Action for children
Action for Children supports and speaks out for the most vulnerable children and young people in the UK. We work to help vulnerable young people realise their potential and make a successful transition to adulthood.
Action for Deafness
Established in 1994, Action for Deafness is a charitable company limited by guarantee providing support, advice and services to Deaf and hard of hearing people from our Resource Centres in West Sussex.
Advisory Centre for Education
Provides information and advice to parents and professionals on all aspects of education. Produces newsletters and literature on a range of topics, e.g. choice of school, special educational needs, laws, exclusions.
Afasic England
Being able to speak and communicate with other people is an essential life skill. For most children and young people learning to communicate comes easily. For some children and young people however it is a major challenge as they have a speech and language impairment.
Aiming High For Disabled Children
Aiming High for Disabled Children Northamptonshire is a campaign to support families with disabled children. It is estimated that there are over 3,000 disabled children and young people living in Northamptonshire. Aiming High for Disabled Children has been transforming services for families with disabled children in Northamptonshire since 2008, by providing more services that are easier to access and including disabled children and young people in mainstream services wherever suitable.
Anxiety UK
Anxiety UK works to relieve and support those living with anxiety disorders by providing information, support and understanding via an extensive range of services, including 1:1 therapy services. We work regularly with external agencies and healthcare professionals to improve the service provision offered in the main to those living with anxiety disorders. We also campaign to raise awareness of anxiety disorders through holding events like our annual 'Anxiety Disorders Awareness Week'. The website also includes a recently developed, dedicated area for young people.
Are you ok?
Part of Victim Support, an independent charity for anyone affected by crime - as a victim or a witness - and their family and friends.
Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus
Offers practical help and information. Trained ASBAH advisers who can visit families and give specialist advice on mobility, continence, hydrocephalus education.
Association of Lawyers for Children
The Association of Lawyers for Children is a membership only organisation, which promotes access to justice for children and young people in the legal system and standards of good practice in child law.
Association of Wheelchair children
The Association of Wheelchair Children (AWC) is a specialist charity that run expert wheelchair training courses for children and their families across the whole of the UK and Ireland.
Association of Youth with ME (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis)
Provides support, advice and information to young people aged 5 - 25 years with ME and their families and friends.
Asthma UK
Provides information and advice to people with asthma, their families and professionals. They also raise money for research, produce a quarterly magazine, and information leaflets.
Ataxia UK
Supports people affected by ataxia with research, information, welfare grants, campaigning and the opportunity to meet and help others in a similar position.
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Provides people-friendly information and resources about ADHD to anyone who needs assistance - parents, sufferers, teachers or health professionals. Whatever you're looking for in ADHD, they will do their best to help.
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
To promote awareness of ADHD and provide useful information about this disorder as well as offer lots of practical help to sufferers, both children and adults, and their families.
Autism Concern
Provides help and advice line, advocacy, volunteering, training, job coaching and supports play schemes in Northamptonshire Helpline: 08088089090 e-mail info@autismconcern.org
Autism Family Advisory Team
Local team working in partnership with parents to help them understand their child's behaviour and enabling them to implement visual supports in the home and community CONTACT TEL:07909 631 353 OR 01604 782205
Barnardo's
Barnardo's vision is that the lives of all children and young people should be free from poverty, abuse and discrimination. We believe in the abused, the vulnerable, the forgotten and the neglected. We will support them, stand up for them and bring out the best in each and every child. As one of the UK's leading children's charities this is our pledge. We believe in children - do you?
Batten Disease Family Association
A supportive, informative, national networking organisation for the families, carers and professionals giving care to children and adults with the disease and promoting awareness of, and research into, the disease.
British Association for Adoption and Fostering
The British Association for Adoption and Fostering is the leading UK-wide membership organisation for those concerned with adoption, fostering and childcare.
British Deaf Association
The BDA is the largest Deaf organisation in the UK that is run by Deaf people. We represent the Sign Language community, which is united by shared experiences, history and, most importantly, by British Sign Language (BSL). The BDA wants to see a society where Sign Language users have the same rights, responsibilities, opportunities and quality of life as everyone else.
British Diabetic Association
They work for people with diabetes, funding research, and campaigning. They help people to live with diabetes. They run a care line which also contains recorded information on diabetes and related topics, which is available 24 hours a day.
British Institute of Learning Disabilities
Works to improve the lives of people in the UK with a learning disability
British Stammering Association
The only national organisation for adults and children who stammer, run by people who stammer.
Brittle Bone Society
Provides support and advice to anyone affected by Osteogenesis Imperfecta, including family, carers, social workers and other professionals.
