Useful sites for advice and guidance

Keeping your child safe from abuse and harm

DfE Guidance for parents /carers on keeping children safe from abuse and harm

NSPCC

Kidscape  – Help with Bullying

Online Safety

Under 18 and worried about online sexual abuse? To report, click to visit the CEOP
Safety Centre.

Understanding Screen Addiction and Responsible Digital Use
Changing your privacy settings online
The parents’ Guide to Teaching  your Teen Online Safety
Thinkuknow (CEOP Education site; we recommend this page).
UK Safer Internet Centre
Get Safe Online
StaySafe.org’s Guide to Internet Safety for Teens
Broadband Parental Controls: How To Keep Your Child Safe Online

Mental health and wellbeing support

www.childline.org.uk ChildLine: 0800 1111
www.youngminds.org.uk
www.mind.org.uk
https://www.kooth.com/ Online mental health community
Calm Harm is an app to help young people manage the urge to self-harm. Calm Harm App

 

LGTBQ+ advice and support

https://www.2bu-somerset.co.uk/ Youth support services for LGTBQ+ in Somerset
Stonewall

 

Debt and legal advice

Citizens advice website for debt and legal advice for families  www.citizensadvice.org.uk/

Harmful Sexual Behaviours (HSB) for parents

Harmful Sexual Behaviour Prevention Toolkit

 

Gambling

Young Gamers and Gamblers Trust  –  Parental Engagement Programme

Student Engagement Programme – YGAM

 

Drug and alcohol support

Call a Helpline – resource page from Adfam

SMART Recovery Family and Friends online help for if you are supporting a person with addictions

 

Prevent / Radicalisation awareness

Government advice  – Get help for radicalisation concerns

Trusted resources to safeguard students from radicalisation, build resilience to all types of extremism and promote shared values

educate.against.hate

NSPCC Learning – Radicalisation

 

Domestic violence information

Domestic abuse – women’s aid

 

Connect Somerset

Connect Somerset is about all professionals and community groups working together to help families and residents to improve their lives and improve early help in the community.

Connect Somerset is a partnership between Somerset Council, Somerset NHS, Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprises, and Schools, Colleges and Early Years settings.

They have many useful resources on their website www.connectsomerset.org.uk/help4all

They are also currently offering new online learning for all Somerset residents worth £100. Sign up via bit.ly/LearnForLove and enter code ‘dragon‘