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CATEGORIES
1. Child Welfare
Child Abuse Prevention Network is the Internet Nerve Center for professionals in the field of child abuse and neglect.
Child Psychotherapy Trust provides information on children's emotional development, behaviour and relationships from birth to adulthood.
The ChildTrauma Academy The ChildTrauma Academy is a not-for-profit organisation based in Houston, Texas. The mission of the Academy is to help improve the lives of traumatised and maltreated children in three, primary ways: education, service delivery and program consultation.
Child Welfare Partnership, Oregon State University is one of the first university-based programs in the nation to integrate child welfare research, training and graduate education into a unified, coordinated effort to enhance services for families and children.
Children's Defense Fund Their mission is to Leave No Child Behind® and to ensure every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start, and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities.
Committee for Children is a leader in social and emotional learning and violence prevention.
Coram Family a leading children's charity that aims to develop and promote best practice in the care of vulnerable children and their families.
National Children's Bureau promotes the interests and well-being of all children and young people across every aspect of their lives.
NCH the children's charity NCH improves the lives of the UK's most vulnerable children and young people by offering them diverse, innovative and responsive services and by campaigning for change.
National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse a community of people dedicated to breaking the cycle of child abuse and neglect, serving and strengthening children and families.
National Network for Child Care Their goal is to share knowledge about children and child care from the vast resources of the landgrant universities with parents, professionals, practitioners, and the general public.
The National Safeguarding Children Association for Nurses NSCAN has been developed to meet the diverse needs of Nurses, Midwives, Health Visitors, and practitioners whose roles involve safeguarding of children and young people.
National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children The NSPCC is the UK's leading charity specialising in child protection and the prevention of cruelty to children. They have been directly involved in protecting children and campaigning on their behalf since 1884.
Project NoSpank (Jordan Riak) This organization, PARENTS AND TEACHERS AGAINST VIOLENCE IN EDUCATION, takes the position that children should no longer be excluded from the legal protections against assault and battery that apply to adults.
The Pupil Parent Partnership specialises in providing behavioural support for disaffected and marginalised young people, especially those who have not been allocated a school place or have been excluded from school. Their aim is to re-engage young people, help them overcome barriers,make the most of education, and get their lives working.
Roots of Empathy is an innovative classroom-based parenting program that aims to reduce aggression through the fostering of empathy and emotional literacy.
Stop it Now! is an innovative public education campaign aimed at preventing child sexual abuse by increasing public awareness and empowering people to act responsibly to protect children.
UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
2. Parenting Support
The Children's Project is the first, and only, UK publishing company that is 100% dedicated to supporting the family and improved outcomes for children through the production of books and materials for the family and professionals supporting families and children.
Civitas Child Parenting Tools Using the latest research in early childhood development, Civitas produces and distributes practical, easy-to-use tools that assist adults in making the best possible decisions on behalf of children.
Daycare Trust promotes high quality affordable childcare for all.
Family and Parenting Institute is a charity aiming to improve the wellbeing of children and families in the UK. They are a catalyst for change, working to make the voices of familes heard, producing research and policy for the real world.
Family Caring Trust is a charity founded in 1986 to support and empower parents by providing practical, skill-based resources to improve family relationships.
Helping Your Child Learn Responsible Behavior This online booklet focuses on practical suggestions for helping young children appreciate the importance of acting responsibly in their everyday lives.
Homestart volunteers provide emotional and practical support and friendship to families in their own homes.
The Nurse Family Partnership is a program from the National Center for Children, Families and Communities (NCCFC) which is an interdisciplinary Center is devoted to research, development, and replication of effective programs that improve the lives of children and families in their communities.
Parentline Plus is a UK registered charity which offers support to anyone parenting a child.
Parenting Education and Support Forum is the national umbrella body for people who work with parents. Their aim is to promote best practice in the field by establishing Quality Standards, supporting good practice, keeping members informed about new developments in the field, providing opportunities for members to network and informing policymakers about best practice and what is needed.
PIPPIN is a national charity whose main aim is to maintain and improve the emotional health of families through one of the most critical stages in people's lives - the period surrounding the birth of a new baby.
ACT Adults and Children Together - Against Violence is a violence prevention project that focuses on adults who raise, care for, and teach young children ages 0 to 8 years. It is designed to prevent violence by helping these adults to be positive role models and learn the skills to teach young children non-violent ways to resolve conflicts, deal with frustration, and handle anger.
