Useful Links and Publications

• East Midlands Ambulance Service

• Lincolnshire County Council - Official local authority website for Lincolnshire providing information on local services

• Lincolnshire Council for Voluntary Youth Services

• Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue

• Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation Trust

• Lincolnshire Police

• Lincolnshire Probation Trust

• Lincolnshire Youth Offending Service

• NHS Lincolnshire

• United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust

  
  

• A Guide to Safer Recruitment leaflet

• Action for Safety on the Internet- Prevention of Young Suicide - This leaflet offers basic advice and sources of help for any parent, grandparent or carer (2006)

• Digital Safety – Parents leaflet (2011)

• Digital Safety – Young People leaflet (2011)

• Firesetting Advice Leaflet -Advice for parents and carers

• LSCB Escalation Policy (2010)

• LSCB e-Safety Strategy 2010 – 2013

• LSCB e-Safety Practice Guidance

• Meeting the Needs

• Model Child Protection Policy for Licensed Premises
  (September 2011 )

• Model Safeguarding Children Policy for Voluntary Organisations(September 2011)

• Parenting Handbook- English- This handbook lists some of the warning signs of particular difficulties and also offers helpful tips for parents and carers.

• Parenting Handbook- Polish

• Parenting Handbook- Portuguese (2007)

• Protocol between School Improvement and LSCB (2007)

• Safer Recruitment Toolkit (2007)

• Supporting Staff leaflet

• Tackling Your Child's Firesetting Behaviour with Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue- A guide to help your child stop playing with fire (2006)

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• Advisory Centre for Education (ACE)- A national charity that has been advising parents and carers of children aged 5-16.

• CAFCASS

• Childline- This website has information and support on a whole range of issues.

• Family Lives- Family Lives is a national charity providing help and support in all aspects of family life.

• Harvard Research on early child development

• National Safeguarding Standards

• NICE- When to suspect child maltreatment

• NSPCC Helplines

• Provision of Therapy for Child Witnesses Prior to a Criminal Trial Practice Guidance

• Safe Network - Safe Network, a project of the NSPCC and Children England was set up to help keep children safe when taking part in activities outside the home.

• SupportLine- SupportLine provides a confidential telephone helpline offering emotional support to any individual on any issue.

• The Hideout - Women's Aid have created this space to help children and young people to understand domestic abuse, and how to take positive action.

• teacher.tv - Provides professionals with practical support, advice and guidance.

• Trauma and Abuse Support Centre- help for adults sexually abused in childhood

• Womens Aid

• Working Together to Safeguard Children (2010)

• BBC - Parenting - Your kids - Internet safety

• Chatdanger- a site all about the potential dangers on interactive services online like chat, IM, online games, email and on mobiles.

• Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre - Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre delivers a multi-agency service dedicated to tackling the exploitation of children

• Childnet- Childnet International’s mission is to work in partnership with others around the world to help make the Internet a great and safe place for children.

• Click Clever, Click Safe gives you a guide to help you enjoy the internet safely.

• Cybermentors is all about young people helping and supporting each other online.

• Digizen.org - 'The Digizen website provides information for educators, parents, carers, and young people. It is used to strengthen their awareness and understanding of what digital citizenship is.'

• Kidsmart - A great resource provides information on a variety of online resources to help keep you safe

• Thinkuknow
  

• Anti-Bullying alliance - The Anti-Bullying alliance works to stop bullying. The ABA website provides teachers and other practitioners working with children and young people with a bank of resources for addressing bullying behaviour and discussing bullying and related issues.

• Beatbullying works with children and young people across the UK to provide them with all important opportunities to make positive and lasting changes to their lives and outlook

• Bully Free Zone - Is one of the leading peer support projects in Britain. The project aims to raise awareness of alternative ways of resolving conflicts and reducing bullying

• Bullying UK- provides help and reliable information on a variety of bullying issues.

• Kidscape- provides useful information to help you combat bullying and keep your children safe.

• Parentline Plus website is for parents who are concerned about bullying in their child's life, both outside and within school.

• Red Balloon - For children who have been bullied, this centre will provide education and support
  (Tel: 01223 357714)

• Safe Network - Safe Network, a project of the NSPCC and Children England was set up to help keep children safe when taking part in activities outside the home.

• The Anti Bullying Network
  

• Guidance for Safer Working Practice for Adults working with Children and Young People (2006)

• ‘What to do if you're worried a child is being abused' (2006)

• CEOP- Learn how to protect your child online guide

• DfES Private fostering information for professionals (PDF)

• NHS Reduce the Risk of Cot Death (2009)

• UNICEF Safer Sleeping leaflet (2008)