Family Lives is a charity providing professional non-judgemental support and advice to parents about all aspects of family life, including child development, issues with schools and parenting/relationship support. Family Lives recognise that the best way to support families is to provide professional
People contact them about all aspects of family life that include all stages of a child’s development, issues with schools and parenting/relationship support. They also respond when life becomes more complicated and provide support around family breakdown, aggression in the home, bullying, teenage risky behaviour and mental health concerns of both parents and their children.
Coram Voice provides advocacy to young people who are living in care or have recently left care, through a helpline and network of community advocates. The helpline has access to interpreters for those young people who speak little or no English.
Coram Voice is a leading children’s rights organisation. They champion the rights of children. They get young voices heard in decisions that matter to them and work to improve the lives of children in care, care leavers and others who depend upon the help of the state.
Childline helps anyone under 19 in the UK with any issue they are going through. Whether it is something big or small, their trained counsellors are available to talk about anything.
Childline is a safe place to talk. Calls are not recorded and their number will not show up on any phone bills. Counsellors write some notes about what is discussed. They also keep notes for 1-2-1 counsellor chats and emails and save copies of what has been said in a chat or email. These notes stay safe at Childline. They keep notes to help understand what one is going through and support them if they contact Childline again. It can also make it easier for them to get help if they are in danger.
The Childhood Bereavement Network is the hub for those working with bereaved children, young people and their families across the UK. They underpin their members’ work with essential support and representation: bringing them together across localities, disciplines and sectors to improve bereavement care for children. They believe that all children have the right to information, guidance and support to enable them to manage the impact of death on their lives.
Provides women who have been diagnosed with, or think they have, post natal illness, with information packs, a helpline, email support and a mentoring scheme. The Association for Post-Natal Illness is the leading organisation in its field, it is a Registered Charity (No. 280510) and it was established in 1979 to:
– Provide support to mothers suffering from post-natal illness
– Increase public awareness of the illness
– Encourage research into its cause and nature
Student Minds is the UK’s student mental health charity. They offer support for students with mental health problems, including eating disorders, through a national network of self-help groups. Groups provide peer-to-peer support to students when they need it, and empower students with the knowledge, confidence and skills to look after their own mental health and support others.
Oxford University Student Union Advice Service is a confidential advice, referral, information, witness and advocacy service for the members of the Oxford University Student Union. For current and former students of the University, and former students if the help needed relates to their experience at the University.
Professional counselling service for current student members of the University of Oxford. The service offers both individual and group counselling on a range of issues. Some people use it in times of crisis, others in a more developmental and exploratory way. The service is free and confidential, but it is not an emergency service.
Counselling service for enrolled students of the college. From problems with studies, relationships or money worries, sometimes problems can seem hard to deal with and life can be challenging at times. All their students have access to a free, confidential counselling service, to help them work through any issues that may be affecting their studies.
A service that helps students make their own decisions, and where appropriate give information and advice to assist. Oxford Brookes Wellbeing work together to enhance the learning, emotional, physical and spiritual life of the Oxford Brookes community through their different services, such as counselling, disability, care leavers, student carers, specialist mentoring, mature students and more.
