists is a group of cognitive psychological scientists based in the US who are interested in research on education, specifically the science of learning.
Young Enterprise motivates young people to succeed in the changing world of work by equipping them with the work skills, knowledge and confidence they need.
DfE (2024) Keeping Children Safe in Education: Statutory Guidance for Schools and Colleges
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