Links for Children & Young People
Barnardo
Barnardo
www.barnardos.org.uk/
Brent Asian Women
The Asian Women's Resource Centre is a specialist women
www.asianwomencentre.org.uk/
Brent Association for Voluntary Action
BrAVA is a second tier organisation aiming to help the voluntary and community sector in the borough of Brent to reach a high level of sustainability and development.
www.brava.org.uk/
Brent Brain
Brent Children & Families
Brent Children and Families department has responsibility for services provided by the council such as children
www.brent.gov.uk/c_and_f.nsf
Brent Dads
Brent Dads is aimed at fathers, expectant fathers and all males (father-figures) with responsibilities for raising children in Brent. Brent Dads works in partnership with local children's centres to enable fathers to realise the benefits of involved fatherhood. Brent Dads is delivered by a range of service providers, individuals and volunteers.
www.brentdads.com
Brent Primary Care Trust
Brent PCT holds the NHS budget for our local population.
www.brentpct.nhs.uk/
Cafcass
Cafcass looks after the interests of children involved in family proceedings. They work with children and their families, and then advise the courts on what they consider to be in the best interests of individual children.
www.cafcass.gov.uk/
CEOP
The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre is a UK police agency with a difference. It has the teeth of any other police force and works to track offenders wherever they may be. CEOP also delivers free education programmes into schools to help children of all ages stay safe online and is active in sharing best practice techniques with the wider child protection community through a number of training initiatives.
www.ceop.gov.uk/
Department for Children, Schools & Families (DCSF)
The purpose of the Department for Children, Schools and Families is to make England the best place in the world for children and young people to grow up.
www.dfes.gov.uk/
Department of Health
The Department of Health (DH) exists to improve the health and wellbeing of people in England.
www.dh.gov.uk/en/
Foundation for Women's Health, Research and Development (FORWARD)
FORWARD is international non-governmental organisation that works to advance the sexual and reproductive health and human rights of African girls and women. The foundation has been recognised as a leader in the field of working and campaigning for the elimination of female genital mutilation.
www.forwarduk.org.uk
Home Office
The Home Office is the government department responsible for leading the national effort to protect the public from terrorism, crime and anti-social behaviour.
www.homeoffice.gov.uk/
Independent Safeguarding Authority
The Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) has been created to help prevent unsuitable people from working with children and vulnerable adults.
http://www.isa-gov.org.uk/
London Probation Service
London Probation deliver a range of services to offenders, all designed to tackle their offending behaviour.
www.london-probation.org.uk/
London Safeguarding Children Board
The London Board provides strategic advice and support to London
www.londonscb.gov.uk/
Mental Health Care Trust
Central North West London NHS Foundation Trust provide a comprehensive range of health and social care services for people with mental health and substance misuse problems and learning disabilities living in central and north west London.
www.cnwl.org/
Metropolitan Police Service
NAPAC
NAPAC is the National Association for People Abused in Childhood. They are a registered charity which provides support and information for people abused in childhood.
www.napac.org.uk/
NHS Brent Safeguarding Children Information
NHS Brent's Safeguarding Children web page has links to useful local and national safeguarding reference documents and contains a contact list for key safeguarding children health staff
www.brentpct.nhs.uk/html/YourServices_2097.htm
North West London Hospitals NHS Trust
The North West London Hospitals NHS Trust manages Northwick Park, St Mark
www.nwlh.nhs.uk/
NSPCC
The NSPCC
www.nspcc.org.uk/
PRO-ACTIVE West London
PRO-ACTIVE West London is a partnership of organisations, people and local interest groups whose common purpose is to co-ordinate the delivery of sport and active recreation across the West London sub-region. Driving increased participation in sport and physical activity at all levels for all people in Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hillingdon and Hounslow.
www.pro-activewestlondon.org/
Research In Practice
Research in practice is the largest children and families research implementation project in England and Wales.
www.rip.org.uk/
Surestart
Sure Start is the government programme to deliver the best start in life for every child. They bring together, early education, childcare, health and family support.
www.surestart.gov.uk/
Women
Women's Aid is the key national charity working to end domestic violence against women and children. We support a network of over 500 domestic and sexual violence services across the UK.
www.womensaid.org.uk/