CAFCASS
The Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service looks after the interests of children involved in family proceedings.
Calibre
Brings the pleasure of reading to people who have sight problems or physical disabilities, through a free nationwide postal library of recorded books. The audio library has over 7,000 titles.
Campaign for State Education
Campaigns for the rights of all children to the best state education regardless of their race, gender, home circumstances, ability or disability
CAN
CAN YP Team is the specialist substance misuse service for young people in Northamptonshire. We are funded by Northants Drug and Alcohol Action Team (DAAT) This document has been designed to assist CAN staff and other professionals to develop good working relationships in the interest of young people. It sets out the services offered by CAN Young People's Team and provides a framework within which services can operate effectively. It offers information relating to substance misuse to enable professional working with young people feel more confident in engaging them with this issue. The document also includes advice on making referrals to CAN and what you should expect from that process.
Careleavers Reunited
Careleavers Reunited is a site for people who have spent time in care to get back in touch with friends from their childhood.
Centre for Studies on Inclusive Education
Publishes large number of free and inexpensive leaflets and reports on inclusive education to help parents and professionals, organises conferences and supports parents' groups, students, schools and LEAs. Also publishes the 'Index for inclusion', writtten by Tony Booth and Mel Ainscow, which helps ordinary schools break down barriers to learning and participation for all pupils.
Challenging Behaviour Foundation
The Challenging Behaviour Foundation wants to see children and adults with severe learning disabilities, who are described as having challenging behaviour, having the same life opportunities as everyone else, including home life, education and leisure.
Change 4 Life
The national movement to tackle childhood obesity. The website provides ongoing help,advice and support to parents
Child Brain Injury Trust
CBIT is a UK wide charity offering support, information and training on Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) in children.
Child Poverty Action Group
The Child Poverty Action Group promotes action for the relief, directly or indirectly, of poverty among children and families with children.
Childline
Offers free, confidential 24-hour telephone counselling to children
Children of High Intelligence
A support organisation for the benefits of the young and intellectually gifted.
Churches' Child Protection Advisory Service
The Churches' Child Protection Advisory Service is the working name of PCCA Christian Child Care, an independent Christian charity providing professional child protection advice and support to churches and organisations.
Citizens Advice Bureau
Helps people resolve their money, legal and other problems by providing information and advice.
Clearly Speaking Specialist Children and Family Support Service
Free access for parents/carers and young people offering specialist advice on all aspects of SEN/Disability. They have familly key-workers and consultants, and they provide training, have a specialist club and a helpline.
Contact a family
UK charity providing advice, information and support to families with disabled children. They can put families in touch with support groups for specific medical conditions as well as linking individual families affected by rare disorders. They have a web-based link service, whereby parents can register to be contacted by other families across the world affected by a particular condition. Their freephone helpline has a specialist welfare rights adviser and can provide basic immigration advice. They have free factsheets on a range of subjects and regular national and local magazines and newsletters. Some information is available in community languages and they have access to Language Line interpreters over the telephone. They also offer advice and guidance to parents who wish to start a local or national support group.
ContinYou
ContinYou aims to build strong healthy communities, supportive families and confident individuals.
Counselling Directory
Search for a counsellor or psychotherapist near you. The website also contains a number of sections on emotional disorders (types of distress section) and provides some useful statistics. Every counsellor on the site who has submitted their profile has either sent a copy of their qualifications and insurance cover to us, or is registered with a professional body online with recognised codes of ethics and practice, this way we can be assured of their professionalism. If you're in need of support, search our network to be connected with a professional counsellor. There is a charge for counselling services.
Crossroads
Young Carers Not sure if you are a young carer or not? Do any of the following apply to you:
Do chores for a relative, such as cleaning, because they are unable to? Have a relative, including siblings, who are disabled, ill or injured, meaning that you have to care extra for them? Live with a relative who is either an alcoholic or a drug user? Help look after someone which means that you can't spend time with your friends or get your homework doneIf any of these apply then you could be a young carer. There are thousands of young carers in the UK, so if you are a young carer or want to learn more please visit a special website just for young carers www.youngcarers.net which is run by the Princess Royal Trust for Carers. Many local Crossroads Care offices support young carers through the normal services. For information on where your local office is please visit Local support on this website.
Cystic Fibrosis Trust
Funds research towards understanding, treating and curing Cystic Fibrosis. They aim to ensure that people with Cystic Fibrosis receive the best possible care and support in all aspects of their lives. Their support service provides advice and information to those affected by Cystic Fibrosis, their families and carers.
