Links
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Criminal Justice Websites
| The Probation Service | The UK Probation Service |
| The Ministry of Justice | The Ministry of Justice (formerly part of the Home Office) website |
| The Youth Justice Board | The YJB oversees the youth justice system in England and Wales, working to prevent reoffending and addressing some of the causes of youth crime. |
Websites for Young People
| Concerned about Drugs? | Government website providing information about substances. It also provides links to other issues of concern to young people |
| Under 16 and coping with drug problems | A Channel 4 website providing information and the helplines of support organisations |
| The Youth Justice Board | The YJB oversees the youth justice system in England and Wales, working to prevent reoffending and addressing some of the causes of youth crime. |
| Connexions | Advice on education, careers, housing, relationships ... for 13 to 18 year olds |
| Frank | A source of advice and information about substances, primarily for teenagers and their parents |
| What's in your pants? | All about Chlamydia - a sexually transmitted disease. You might want to turn down the sound on your computer before you click on the link. |
| Young Minds | Information on how to cope with difficult feelings |
| Positive Parenting Network | This opens the Medway site - but there are parenting networks throughout the country, many run by local authorities |
| Drink Aware | All about alcohol - what does a 'unit' mean, how much is too much... There's also a self assessment questionnaire for Under 18s |
| Know Your Cannabis | All about cannabis - and there's a self assessment tool if you're worried about cannabis use |
| Adfam | Adfam supports members of families affected by substance misuse |
| Teenage Pregnancy | Young peoples' sexual health. A good - anonymous - question and answer facility, and details of clinical services |
Websites for People Working with Substance Misusers
| COCA | Information and advice about stimulant drugs |
| The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine | For the post-graduate study of public health (and tropical medicine). THe LSHTM also carries out research into various aspects of substance misuse. |
| Alcohol Concern | The national agency on alcohol misuse and a leading campaigner for more attention to be paid to this area of substance misuse |
| Exchange Supplies | Information, conferences, equipment, publications on Harm Reduction |
| KFx: Learning of Substance | Lively, informative, iconoclastic - a blog that is now more than just a blog |
| BACP | British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy |
Websites about Drugs
| DrugScope | An independent source of knowledge and expertise on substance misuse |
| Urban 75 on Drugs | An independent site, which 'neither condemns or condones drug use', but provides factual information on drugs and the drug debate in general |
| Frank | A source of advice and information about substances, primarily for teenagers and their parents |
Websites for Substance Misusers and their Families and Partners
| Adfam | Supporting families affected by substance misuse |
| The Alliance | Campaigning, advocacy and support organisation run by substance users for substance users |
Websites for common mental health problems
| Northumberland NHS Trust | The UK Probation Service |
| Mind | The Ministry of Justice (formerly part of the Home Office) website |
| Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health | The YJB oversees the youth justice system in England and Wales, working to prevent reoffending and addressing some of the causes of youth crime. |
| Self Help | A free searchable data base for of over 1,000 self help organisations, patient support groups and charities across the UK that provide support, guidance and advice to patients, carers and their relatives. The groups and organisations that we cover, embrace many medical conditions, diseases and treatments. |
Commissioning and Standards Setting Bodies
| Tackling Drugs, Changing Lives | The home of the Drug Strategy |
| NTA | National Treatment Agency, set up to promote the effectiveness of drug treatment in the UK |
| Skills for Health | The skill standard setting body for the UK health sector |
| KDAAT | The Kent Drug and Alcohol Team, responsible for commissioning drug services in Kent |
| Kent County Council | Kent County Council website |