Useful organisations
British Pregnancy Advisory Service
London Lesbian and Gay Switchboard
National AIDS and Sexual Health Line
Sexual Dysfunction Association
Avert
www.avert.org.uk
Telephone: 01403 210202
International AIDS & Medical Research charity. Has a comprehensive website featuring over 100 pages on HIV/AIDS, including sections aimed specifically at young people.
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bpas (British Pregnancy Advisory Service)
www.bpas.org.uk
Telephone: 0845 730 4030
National network of 18 clinics and 35 centres across England, Wales and Scotland providing options for dealing with unplanned pregnancy, emergency contraception, free pregnancy testing and vasectomy services. Non judgemental advisors are specialist and will recommend the best option for you. bpas talks to more than 70,000 women every year of all ages
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ChildLine
www.childline.org.uk
National helpline: 0800 1111. Open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Provides a free, confidential telephone counselling service for children or young people with any problem. Information for children and young people, as well as professionals, is also available via the web-site.
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Children's Legal Centre
www.childrenslegalcentre.com
Provides information on all aspects of child law for parents, carers and professionals via its website.
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www.dh.gov.uk
Provide health and social care policy, guidance and publications for NHS and social care professionals.
Education for Choice
www.efc.org.uk
Education For Choice is dedicated to enabling young people to make and act on informed choices about pregnancy and abortion. Provides information for young people about sex and relationships education, abortion, unplanned pregnancy and where to go for help.
Endometriosis UK
www.endometriosis-uk.org
Helpline: 0808 808 2227
Provide information and support about endometriosis, and work to increase understanding through campaigning and awareness.
Fatherhood Institute
www.fatherhoodinstitute.org
News, research, policy and practical work with young fathers. Produce a range of resources aimed at new fathers and young fathers to help deal with parenthood. They collate the research on fatherhood, help shape the government's family policy, influencing the public debate on fathers and provide training for family services to be father-inclusive.
Family Planning Association
www.fpa.org.uk
Helpline: 0845 122 8690 open 9am-6pm, Monday- Friday.
The FPA is the UK's leading sexual health charity whose purpose is to enable people in the UK to make informed choices about sex and to enjoy sexual health. They have family planning clinics across the UK and also provide confidential information via their helpline and also through online resources.
www.fertilityuk.org
This service provides comprehensive and objective information to the general public and health professionals on all aspects of fertility awareness. This includes fertility awareness education for couples planning pregnancy, natural family planning, a range of educational resources, and an online list of contacts for local accredited NFP teachers.
Get Connected
www.getconnected.org.uk
Helpline: 0800 808 4994 open 1pm-11pm every day.
Email: help@getconnected.org.uk
Get Connected provides support and help to young people by emotionally supporting the them as they explain what's going on, exploring the options available to the young person and enabling the young person to get in touch with the service that can help them best.
Herpes Virus Association.
www.herpes.org.uk
Helpline: 0845 123 2305
Provides a wealth of information about the herpes virus (genital herpes and facial cold sores) including information about transmission, testing, treatment as well as over the counter treatments.
Like it is
www.likeitis.org.uk
This website gives young people access to information about all aspects of sex education and teenage life, including pregnancy, periods, STIs, sex, peer pressure, sexuality, contraception, emergency contraception and puberty.
London Lesbian and Gay Switchboard (LLGS)
www.llgs.org.uk
Helpline: 020 7837 7324 (daily 10am -11pm)
TEXT Phone: 020 7689 8501 (daily 10am - 11pm)
Information database: http://queery.org.uk
LLGS provides an information, support and referral service for lesbians, gay men, bisexual people and anyone who needs to consider issues around their sexuality. All volunteers identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual, so the person answering the telephone will have an understanding of your situation. Volunteers don't judge you or tell you what to do; but provide support, information, and discuss relevant options.
Marie Stopes
www.mariestopes.org.uk
Helpline: 0845 300 8090
Live Chat facility
Provide private and some NHS abortions as well as other sexual and reproductive healthcare services. Have a nationwide network of centres providing information, advice and professional care.
National AIDS and Sexual Health Line
www.condomessentialwear.co.uk
Helpline: 0845 567 123
Website provides information about how to stay sexually healthy and make condoms a fun and essential part of sex. Website has a search facility to find local sexual health services and helpline provides information about STIs and safer sex.
