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| prisonersfamilies.org.uk | Action for Prisoners' Families: Works to reduce the negative impact of imprisonment on prisoners' families. Produces publications and resources, and provides advice, information and training as well as networking opportunities. |
| addaction.org.uk | Addaction: Offers a range of support developed for families and carers affected by substance misuse. |
| adfam.org.uk | Adfam: Works with families affected by drugs and alcohol, and supports carers of children whose parents have drug and alcohol problems. |
| ace-ed.org.uk | Advisory Centre for Education (ACE): Offers free independent advice and information for parents and carers on a range of state education and schooling issues, including admissions, exclusion, attendance, special educational needs and bullying. |
| begrand.net | Be Grand: Website offering information and advice to grandparents, plus online and telephone advice. |
| baaf.org.uk | British Association for Adoption and Fostering: Provides information and advice about adoption and fostering and publishes resources. |
| childrenslegalcentre.com | Children's Legal Centre: Provides free independent legal advice and factsheets for children, parents, carers and professionals. |
| education.gov.uk | Department for Education: Government website listing details of telephone help lines and online services providing information, advice and support on a range of issues that parents and families may face in bringing up children and young people. |
| familyfund.org.uk | Family Fund Trust: Helps families with severely disabled or seriously ill children to have choices and the opportunity to enjoy ordinary life. Gives grants for things that make life easier and more enjoyable for the disabled child and their family. |
| frg.org.uk | Family Rights Group (FGR): Provides advice to parents and other family members whose children are involved with or require children’s social care services because of welfare needs or concerns. Publishes resources, helps to develop support groups for family and friends carers, and runs a discussion board. |
| fostering.net | Fostering Network: Supports foster carers and anyone with an interest in fostering to improve the lives of children in care. Publishes resources and runs Fosterline, a confidential advice line for foster carers including concerns about a child's future, allegations and complaints, legislation and financial matters. |
| grandparents-association.org.uk | Grandparents' Assocation: Supports grandparents and their families, especially those who have lost or are losing contact with their grandchildren because of divorce, separation or other family problems, those caring for their grandchildren on a full-time basis, and those with childcare responsibilities for their grandchildren. |
| grandparentsplus.org.uk | Grandparents Plus: Champions the role of grandparents and the wider family in children's lives, especially when they take on the caring role in difficult family circumstances. |
| mentoruk.org.uk | Mentor UK: Promotes the health and wellbeing of children and young people to reduce the damage that drugs can do to lives. |
| familymediationhelpline.co.uk | Family Mediation Helpline: Provides information and advice about family mediation services and eligibility for public funding. |
| nfm.org.uk | National Family Mediation: Provides mediation services to support separated couples, their children and others who are affected.. |
| partnersofprisoners.co.uk | Partners of Prisoners and Families Support Group: Operates helpline and provides a variety of services to support anyone who has a link with someone in prison, prisoners and other agencies. |
| prisonadvice.org. | Prison Advice and Care Trust (PACT): Provides practical and emotional support to prisoners and to their children and families. The Kinship Care Support Service provides support and advice to family members and friends who care for children whose parents are imprisoned. |
| pada.org.uk | Parents Against Drug Abuse (PADA): Delivers support and services to the families of substance users, including a national helpline. |
| familylives.org.uk | Parentline Plus: Provides help and support in all aspects of family life, including information, an online chat facility and a 24 hour helpline. |
| talktofrank.com | Talk to Frank: The government's national drugs helpline which offers free confidential drugs information and advice 24 hours a day. |
| voiceyp.org | Voice: Advocacy organisation for children living away from home or in need. |
| youngminds.org.uk | Young Minds: Works to improve the emotional wellbeing and mental health of children and young people and empowering their parents and carers. |