TOPAZ 17 - For Young People
& Abuse Survivors of ANY Age
quartz gem
www.angelfire.com/ok5/topazline
 
Please scroll down the Page
 
Problems; Missing from Home/ Runaways
Group, Family & Other Pressures
Missing from Home/ Runaways

BBC Website at www.bbc.co.uk/headroom
How to ‘Unwind Your Mind’ (some needs Java & Flash)
or click at top left of their Website for Text Only
Contacts for Help - plenty of LINKS

Myth Buster section explains some common Mental Health ‘myths’ or misunderstandings

‘Missing Live’ TV - People say why they missing

See Moodscape to create your own online Animation
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MISSING PEOPLE - Free TEXT for young Runaways
Text to 80234 : Freefone 24-hour Helpline 0808 800 70 70
You can Email too – See www.missingpeople.org.uk

ACTION for CHILDREN help families through difficult periods - See Website for text and relevant information on their animated TV ads - www.actionforchildren.org.uk

More Doc Matrix HelpLinks including
Disability information
   


YOUNG PEOPLE & STUDENTS

PAPYRUS
for young people, or if you are concerned for someone
http://www.papyrus-uk.org

LINKS are at
http://www.papyrus-uk.org/useful-links.html

HOPELine UK
Telephone 08000 68 41 41   
http://www.papyrus-uk.org/hln.html

http://www.childline.org.uk
ChildLine is the UK's free, 24-hour helpline for children and young people in trouble or danger.  If you want to
talk to someone, call ChildLine free on 0800 1111.
The lines can be busy so keep trying.

http://www.nspcc.org.uk/
NSPCC Child Protection Helpline.  Free 24 service which provides counselling, information and advice
to anyone concerned about a child at risk of abuse.

http://www.youngminds.org.uk
Young people's mental health charity.  Lots of information, and links for young people, parents, professionals.
   

Also see:

Respond
VoiceUK
Ann Craft Trust
MIND
Victim Support
Samaritans
NAPAC
Women's Aid
Bully Online
Childline

 
 

Directories/ Organisations offering information/ help, i.e. Rape Crisis, Victim Support, CAB, MIND, LASA (support for parents of children suffering sadistic abuse), DABS - CLICK HERE.

NAPAC (National Association for People Abused in Childhood) www.napac.org.uk for details on their free telephone Support Line.  Information on local and national support organisations is available on the Website. Just type in your Postcode for immediate online information about resources near you.

The Survivors Trust www.thesurvivorstrust.org is a national umbrella agency for 126 specialist voluntary sector agencies providing a range of counselling, therapeutic and support services working with women, men and children who are victims/survivors of rape, sexual violence and childhood sexual abuse. Click on the UK map for details of Survivors Trust Member Agencies in your area.  See also the 'Information for Survivors' page.

Care Leavers' Association www.careleavers.com
CLA, St Thomas Centre, Ardwick Green North, Manchester, M12 6FZ, Tel: 0161 275 9500
For those previously in care as children: General information and support including for care leavers who have suffered neglect or abuse;  networking, access to case records, higher/further education; research to raise public awareness of the needs of care leavers; links & resources.

 

Survivor-related Links and information are now at TANSAL
(The Abuse Network Survivor Aid Links) at http://tansal.50megs.com

If you find yourself in a situation of Domestic Violence or other kind of
coercive relationship, please click HERE.  The Page also includes information
and some Links on Stalking, Harassment and Bullying,
or search for yourself at www.google.com

General information on Guidelines as to how individuals may find suitable
help for themselves can be found HERE

If you know someone who has been abused and is going through a difficult time
click HERE for 'Supporting a survivor of abuse'

For 'Supporting a survivor of RITUAL ABUSE' click HERE
More pages on Ritual Abuse are HERE, scroll through for anything useful

 

For Scapegoating issues which may be relevant to some forms of Abuse click HERE

For the TOPAZ SELF-HELP InfoPage click HERE

 

BOOKS  Large bookshops have sections relating to Psychology, Self-Help, Child Abuse, Social Work. There are more books nowadays written in plain language, both by people who have experienced childhood abuse themselves, and by people who help Survivors of abuse, giving useful information in a non-threatening way. You can search on the Internet for books and information, and work towards something to suit you.  Many Websites which you can reach via the Links Pages on this Site, also list useful books.

MAIL ORDER
www.dabsbooks.co.uk (mail order books on a wide range of survivor issues plus Resource Directory)
www.amazon.co.uk (UK branch of Amazon Books)
www.amazon.com (USA Amazon Books - If you have a credit/debit card you will be charged in your own currency and their service to the UK is normally good.
To search for books of interest, enter the name of the author, or words from the book title.  Try to find information and help which suits you personally.  Everyone is different.
 

IF YOU FIND ANY SITUATION BECOMING TOO HARD TO HANDLE
THERE IS NOTHING TO BE ASHAMED OF IN ADMITTING TO YOURSELF OR OTHERS
THAT YOU MAY NEED TO LEAVE IT, OR THAT YOU NEED SOME SUPPORT
 
 

 
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