National Childbirth Trust
www.nct.org.uk/home
Breastfeeding helpline: 0870 444 8708
Pregnancy and birth helpline: 0870 444 8709
UK's largest charity for parents helping mums and dads each year through pregnancy, birth and early days of parenthood. Offer antenatal and postnatal courses, local support and reliable information to help all parents. Also has an online search to find your local NCT branch.
NHS Direct
www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk
Helpline: 0845 46 47
NHS Direct aims to provide information and advice about health, illness and health services, to enable patients to make
decisions about their healthcare and that of their families. Provide health information online and via their helpline 24
hours a day.
National Office of Statistics
www.statistics.gov.uk
Telephone: 0845 601 3034
Email: info@statistics.gov.uk.
Free access to data produced by the Office for National Statistics, and some data from government departments and devolved administrations. It is the UK's home of official statistics, reflecting Britain's economy, population and society at national and local level. Summary stories and detailed data releases are published here free of charge.
Need 2 Know
www.need2know.co.uk
Website providing information to young people about a wide range of topics including sexual health, travel, housing, the environment and work.
NSPCC
www.nspcc.org.uk
Child Protection Helpline: 0808 800 5000 for anyone concerned about a child.
Childline: 0800 1111 for young people in need of support.
NSPCC aim to put an end to child cruelty by giving children the help, support and environment they need to stay safe from cruelty, by finding ways of working with communities to keep children safe from cruelty and to be someone to turn to for children and young people. They also work to achieve cultural, social and political change: influencing legislation, policy, practice, public attitudes and behaviours and delivering services for the benefit of young people.
Parentline Plus
www.parentlineplus.org.uk
Helpline: 0808 800 2222
Registered charity, offering support to anyone parenting a child. Works to offer help and support through an innovative
range of free, flexible, responsive services - shaped by parents for parents including free phone helpline, email service,
courses for parents, innovative projects and information for parents.
Scottish Child Law Centre
www.sclc.org.uk
Helpline: 0800 328 8970
Email: enquiries@sclc.org.uk
Helps children and young people, their families and carers, and professionals working for and with children by providing expert legal advice and information through our advice line, email and text services. Also provide training on the law and children's rights to groups and individuals across Scotland, and offer a range of leaflets and publications on various issues.
Sexual Dysfunction Association
www.sda.uk.net
Helpline: 0870 7743571 (Monday, Wednesday and Friday 10.00am – 4.00pm).
Email: info@sda.uk.net
The SDA is a charity aiming to help sufferers of male and female sexual problems and their partners and to raise awareness of the extent to which sexual conditions affect the general population.
Sexwise
www.ruthinking.co.uk
Sexwise helpline: 0800 28 29 30
Provides information to young people under 18 about sexual health, relationships, peer pressure and puberty. Can also find local sexual health services online or through their helpline.
Teenage Health Freak
www.teenagehealthfreak.org
Aim to provide accurate and reliable online health information to teenagers in a cringe-free, entertaining and informative
way. Information on puberty, STIs, pregnancy, contraception and much more.
www.everychildmatters.gov.uk/teenagepregnancy
The website contains useful information about the Government's Teenage Pregnancy Strategy.
Terence Higgins Trust (THT)
www.tht.org.uK
THT Direct: 0845 1221 200.
THT was set up in response to the HIV epidemic and has been at the forefront of the fight against HIV, and improving
the nation's sexual health, ever since. THT believe that a world where people with HIV live healthy lives free from
prejudice and discrimination, and good sexual health is a right and reality for all. They provide information and support
about HIV and AIDS from their website and helpline service.
There4me
www.there4me.org.uk
There4me is for young aged 12-16 who are worried about something and need some help. They help with loads of issues like abuse, bullying, exams, drugs and self harm. Can provide online advice and support through personalised messages and live webchats with an advisor.
The Site
www.askthesite.org.uk
Website providing information on sex and relationships, work and study, travel and free time, health and wellbeing and much more. You can also ask a question online and receive a personalised reply on any of the issues above.
Women’s Health Concern
www.womens-health-concern.org
Helpline: 0845 123 2319
WHC provides an independent service to advise, reassure and educate women about their health concerns, to enable them to work in partnership with their own medical practitioners and health advisers. Offer unbiased information – by telephone, email, in print, online and through conferences, seminars and symposia.
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Young Minds
www.youngminds.org.uk
National charity committed to improving the mental health of all children and young people under 25. Offers information to young people about mental health and emotional well-being.
