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 | |
| Black Heritage & Identity | ||
| Anti Bullying Campaign | 0207 378 1446 | |
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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 | |
| Barnardo's | 0268 520224 | |
| Car Insurance Bollington Group |
0845 601 3855 |
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 | ||
| Christmas In Different Parts of The World | ||
| Commission for Social Care Inspection | ||
| CRY-SIS Helpline | 0207 404 5011 | |
| Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) | www.csci.org.uk | |
| The British Dyslexia Association | 0118 866 8271 | |
| Dyslexia Institute | 01784 463 851 | |
| Eating Disorders Association | 0845 634 7650 | www.edauk.com |
| Family Friends of Lesbian and Gays (FFLAG) | 01454 852 418 | |
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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 603 8523 | www.bollington.com/fostercarers |
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Home and Contents Insurance for Foster Carers - Fosterinsure |
01789 761 690 | |
| Home Protect | 0845 155 1303 | www.homeprotect.co.uk |
| Information for teenagers about sex and relationships | ||
| IRM - Independent Review Mechanism (Foster Carers) |
Telephone: 0870 034 6420 |
www.irm-adoption.org.uk/fostering |
| 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 | |
| Measles, Mumps & Rubella Vaccination | www.mmrthefacts.nhs.uk | |
| Health Promotion England | ||
| 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 | 0845 601 4772 | |
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The Parent Centre Helping your child to learn |
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| Religious Festivals | ||
| Samaritans |
08457 90 90 90 (in UK) 1850 60 90 90 90 (Rep of Ireland) |
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| Sex Education Forum | Information Helpline 0207 8431 901 | |
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Tax Credits Helpline Claim Forms for Working Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit |
0845 300 3900 | |
| Transfer of Foster Carers between Agencies Protocol | www.fostering.net | |
| 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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