Children and young people links

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Action for Children
www.actionforchildren.org.uk
Supports the UK’s most vulnerable children and young people.

Action For Kids
www.actionforkids.org
Works with children and young people with physical and learning disabilities.

Afasic
www.afasic.org.uk
Promotes the inclusion of children and young adults with speech and language impairments.

Association of Young People with ME
www.ayme.org.uk
Support for children and young people with ME/CFS.

Barnardo's
www.barnardos.org.uk
Runs projects for children across the UK.

Bibic
www.bibic.org.uk
Offers information and support to the families of children with brain conditions.

Brainwave
www.brainwave.org.uk
Delivers home-based therapies and exercises to support disabled children.

British Agencies for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF)
www.baaf.org.uk
Works with everyone involved with adoption and fostering across the UK.

British Youth Council (BYC)
www.byc.org.uk
Aims to empower and give a voice to young people under the age of 25.

Catch22
Charity working with young people in England and Wales who find themselves in seemingly impossible situations.
www.catch-22.org.uk

Child Brain Injury Trust (CBIT)
www.cbituk.org
Information about  the effects of 'traumatic' injury on a child's developing brain.

Children First for Health
www.childrenfirst.nhs.uk
Health and hospital information website for teenagers, children and parents.

Childline
www.childline.org.uk
Free helpline for children in danger or distress

Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
www.cpag.org.uk
Information about low-income families and the policies that affect them.

Child Rights Information Network (CRIN)
www.crin.org
Information on child human rights.

The Children's Society
www.thechildrenssociety.org.uk
Supports children within the youth justice system.

The Children's Society Disability Toolkit
www.disabilitytoolkit.org.uk
Information to support work with disabled children and young people.

Children with Leukaemia
www.leukaemia.org
Dedicated to fighting Britain’s biggest childhood cancer.

Child Support Agency (CSA)
www.csa.gov.uk
Part of the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission.

Contact a Family
www.cafamily.org.uk
Support, advice and information for families with disabled children.

Council for Disabled Children (CDC)
www.ncb.org.uk/cdc
Membership organisation that hosts a number of networks relating to disabled children.

Family Fund
www.familyfund.org.uk
Grants to low-income families raising disabled and seriously ill children and young people.

Institute of Child Health (ICH)
www.ich.ucl.ac.uk
Promotes health both during childhood and in the later years of life.

Kidz Aware
www.kidzaware.co.uk
Information, advice and support around disability issues.

Kidscape
www.kidscape.org.uk
Established to prevent bullying and child sexual abuse. 

The March Foundation
www.marchfoundation.co.uk
Supports children with special educational needs to reach their full potential.

National Blind Children's Society (NBCS)
www.nbcs.org.uk
Help and support to visually impaired children to the age of 25.

National Children's Bureau (NCB)
www.ncb.org.uk
Supports children, young people, families and those who work with them.

National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS)
www.ndcs.org.uk
Emotional and practical support for deaf children, young people and their families.

National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC)
www.nspcc.org.uk
Creates and delivers the services to protect young children.

National Youth Agency (NYA)
www.nya.org.uk
National charity that provides support and services for young people.

Parentline Plus
www.parentlineplus.org.uk
Free hotline and information about parenting.

Powerpack
www.powerpack.uk.com
Support network of families that creates opportunities for disabled children in wheelchairs.

Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH)
www.rcpch.ac.uk
Research college dedicated to the lives of children.

Save the Children
www.savethechildren.org.uk
Global organisation that aids children in need and fights for children’s rights.

Special Needs Family Fun
www.family-friendly-fun.com
Support for the family with special needs.

Steps Charity
www.stepscharity.org
Provides disabled children with adapted mainstream toys.

Talking Point
www.talkingpoint.org.uk
Information for parents and carers to help children develop communication skills.

Triangle
www.triangle.org.uk
Works, advises and teaches with children, families and the courts.

The Orpheus Centre
www.orpheus.org.uk
Promotes transition into independent living through the performing arts.

Whizz-Kidz
www.whizz-kidz.org.uk
Mobility equipment, opportunities to meet and training for disabled children.

Youthnet
www.thesite.org.uk
Online guide to life for young people.

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