Organisations | Websites
 Organisations
Depression Alliance
35 Westminster Bridge Road
London SE1 7JB
Tel: 0845 123 23 20 (enquiries and info pack)
E-mail: information@depressionalliance.org
Website: www.depressionalliance.org
Website has information about the symptoms and treatments of depression and lists self-help groups across the UK. For a free information pack write in (enclosing an SAE if possible) or e-mail.
Fathers Direct
E-mail: mail@fathersdirect.com
Website: www.fathersdirect.com
Information and online magazine aimed specifically at fathers, on all aspects of parenting. Nice, fun website.
Home-Start
E-mail: info@home-start.org.uk
Website: www.home-start.org.uk
UK's leading family support organisation for parents of children under 5 only. If you are a young parent, check out the website for information on local schemes and how to get support.
National Family and Parenting Institute
430 Highgate Studios
53-79 Highgate Road
London NW5 1TL
E-mail: info@nfpi.org
Website: www.e-parents.org
A campaigning charity working towards a more family-friendly society. Unable to offer telephone advice, but the website has lots of useful information for parents.
One-Parent Families
255 Kentish Town Road
London NW5 2LX
Helpline: 0800 018 5026 (9am-5pm Mon-Fri)
E-mail: info@oneparentfamilies.org.uk
Website: www.oneparentfamilies.org.uk
Offers support and lots of useful information to single parents; from tax credits and employment rights to being a young mum, childcare and much more. The website has an online interactive helpdesk and free publications, one being 'Looking after children with difficult behaviour: A guide for lone parents'.
Papyrus (Prevention of Young Suicide)
Rossendale GH
Union Road
Rawtenstall
Lancs BB4 6NE
Tel. 01706 214449 (for general information only)
E-mail: sendinfo@papyrus-uk.org
Website: www.papyrus-uk.org
A voluntary organisation committed to the prevention of young suicide and the promotion of good mental health and well-being. Booklets with help and information can be downloaded from the website.
Parentline Plus
520 Highgate Studios
53-79 Highgate Road
Kentish Town
London NW5 1TL
Helpline: 0808 800 2222 (24 hours a day, every day)
E-mail: contact@parentlineplus.org.uk
Website: www.parentlineplus.org.uk
Offers support to anyone parenting a child; the child's parents, stepparents, grandparents and foster parents. Runs a free helpline, parenting courses and offers information leaflets.
Pink Parents
E-mail: enquiries@pinkparents.org.uk
Website: www.pinkparents.org.uk
Offer advice, information and support from people who have been there and know what pink parents need. UK-wide charity for lesbian, gay and bi parents and parents-to-be.
Prisoners' Families Helpline
Helpline: 0808 808 2003 (Mon-Fri 10am-4.30pm, Sat 10am-3pm; Mon-Thurs 6-8pm)
E-mail: info@actionpf.org.uk
Website: www.prisonersfamilieshelpline.org.uk
Promotes the just treatment of prisoners' families by the prison system and society, across the UK. Also helps children whose parents may be inside and vice versa.
The Samaritans
Helpline: 08457 90 90 90 (calls are charged at local rates, open every day 24 hours)
E-mail: jo@samaritans.org
Website: www.samaritans.org.uk
Provides confidential, emotional support to anyone in crisis, despairing or suicidal. Volunteers will speak to callers about anything that is troubling them.
Trust for the Study of Adolescence (TSA)
Tel: 01273 693311
E-mail: publications@tsa.uk.com
Website: www.tsa.uk.com
Provides information to parents through its publications department on issues like teenage suicide and self-harm; also has videos and leaflets on how to cope with difficult teenagers, such as Teenagers in Trouble: Skills for parents by John Coleman (45-minute video and parents' handbook) £11.75 (free postage for parents).
Aims at helping parents handle teenagers who are angry or troubled or involved in problems such as drugs or crime.
Working Families.org.uk
1-3 Berry Street
London EC1V 0AA
Helpline: 0800 013 0313 (Free helpline for low income families, open Tues 11am-12.30pm and 2-4pm, Wed 10am-1pm and 2-4pm, Thurs 2-4pm, Fri 11.30am-1.30pm)
E-mail: office@workingfamilies.org.uk
Website: www.workingfamilies.org.uk
Helps parents balance work and home by providing factsheets and advice on working family-friendly hours, parental leave and childcare.
Young Minds
102-108 Clerkenwell Road
London EC1M 5SA
Tel: 020 7336 8445 (For info and publications)
Website: www.youngminds.org.uk
Provides information to anyone with concerns about the mental health or emotional well-being of a child or young person. Leaflets for young people, and other helpful information is available on their site.
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Alcohol Alert
www.ias.org.uk/publications/ alert/97issue1/alert9701_p10.html
Synopsis of a UK report on teenagers and alcopops; looks at teenage drinking and how this relates to teenage aggression.
BBC Health: Parenting
www.bbc.co.uk/health/parenting/
Practical tips for parenting a teenager, from talking about school work, to appreciating your teen and learning to let go as they achieve more independence.
Centre for Successful Fathering
www.fathering.org
American site that offers information and advice on the benefits of being an involved father and the belief that children need the balance of both parents.
Make Space
www.makespace.org.uk/home.asp
Radical new approach to meeting the needs of teenagers, parents and the communities in which they live. New campaign to develop clubs and opportunities for young people aged 11-16, open until 9.00pm after school and during school holidays.
The Parent Centre
www.parentcentre.gov.uk
Great resource for all parents and carers who want to help their child or children to learn. Offers support, information and advice about a child's learning to age 16+, plus how to choose childcare, help for working parents, help for lone parents and much more.
RedCliff Ascent
www.redcliffascent.com
A wilderness therapy program in the US for troubled teens from 13 to 17 years of age. For over a decade RedCliff has helped thousands of teenagers and their families find a new beginning. This is the place in Utah where the British teenagers on Brat Camp were sent.
Schools Turn to Karma Therapy to Cut Pupils' Aggression and Improve Results
http://education.guardian.co.uk/schools/ story/0,5500,677229,00.html
Teachers are turning to new-age therapies in a desperate attempt to restore order in classrooms. Some of the most troubled schools are giving children and teachers classes in transcendental meditation after a pilot programme dramatically cut levels of bad behaviour and improved exam results.
Stress for Families with Teens
www.extension.iastate.edu/ Publications/PM1660C.pdf
Compact PDF document that looks at the common stresses for parents and teens and offers advice and tips for making life easier.
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