Strengthening Families, Strengthening Communities The Strengthening Families, Strengthening Communities parent education programme is a community based programme specifically designed to promote some of the protective factors associated with 'good parenting'.
Sure Start is a UK Government programme which aims to achieve better outcomes for children, parents and communities.
3. Research
Children, Youth, and Family Services Program brings together the best, children, youth and family resources of all the public land-grant universities in the country. Materials are carefully reviewed by college and university faculty.
Minnesota Higher Education Center Against Violence and Abuse supports research, education, and access to violence related resources.
PITT mother and child project is an ongoing longitudinal study of child development. This site offers the opportunity to learn more about the results of their study.
RAND report on the prevention of youth violence: this report suggests that some approaches to preventing criminal careers look promising enough to warrant more extensive demonstration.
Some Things You Should Know About the Effects of Violence on Children original source of the document in the Preventing Violence section of this site.
Trust for the Study of Adolescence was founded to help improve the lives of young people and families.
4. Violence Prevention
National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Centre a gateway to resources for professionals, parents, youth and individuals working to prevent and end violence committed by and against young people.
Non-violence links
PAVNET (Partnerships Against Violence Network) is a "virtual library" of information about violence and youth-at-risk, representing data from seven different Federal agencies.
The Uk Observatory for the Promotion of Non-Violence is a national initiative offering a unique combination of experts in research, practice and training from a range of disciplines all committed to addressing the key issues of aggression, bullying, anti-social behaviour and violence amongst children and young people.
5. Other Organisations
Action Innocence is a nongovernmental organization (NGO) which fights sexual abuse of children on Internet. (French)
Carolina Institute for Conflict Resolution and Creative Leadership - Developmental Trauma is interested in working together in a cooperative effort to find effect, non-violent ways to resolve conflicts, open people's hearts, and move into a multidimensional world.
Christian Peacemaker Teams provides organisational support to persons committed to faith-based non-violent alternatives in situations where lethal conflict is an immediate reality or is supported by public policy.
Coalition Against Institutionalized Child Abuse is fighting against institutionalized child abuse in residential facilities including behavior modification programs, boot camps, wilderness programs, and boarding schools.
L'Elephant Vert has, as its main aim, the protection and the defence of child rights and aims at bringing direct or indirect help to the unhappy or endangered child. The goal is respect of the child and prevention of child abuse. (French)
EUROPEACE is an international partnership which addresses the problems of violence and racism affecting young people. The partnership has developed innovative Youth Work training, including anti-discriminatory and multi-disciplinary strategies.
French Council of Associations for Children's Rights Created in 1989 by the initiative of the International Catholic Bureau of Childhood and the UNICEF, this council gathers today 80 french associations. The COFRADE mission is to watch the respect and the diffusion in France of the "International Convention of Children Rights" (CIDE), which was adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 20 September 1989. (French)
The Guild of Infant and Child Massage The GICM sets the standards for the safe, professional practice of positive touch with infants and children, and aims to unite all who are involved with facilitating Positive Touch Teaching with parents/infants and children throughout the UK.
UK Home Office - Family Policy Unit, Domestic Violence - provides information on the current situation regarding domestic violence, what you can do about it, and links to resources for immediate and long term help.
Direct.Gov.UK has articles on child abuse, fire safety and kitchen safety with links to other resources.
UNICEF This is a report on UNICEF's Special Session on Children.
CEWC-Cymru (Council for Education in World Citizenship-Cymru) is an educational charity working with young people to promote active global citizenship in Wales.
Poil de Carotte helps children and parents who are the victims of moral violence in the private environment (home), in particular in problems of divorce, and guardianship of children, as well as adults who have suffered from child abuse inside their families when they were children. (French)
Non-Violence Actualité a site of news, resources and press reviews about non-violence. (French)
Abuselaw.co.uk The website of Stewart Solicitors. This site aims to provide easy access to information for child and adult survivors of physical, sexual and psychological abuse on all aspects of this complex area of law.
The God Squad is the personal site of Paddy Doyle, author of The God Squad. Paddy Doyle is a leading disability activist in Ireland who travels extensively throughout Europe and the United States to speak at conferences about disability and child sexual abuse.
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