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Useful Links
• Boarding School Survivors
The organisation led by Nick Duffell, which runs therapueutic workshops for men and women ex-boarders, as well as couples counselling and specialist training for professionals.
• Boarding Recovery
A support service run by accredited psychotherapists and trained counsellors who specialize in working with 'boarding school survivors'.
• ChildLine
A free, confidential 24-hour helpline for children and young people. Trained counsellors offer help and support on any topic worrying young callers.
Tel: 0800 1111
• NSPCC
UK children's charity fighting cruelty to children.
Helpline: 0808 800 5000
• The Samaritans
Confidential, emotional support 24/7 to those experiencing despair, distress or suicidal feelings.
Tel: 08457 90 90 90
• National Youth Agency
The NYA supports those involved in young people's personal and social development and works to enable all young people to fulfil their potential.
Tel: 0116 242 7350
• rights4me
The website of the Office for the Children's Rights Director. The site gives a voice to young people who are... living in a children's home, family centre, boarding school, residential special school, further education college, with foster carers, are adopted, getting any sort of help from social services or a care leaver… and who want to know their rights.
Tel: 0800 528 0731
• The Children's Society
The Children's Society is a long-established charity working to make childhoods better for children in the UK.
Tel: 0845 300 1128
• Child Centre for Mental Health
This London-based centre aims to empower professionals and parents to enable children and young people to thrive. It runs conferences, training and courses aimed at improving child and adolescent emotional well-bring.
Tel: 020 7354 2913
• Outcomes UK
This organisation works with the public, private, voluntary and independent sectors across the fields of health, social care and education. It provides social care consultancy, learning, and support services, with a focus on safeguarding children, the needs of looked after children, and multi-agency working.
Tel: 01527 556610
•YoungMinds
A national charity working to improve the mental health of all children and young people under 25. It promotes child and adolescent mental health and mental health services and is involved in consultancy work and training.
Tel: 020 7336 8445
• Kidscape
Kidscape is a charity committed to preventing bullying and child sexual abuse. Kidscape works UK-wide to provide individuals and organisations with practical skills and resources necessary to keep children safe from harm.
Parents' anti-bullying helpline: 08451 205 204
• National Minimum Standards for Boarding Schools
A pdf document from the Department of Health outlining national minimum standards for inspecting boarding schools. These apply to all mainstream boarding schools for pupils up to 18, and are intended to "safeguard and promote the welfare of children for whom accommodation is provided by a boarding school". The standards cover welfare policies and procedures; organisation and management; welfare support to boarders; staffing and premises.
• Counselling Directory
If you would like to explore counselling options, try this free, confidential service. The website can put you in contact with professional support near to where you are. The directory lists only qualified/registered counsellors and psychotherapists.
• Addiction Today
This website is run by the widely read journal of the Addiction Recovery Foundation and is aimed at professionals and the recovery community. It offers free resources on how to recover from addiction/dependencies and offers information on treatment units, self-help groups, blogs and partnership working.
Addiction Recovery Foundation Telephone: 020 7233 5333
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