Birmingham Safeguarding Children’s Partnership have created the following list of agency details that parents/carers may find useful.
- Brook Struggling to talk to your teenager about sex and relationships? Brook offers free and confidential advice via their website, telephone, text and email.
- CEOP CEOP aims to help protect children and young people from the threat of online child sexual abuse and exploitation.
- Child Accident Prevention Trust Free child safety advice for parents and carers.
- Family Lives Offers core family support services, working in many different areas and providing tailored support around issues such as bullying, special educational needs, and support for specific communities.
- Frank You probably can’t stop your child from coming into contact with drugs, but by staying as informed as possible, you can help them make the right choices when they do.
- Get Safe Online Advice for parents and carers on how to take a balanced approach to your children’s online safety.
- Kids Online Safety Aims to support parents of 8-14 year-olds in media literacy skills to better understand online information and navigate the online world safely.
- ICON Advice and resources for parents and carers on how to cope with a crying baby.
- Ivison Trust A national charity working to keep children safe from exploitation by supporting their parents, disrupting the exploiters and working in partnership with police and family services.
- Kooth A digital mental health and wellbeing company working to provide a welcoming space for digital mental health care, available to all.
- Mermaids UK Mermaids UK provides support for transgender, nonbinary and gender-diverse children, young people, and their families.
- NSPCC Support and tips to help you keep your children safe. From advice on children’s mental health to staying safe online, support for parents and what to do if you’re worried about a child.
- YoungMinds Lots of practical advice and tips on supporting your child – from how to encourage your child to open up about their feelings to dealing with mental health services.