Links

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Adoption Information Line (www.adoption.org.uk)

Alcohol Concern (www.alcoholconcern.org.uk): the national agency on alcohol misuse. Extensive information and links.

Association of Child Abuse Lawyers - ACAL (www.abny.demon.co.uk/acal): support for lawyers, experts and professionals involved in obtaining compensation for abuse in childhood. News, developments, training and information.

Barnardos (www.barnardos.co.uk)

British Association for the Study & Prevention of Child Abuse & Neglect (BASPCAN) (www.baspcan.org.uk)

British Association of Social Workers (www.basw.co.uk)

Childline (www.childline.org.uk): information and articles on children and child abuse.

Children and Young People on Child Protection Registers' 2000. This can also be found at the DOH website www.doh.gov.uk/public/cprsum00.htm Framework for the Assessment of Children in Need and their families' 2000. Issued jointly by the DOH, DFEE and the Home Office, it provides a new inter-agency framework upon which assessments of children in need should be based. This can be downloaded from the DOH website www.doh.gov.uk

Children's Society (www.the-childrens-society.org.uk)

Delia Venables Website www.venables.co.uk : useful legal links and searches.

Department of Health (www.doh.gov.uk): useful links into health and social care.

Drugscope (www.drugscope.org.uk): created through the merger of the Institute for the Study of Drug Dependence (ISDD) and the Standing Conference on Drug Abuse (SCODA). Has an online search facility for information on drugs and their effects. Provides information on UK Drug Action Teams.

DVDS (Domestic Violence Data Source) (www.2-in-2-1.co.uk): an information co-ordinating system on projects relating to domestic violence within England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. You can download a booklet on good practices for services.

Free Law (www.freelaw.co.uk): Describes itself as the internet equivalent of a free drop-in legal centre. The Family Law section contains detailed information on legal aspects of children and families, domestic violence, social services and divorce.

Gingerbread - UK single parent organisation (www.gingerbread.org.uk)

Home Office (www.homeoffice.gov.uk/domesticviolence/): government policy documents, statistics, publications and links.

Lord Chancellors Department (www.open.gov.uk/lcd): all about the administration of justice in England and Wales.

Manchester Young Lives (www.manchesteryounglives.org.uk) A charity that works with disadvantaged children in Manchester.

NAGALRO - (www.nagalro.com)The professional association for Children's Guardians and Children and Family Reporters and Independent Social Workers.

National Organisation for the Treatment of Abusers (NOTA) (www.nota.co.uk): committed to the prevention of sexual abuse by influencing policy and by promoting and supporting effective interventions primarily with people who sexually abuse.

NCH Action for Children (www.nchafc.org.uk)

NSPCC (www.nspcc.org.uk): contains a useful search option for obtaining information on issues relevant to child protection. The Information Services section has child protection statistics and reading lists. The Research section gives details of NSPCC research projects.

Survivors UK (www.survivorsuk.co.uk): offers help for men who have been sexually abused or raped. Services include a Survivors Helpline, Counselling and Support Groups. Has links into reading lists and resources.

Sweet and Maxwell (www.sweetandmaxwell.co.uk): information on legal publications, plus links to Westlaw UK (www.westlaw.co.uk) - for online legal information - and the Law Society Expert Witness Directory (www.sweetandmaxwell.co.uk/expertwitness/) - for searching the list of registered experts.

The Law Society (www.lawsociety.co.uk): the website for the professional body for solicitors in England and Wales. Contains a search option for legal topics. For example, searching "child protection" provides an update on legal developments in child protection and abuse.

United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (www.psychotherapy.org.uk): information on psychotherapy, varieties of psychotherapists and obtaining a list of local therapists.