Staying safe
Links to organisations to help you to stay safe
Relationships
NSPCC
We’re the leading children’s charity in the UK, specialising in child protection and dedicated to protecting children today to prevent abuse tomorrow. We’re the only UK children’s charity with statutory powers, which means we can take action to safeguard children at risk of abuse.
Act on it now
We are Act on it Now. We’ve been around since 2015 when Cheshire charity, My CWA, noticed there was a lack of support out there to help teenagers & young people to form healthy relationships.
Since then, we’ve helped thousands of young people to improve their relationships.
Change Grow Live
Change Grow Live has grown from a tiny volunteer-led Sussex-based organisation, to a nationwide charity that helps tens of thousands of people each day.
friendships
NSPCC
We’re the leading children’s charity in the UK, specialising in child protection and dedicated to protecting children today to prevent abuse tomorrow. We’re the only UK children’s charity with statutory powers, which means we can take action to safeguard children at risk of abuse.
Health For Teens
Health for Teens introduces a new and different way for young people aged 11-19 to learn about their health. This website is a previous winner of the Association for Healthcare Communications and Marketing (AHCM) ‘Best Website’ award.
Bullying
Childline
ChildLine - This is a free 24 hour service for children and young people.
Telephone: 0800 1111
County Lines
National Crime Agency
The National Crime Agency leads the UK’s fight to cut serious and organised crime, protecting the public by targeting and pursuing those criminals who pose the greatest risk to the UK.
The Childrens Society
We are there for young people when they need it most. We see something inside every one of them - hope. Children come to us for help, to talk about their feelings, their trauma. They come to us when their way forward is uncertain, they don't know what choice to make.
Grooming
NSPCC
We’re the leading children’s charity in the UK, specialising in child protection and dedicated to protecting children today to prevent abuse tomorrow. We’re the only UK children’s charity with statutory powers, which means we can take action to safeguard children at risk of abuse.
Sexual exploitation
Barnardos
We protect, support and nurture the UK's most vulnerable children
We help hundreds of thousands of children, young people, parents and carers via our 800+ services across the UK.
Online safety
NSPCC
We’re the leading children’s charity in the UK, specialising in child protection and dedicated to protecting children today to prevent abuse tomorrow. We’re the only UK children’s charity with statutory powers, which means we can take action to safeguard children at risk of abuse.
Child Net
Helping make the internet a great and safe place for children and young people
Sexting
NSPCC
We’re the leading children’s charity in the UK, specialising in child protection and dedicated to protecting children today to prevent abuse tomorrow. We’re the only UK children’s charity with statutory powers, which means we can take action to safeguard children at risk of abuse.
Knife Wise (App)
An app created by The Ben Kinsella Trust for young people and adults to test their understanding of knife crime
Support
The Foundation of Light
The Foundation of Light is the registered charity of Sunderland Football Club and we use the power of football and sport to provide opportunities to young people, adults and families across Sunderland, South Tyneside and County Durham.
We have 4 curriculum areas which are shown below, all of which are open to people from all backgrounds, abilities and genders.
- Football and Sport
- Education
- Skills and Employability
- Health and Wellbeing
Our vision is to use the curriculum areas and the programmes within them to create better opportunities and better lives for our communities.
Beacon of Light, Stadium Park, Sunderland, SR5 1SN