Useful Links
Need practical help from the professionals? FosterTalk can put you in touch with the experts.
As part of our one-stop shop for support and advice, we can't endorse any of the following organisations but include this list of helpful national organisations. Click on any of the links below to visit their websites.
| Company | Contact Info | Website |
| Advisory Centre for Education (ACE) | Freephone general advice line: 0800 800 5793 Exclusion line: 0207 704 9822 | www.ace-ed.org.uk |
| Black Heritage & Identity | ||
| Anti Bullying Campaign | 0808 800 2222 | |
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Bullying - Don't Suffer In Silence NSPCC |
0808 800 5000 |
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| The National Autistic Society | 0845 070 4004 | www.nas.org.uk |
| BAAF: British Association for Adoption and Fostering | www.baaf.org.uk | |
| Car Insurance Bollington Group |
0845 601 3852 |
www.bollington.com |
| Centrepoint: Helping vulnerable young people | 0207 426 5300 | |
| Child Accident Prevention Trust | 0207 608 3828 | www.capt.org.uk |
| Childline | 0800 1111 | |
| Childrens Legal Centre | 0800 020 008 | |
| Christmas In Different Parts of The World | ||
| CRY-SIS Helpline | 0207 404 5011 | |
| The British Dyslexia Association | 0118 866 8271 | |
| National Centre for Eating Disorders | 0845 838 2040 | www.eating-disorders.org.uk/ |
| Family Friends of Lesbian and Gays (FFLAG) | 0845 652 0311 | |
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Online resource for anybody working with children and young people |
www.handsonscotland.co.uk | |
| Home and Contents Insurance for Foster Carers Bollington Care | 0845 601 3852 | www.bollington.com/fostercarers |
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Home and Contents Insurance for Foster Carers - Fosterinsure |
01789 766888 | |
| Home Protect | 0845 155 1944 | www.homeprotect.co.uk |
| Information for teenagers about sex and relationships | ||
| IRM - Independent Review Mechanism (Foster Carers) |
Telephone: 0845 450 3956 |
www.independentreviewmechanism.org.uk/ |
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IRM - Independent Review Mechanism (Foster Carers) Wales |
Telephone: 0845 873 1305 Fax: 0870 034 6421 Email: irm@irmcymru.org.uk |
www.irmcymru.org.uk/en/contactus |
| Kidscape | 0845 1205 204 (parents bullying helpline) | |
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Message Home - for young people to get a message to their parents |
0800 700 740 | |
| Missing Persons Helpline | 0500 700 700 – 24 hours | |
| National Drugs Helpline |
0800 77 66 00 24 hour free advice |
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| NHS Direct | 0845 4647 | |
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NYAS – National Youth Advocacy Service |
0800 61 61 01 | |
| OfSTED Complaints Line | 0300 123 4666 | |
| Religious Festivals | ||
| Recovery Connections | 800 993 3869 | www.recoveryconnection.org/compulsive-overeating-binge-eating |
| Samaritans |
08457 90 90 90 (in UK) 1850 60 90 90 90 (Rep of Ireland) |
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| Sex Education Forum | Information Helpline 0845 458 9910 | |
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Tax Credits Helpline Claim Forms for Working Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit |
0845 300 3900 | |
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Training Support & development Standards for Foster Carers (previously CWDC) Frequently asked Questions and further information |
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| Transfer of Foster Carers between Agencies Protocol | ||
| VOICE......for the child in care | 0808 800 5792 | www.voiceyp.org |
| Young Minds |
0207 336 8445 Parents information service 0800 018 2138 |
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