Welcome to Information Point
Investing in Children's Information Point is for children and young people in County Durham. It brings together information about services and events from local and national websites. Click on any of the categories below to find out more information.
Family Problems
Posted on Jan 10 2012Clear► Rights
Rights Respecting Schools
►Click here to find out more about the UNICEF Rights Respecting Schools award
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
►Click here if you what to find out about the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Legal Rights
►Click here if you want to know your legal rights from the Children's Legal Centre.
►Click here if you want someone to help you with standing up for your rights from the National Youth Advocacy Service (NYAS).
Rights in Relationships
►Click here if you want to know what your rights are in a range of situations from Brook.
County Durham's Elected Councillors & MP
►Click here for information about where you live, who your Area Action Partnership is, your elected Councillors and MP visit and complete the 'My Durham' box on the left hand side from the Durham County Council website.
How To Make A Complaint
►Click here or call 0800 616101 for free if you want help about making a complaint from the National Youth Advocacy Service (NYAS) as they can help you for free.
►Click here If you want to complain directly to Durham County Council about any of the services provided by the Council.
► Health
Food
►Click here for Cooking on a Budget.
►Click here if your family need food in an emergency from Durham Foodbank because you can't afford any. Please call them on 0191 3037559 and they should be able to tell you how they can help you.
Healthy Lifestyle
►Click here if you want to do the Teen Life Check.
►Click here if you want to read what Dr Hilary Jones' says about a range of health issues.
Body Issues
►Click here if you want to know more about body issues from Channel 4's Embarrassing Bodies.
►Click here if you want to know more about Men's Health.
►Click here if you want to know more about Men's Cancers, including Testicular Cancer.
Safe Drinking
►Click here if you want to know more about safe drinking.
Drugs & Alcohol
►Click here if you want support from 4Real, the young people's service for help with drug and alcohol problems in County Durham.
►Click here if you want to Ask Frank answers to questions about drug and alcohol issues.
►Click here if you want help with addictions from the North East Council for Addictions (NECA).
►Click here to visit the National Association for Children of Alcoholics (NACOA).
Healthy Minds & Mental Health
►Click here to go to the Sort Stuff Out Facebook campaign for young people in County Durham and Darlington.
►Click here to go to Young Minds if you have questions about mental health.
►Click here to go to YouthSpace if you want to find out more detailed information about mental health issues.
Sexual Health
►Click here if you want general advice about sex and relationships visit from Brook.
►Click here if you want advice about abortion.
Young Parents
►Click here if you are thinking of having a baby.
►Click here if you are a young parent to go to the bubbalicious website.
►Click here if you are a dad to go to the dad.info website.
►Click here to find out more about how to keep young children safe from the Child Accident Prevention Trust.
► Education & Careers
Rights Respecting Schools
►Click here to find out more about the UNICEF Rights Respecting Schools award.
Help with Problems in School
►Click here if you have special needs and you want someone to be a Natural Ally to listen to you when decisions are being made about you.
►Click here to visit the Buttle Trust website which helps vulnerable children and young people whose education is suffering due to medical, social, and often economic issues.
School Closures
►Click here if you want to know which schools are closed in County Durham.
Exam Stress
►Click here if you want help with your GCSEs from BBC Bitesize.
Careers Advice
►Click here if you want careers advice from Help4Teens in County Durham.
Getting into University
►Click here if you want to know more about getting into university from the Universities and Colleges Admission Service (UCAS).
►Click here to visit the Buttle Trust website which helps vulnerable children and young people whose education is suffering due to medical, social, and often economic issues.
► Help Me
Family Problems
►Click here to go to the ChildLine site if you're worried about divorce.
►Click here to go to The Hideout if you're worried about domestic abuse (when adults abuse and hurt each other). Always call 999 in an emergency.
►Click here to visit the National Association for Children of Alcoholics (NACOA).
Relationship Problems
►Click here if you are worried about abuse within a relationship.
Transport
►Click here if you want to know more about the Arriva Teen Card, which offers reduced travel on most of their services at off-peak times and during most non-school days.
►Click here if you want to know about the Go North-East Get Around Card, which gives discounts for everyone under 18 and full-time students of any age.
►Click here if you want to ask questions and get replies from Arriva on their Facebook page.
Money
►Click here if you want support with managing money.
►Click here to visit Martin Lewis' Money Saving Expert for great ideas to save money.
►Click here if you want help with a gambling problem.
►Click here if you are under 16 and want to know more about part-time jobs.
Someone To Speak To
►Click here or call 0800 1111 to speak to someone at ChildLine you're worried you're being abused.
►Click here if you're thinking of running away from home in County Durham.
LGBT
►Click here if you want free and confidential support and advice visit from Gay Advice Darlington (they also work in Durham)
►Click here to find out more about DISC LGBT Group for 15 to 26 year olds.
►Click here if you want to find out more information on groups and projects for young LGBT people.
►Click here for more information on teenagers and gender identity.
►Click here for more information on coming out for transgender young people.
►Click here for more information on Stonewall the lesbian, gay and bisexual charity.
►Click here for more information on how Schools Out are working towards equality in education for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans young people.
Homelessness
►Click here if you are facing homelessness or having problems with where you live as the Moving On team may be able to support you.
►Click here if you live in Derwentside and need help with homelessness, Shaid should be able to help you.
Disabilities
►Click here if you have special needs and want help with someone to listen to you when decisions are being made about you.
►Click here to find out more about Making Changes Together Durham, which supports parents and carers of children with disabilities or additional needs.
►Click here to find out more about the Heal and Toe charity, which provides free therapy to children with Cerebral Palsy, Dyspraxia and any other movement condition.
Young People in Care
►Click here if you want to know more about the work of the Office of the Children's Rights Director for England.
►Click here if you want to express your views and perhaps get it published in a magazine, at the Who Cares? Trust.
►Click here to go to the Voice of Young People website.
Young Carers
►Click here if you want support and advice as a young carer in County Durham from Family Action.
► Safety
Abuse
►Click here if you want advice and support about abuse from ChildLine.
Road Safety
►Click here if you want to know more about keeping safe on the road.
Keeping Your Mobile Phone Safe
►Click here if you want to know how to keep your mobile phone safe.
Internet Safety
►Click here if you want to know more about how to keep yourself safe on-line from the Child Exploitation and One-line Protection (CEOP) Centre.
►Click here if you want to know 'Ashleigh's Rules' for keeping safe on social media like Facebook.
Bullying
►Click here if you live in County Durham and want support due to bullying (One Point is the new service which also provides support for bullyinig).
►Click here if you have been a victim of bullying on-line and want support from Cyber Mentors.
► Things To Do
Investing in Children groups
►Click here if you want to know more about and get involved in Investing in Children groups on a range of young people's issues
Youth Parliament
►Click here if you want to know more about your Youth Parliament and to speak with your local members (click on people for Durham members)
Get Involved With Your Local GP Surgeries
►Click here if you want to know more about how you can get involved and have a say about your GP Surgery
Things To Do & Places To Go
►Click here if you want to know more about what activities are happeninig near you from the Get Out There website.
►Click here if you want to be a part of sport and cultural activities and events inspired by the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games
Leisure Centres
►Click here if you want to know what's on offer at your local Leisure Centres.
Area Action Partnerships (AAPs)
►Click here if you want to get involved in local issues, find out which AAP you are part of and contact them about how you can get involved and give your opinions about issues that matter to you.
