Young People
Useful information for young people can be found
in lots of different places, with some examples on this page.
Health and Parenting
- Teenage Cancer Trust
- A charity devoted to improving the lives of teenagers and young
adults with cancer
- My Mind is an NHS website run by
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, developed for
everyone interested in the mental health and well-being of children
and young people across Cheshire and Wirral
- Are you a young parent? Bubbalicious is a site aimed
specifically for at young parents, offering advice and support from
other young parents.
Child Protection
Young Carers
- Crossroads Care Cheshire
East can help you If you are under 19 yrs and have caring
responsibilities for someone who has a disability, long term
illness, mental health problem or who uses drugs or alcohol.
Crossroads
Care Cheshire East has a Young Carers Project which is
committed to ensuring young carers can access help and support,
enjoy positive activities and access the opportunities available to
other young people.
- Information
for Young Carers - If you're looking after a relative,
friend or neighbour, you could be a young carer. These pages will
help you find out what being a young carer involves.
- YCNet is a site run by the
Princess Royal Trust for Carers and has discussion boards, a
moderated chat room & links to further information on different
conditions
Other Useful Information
- Youth
Citizenship - making a difference for you and your
community provides young people with all the
information they need about getting involved with politics,
volunteering, securing funding for community projects and how to
have an influence on big issues.
- Speak Up, Stay Safe
is a new campaign from the British Safety Council. They
aim to highlight the dangers that young people face every day in
the workplace and to encourage young people to speak up if they
feel in an unsafe situation.
- If you are unhappy about a service you are
receiving from a local council or feel you have been wrongly
refused help and support, the Local Government Ombudsman
have special Investigators to deal with complaints from children
and young people. The LGO then looks at both sides of the
argument and reaches a fair decision.
- Youth Federation is a
regional Youth Assocaition affiliated to UK Youth.It runs youth
projects, engages with volunteers and gives support to
organisations.
- Cool To Be Me is
a website showing young people positive role models in the UK
Young People and the Law
From what age can children buy pets, babysit or
drink alcohol at home? What does the law say about children missing
school, parents working flexibly, and child carers? If a child
injures someone or damages something, can the parent be held
liable? The law affects families in hundreds of different ways, and
the popular booklet Is it
Legal?(PDF, 806KB) , published by the Family and Parenting
Institute, answers the most common questions for family workers,
parents and carers.
