Links and Resources

UK National Organisations

• British Academy of Childhood Disability
• British Association for Adoption and Fostering
• British Association for Community Child Health - association information 
• Child Public Health Interest Group
• Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health - main objects of the College are to advance the art and science of paediatrics, improves standards of medical care to children, and to educate and examine doctors in paediatrics 

UK Voluntary Organisations

• Barnardos – giving children back their future
• ChildLine - free national helpline for children and young people in trouble or danger
• Children's Society - information about the society, it's activities and publications
• Contact a Family - national charity providing support and advice to parents whatever the medical condition of their child
• False Allegations Support Organisation - support for anyone affected by a false allegation of abuse
• National Children's Bureau - works to identify and promote the well-being and interests of all children and young people across every aspect of their lives
• National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children - charity specialising in child protection and the prevention of cruelty to children
• NCH – the children’s charity
• NSPCC Library - a unique national resource for those who work in child protection and child welfare
• Safeline - voluntary association which has been established by women who were themselves sexually abused as children
• Save the Children
• Survivors Support - help and support for victims of abuse
• Women's Aid - national charity in England for women and children experiencing physical, sexual or emotional abuse in their homes

Information

• British Paediatric Surveillance Unit - facilitates surveillance of rare paediatric disease
• CaF Directory - conditions and syndromes which affect children
• Centre for Evidence Based Child Health - Institute for Child health, Great Ormond Street Hospital
• Child Health - National Electronic Library for Health 
• Centre for International Child Health - Great Ormond Street Hospital, London 
• Department of Child Health - University of Liverpool
• Department of Child Health - University of Newcastle
• Google - child abuse index and search page (US)
• Home Office – Child Protection
  Institute of Child Health - Great Ormond Street Hospital 
• National Service Framework - paediatric intensive care
• NICE – National Institute of Clinical Excellence - an independent organisation responsible for providing national guidance on promoting good health and preventing and treating ill health
• NSPCC Inform – government, official and research statistics on child protection and child abuse
• Victoria Climbie Inquiry - independent, statutory inquiry set up to investigate the circumstances leading to the death of Victoria Climbie
• Virtual Library - medicine index (US)

UK Local Resources

• Survivors Swindon - support and group sessions to adult male survivors of child sexual abuse, and adult sexual assaults/rape