Resources for Childhood Studies

University of Edinburgh

University of Edinburgh home page: http://www.ed.ac.uk

Centre for Research in Education Inclusion and Diversity (CREID): http://www.creid.ed.ac.uk

Centre for Research on Families and Relationships (CRFR): http://www.crfr.ac.uk

National children's organisations

Aberlour Child Care Trust: http://www.aberlour.org.uk. A Scottish non-governmental organisation which works with and for children, young people and families who need additional support.

Article 12: http://www.article12.com (England) and http://www.article12.org (Scotland). An organisation run by under 18-year olds to promote children's rights, particularly their right to have their views taken into account in decision-making.

Barnardo's: http://www.barnardos.org.uk. A UK non-governmental organisation which works with vulnerable children and young people.

Carnegie Young People Initiative: http://www.carnegieuktrust.org.uk/cypi/home. An initiative of the Carnegie UK Trust, set up to increase the influence children and young people have over decisions that affect them. Good source for publications and other resources.

ChildLine: http://www.childline.org.uk. A free, confidential 24-hour telephone helpline for children and young people in the UK.

Children 1st: http://www.children1st.org.uk. A leading Scottish children's charity that runs a range of services for children.

Children in Northern Ireland: http://www.ci-ni.org.uk/. The regional umbrella organisation for the children's voluntary sector in Northern Ireland.

Children in Scotland: http://www.childreninscotland.org.uk. Scotland's national agency for voluntary, statutory and professional organisations and individuals working with children and their families.

Children in Wales: http://www.childreninwales.org.uk. The national umbrella children's organisation in Wales.

ChildrenNow: http://www.childrennow.org. A US organisation which promotes the prioritisation of children within public policy.

The Children's Society: http://www.the-childrens-society.org.uk/. A non-governmental organization working in England.

Funky Dragon (Children and Young People's Assembly for Wales): http://www.funkydragon.org. Aims to make sure that the views of children and young people living in Wales are heard, particularly by the Welsh Assembly Government.

National Children's Bureau: http://www.ncb.org.uk. NCB is an umbrella body for the children's sector in England and Northern Ireland, providing information on policy, research and practice to its members and other partners.

NCH Action for Children: http://www.nch.org.uk. A non-governmental organisation which supports vulnerable and excluded children in the UK.

Quarriers: http://www.quarriers.org.uk. An organisation which provides practical support and care for children, adults and families across Scotland.

Save the Children UK: http://www.savethechildren.org.uk/scuk/jsp/index.jsp. The UK arm of a major non-governmental organisation which works with and for children and young people who suffer from poverty, disease, injustice and violence.

Scottish Youth Parliament: http://www.scottishyouthparliament.org.uk/index.asp. A group of nearly 200 elected young people aged between 14 and 25 years, who aim to be the collective national youth voice for all young people in Scotland.

UK Youth Parliament: http://www.ukyouthparliament.org.uk. An independent national charity responsible for organising and promoting the UK Youth Parliament.

International children's organisations

Defence for Children International: http://www.dci-is.org. A non-governmental organisation set up to ensure on-going international action directed towards promoting and protecting the rights of children.

International Bureau for Children's Rights: http://www.ibcr.org. A non-governmental children's rights organisation. The website is primarily a document resource from which the organisation's publications can be downloaded.

UNICEF: www.unicef.org including voices of youth: http://www.unicef.org/young/. The United Nations Children's Fund. Runs projects designed to improve children's quality of life through education, health promotion, child protection, etc.

Networks

4 Nations Child Policy Network: http://www.childpolicy.org.uk. Contains information on the latest policy developments relating to children and young people in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and the UK as a whole.

Children's Rights Information Network: http://www.crin.org. An information resource which aims to support people who are working to promote and implement children's rights.

Children & Young People's Participation Learning Network: http://www.uwe.ac.uk/solar/ChildParticipationNetwork/Home.htm. A network which brings together practitioners, policy-makers, academics and other researchers, and children and young people to stimulate thinking, policy and practice concerning children's and young people's participation.

Information resources

Children's House in Cyberspace: http://www.child-abuse.com/childhouse/. A co-operative initiative by a number of children's organisations, this is an interactive resource centre for the exchange of information to promote children's well-being.

Consortium for Street Children: http://www.streetchildren.org.uk/ 37 UK based organisations dedicated to the welfare and rights of street living and working children and children at risk of taking to street life. See for resources on street children.

Policy Library - Children and Family Policy section: http://www.policylibrary.com/familyandchildren. An international social, economic and foreign policy resource. Contains research reports and job advertisements. Also has sections on education, health, the voluntary sector, etc.