Support Organisations: Help For Young People

‘My father was furious because I married a black man. He threatened to shoot first me then himself if I ever put my foot over his threshold again.’

When Sandra Laing was born in 1955 in Piet Retief, a small conservative town in South Africa, her dark skin and Afro hair may have caused her parents some concern but they dared not

• Barnados
  Charity No 216250 Children's charity aiming to help vulnerable children and young people transform their lives and fulfil their potential.
  
• Childline
  24-hour UK helpline for children and young people in trouble or danger. Call ChildLine free on 0800 1111.
  
• Children 1st - Royal Scottish Society for Prevention of Cruelty To Children
  Charity No SC016092 Dedicated to protecting children in Scotland from abuse and neglect.
  
• Kidscape
  National children's charity focusing on preventative policies with practical, easy to use material for children, parents and teachers.
  
• Homeless: Childhope UK
  Charity No 32843 Helping to improve the live of the UK's street children.
  
• Homeless: Centrepoint
  Charity No 2942411 Housing and supporting young people nationwide.
  
• Law: Children's Legal Centre
  Independent UK charity founded in 1991, concerned with law and policy affecting children and young people.
  
• Legal Rights: Guide to the law for young people in care
  This is an information site for children and young people in care in England and Wales.
  
• National Children's Bureau
  Promoting the interests and well-being of all children and young people across every aspect of their lives, and challenging disadvantage in childhood.
  
• NSPCC
  National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. Child Protection hotline: 0808 800 5000.
  
• Pupiline
  For children, by children - anti-bullying site founded by 16 year-old Oli Watts.
  
• Radiotherapy: Teenage Cancer Trust
  Charity No 1062559 Focuses on the needs of UK teenagers and young adults with cancer, leukaemia, Hodgkin's and related diseases.
  
• Race Relations: Britkid
  Website about race, racism, and life - as seen through the eyes of the Britkids.
  
• Reading Problems: British Dyslexia Association
  Charity No 289243. Advice, information and help. Working to raise awareness and understanding of dyslexia.
  
• Social Exclusion: Extern
  Reg. Charity No X33714 Dedicated to combating social exclusion in children.
  
• Speech Problems: ACE Centre Advisory Trust
  Focusing technology for communication-impaired young people.
  
• Teenagers: Connections - Next Steps at 16
  Guidance and support for 13 to 19 year olds, to help make the transition to adult life a smooth one.
  
• University: After 16 : what's new?
  Aimed at teenagers and young people in the UK who have an impairment or disability and are wondering what opportunities and services there should be when they leave school.
  
• Welfare: Children's Country Holidays Fund
  Charity No 206958 Providing 2000 London children in need with holidays every year.
  
• Young Minds
  UK national charity committed to improving the mental health of all children and young people.
  
• Youth Action: Hackney Quest
  Charity No 29974. Planned programmes and activities for vulnerable 10-16 year olds.
  
• VOICE UK
  VOICE UK is a support and information group for adults and children with learning disabilities who have experienced crime or abuse, and their families and carers.