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organisations

ChildLine
Freepost NATN1111
London E1 6BR
Helpline: 0800 1111 (24 hours)
Textphone: 0800 400 222 (Mon-Fri 9.30am-9.30pm; Sat-Sun 9.30am-8pm)
Website: www.childline.org.uk
The website offers information to children and young people with concerns, including a factsheet on how to cope with life in a stepfamily. The Helpline is available to all children and young people in the UK for advice or support on any issue.

Connexions Direct
Tel: 0808 001 3219 (every day, 8am-2am)
Text: 07766 413 219
Website: www.connexions-direct.com
Offers quick information and advice on issues relating to health, housing, relationships with family and friends, careers and learning options, money, as well as info on a wide range of activities. For anyone aged 13-19; email and web chat also available.

FRANK
Helpline: 0800 77 66 00 (24 hours)
Textphone: 0800 917 8765
E-mail: frank@talktofrank.com
Website: www.talktofrank.com
Provides free confidential drugs information and advice 24 hours a day. All calls are confidential. Use the website's search facility to get the contact details of organisations offering practical help and support in your area.

Get Connected
Tel: 0808 808 4994 (every day 1pm-11pm)
E-mail: help@getconnected.org.uk
Website: www.getconnected.org
E-mail and telephone helpline that finds young people the best help, whatever the problem, wherever they are in the UK. Note that it's free to call from all landlines and 99% of mobile phones. The number shouldn't appear on your bill if you're not being charged.

Right Here, Right Now
Tel: 020 7251 3117
E-mail: mailbox@thewhocarestrust.org.uk
Website: www.rhrn.thewhocarestrust.org.uk/wct/user/index.jsp
Offers information and support to young people who are, or have been, in care.

TalkDontWalk
Helpline: 0800 085 2136
E-mail: info@talkdontwalk.org.uk
Website: www.talkdontwalk.org.uk
Aims to help children and young people who have or may be thinking about running away and offers support to their families. The site has information for young people, parents and professionals and a chat room.

Youth Access
1-2 Taylors Yard
67 Alderbrook Road
London LE5 3GJ
Tel: 020 8772 9900
E-mail: admin@youthaccess.org.uk
Website: www.youthaccess.org.uk
Provides details of, and referrals to, local youth agencies and counselling services for young people aged between 14 and 25, but unable to offer advice directly.

Youth2Youth (Y2Y)
Helpline: 020 8896 3675 (Mon and Thurs 6.30pm-9.30pm)
E-mail: talk@youth2youth.co.uk
Website: www.youth2youth.co.uk
Unique helpline service run by young people for young people. The staff are all aged 16 to 21 and are specially trained. There is also a chat room.

websites

Brat Camp
www.channel4.com/life/microsites/B/bratcamp/
Stroppy teens get the shock of their lives when they're sent to a tough camp in America. This site has loads of info for stressed out teens and their parents plus a chance to play the Brat-O-meter. Whatever your age, you may still be capable of making others tear their hair out!

Family Changes
www.parentlineplus.org.uk/index.php?id=329
Online leaflet aimed at young people, offering some helpful suggestions about coping with changes such as divorce, separation, family breakdown and new family members.

The Site
www.thesite.org
Aims to offer the best guide to life for young adults aged 16-25 through the support and empathy of other young people going through similar situations.

There4me
www.there4me.com
Especially for those aged 12-16 this service allows young people to access information and advice and talk directly in real-time with an online counsellor.

Young Minds
www.youngminds.org.uk
Advice and information on a range of mental health issues such as depression.

reading

	The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey (Simon & Schuster, 1998) In an entertaining style, Covey provides a step-by-step guide to help teens improve self-image, build friendships, resist peer pressure, achieve their goals and get along with their parents. The book is also stuffed with cartoons, ideas, quotes and stories about real teens from all over the world. Get this book

	Can I Have the Keys to the Car? How teens and parents can talk about things that really matter by Terry and Sean Paulson (Augsburg Fortress, 1999) Parents and teenagers often have difficulty in talking to each other about tough issues. Terry and Sean Paulson, a father and son team, have written a reassuring and practical book to help teenagers and parents talk together and laugh together. Get this book

	Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul on Love and Friendship by Jack Canfield, Kimberly Kirberger and Mark Victor Hansen (Hci Teens, 2002) The authors share stories from teenagers about falling in love, breaking up, friendship, family relationships and more. One of many in a well-respected series of books for teens. Get this book

	Life Strategies for Teens by Jay McGraw (Simon & Schuster, 2001) Aiming to make the transition to adulthood easier, this is a guide to 'Ten Laws of Life' for teenagers. It deals with issues of popularity, peer pressure, ambition, relationships and helps teenagers to stay afloat in their pivotal years. Get this book

	Stepliving for Teens: Getting along with stepparents, parents, and siblings by Joel Block and Susan Bartell (Price Stern Sloan, 2001) In Q&A format, teenagers get honest answers from two psychologists who specialise in teenagers and stepfamilies, but also straight-talking advice from other step-teens. Get this book