Stop It Now - Stop it Now! UK & Ireland is a major national
and local campaign that aims to stop child sexual abuse by
encouraging abusers and potential abusers to seek help and
by giving adults the information they need to protect children
effectively. Stop it Now! has a national helpline 0808 1000 900 -
Some good information laid out professionally
Just click on the URL below
http://www.stopitnow.org.uk/about.htm

Survivors Swindon - Survivors Swindon is a regionally based,
nationally recognised agency, offering a confidential telephone
helpline to male survivors of child sexual abuse and adult sexual
assaults, and specialised training to NHS Trusts, Social Services,
Victim Support and related agenices. They offer a unique experience,
providing weekly group therapy sessions, run by Survivors for
Survivors, in a safe supportive environment in which to overcome
the traumas of your abusive past.
Also, they are currently (July 2003) organising the 10th Annual
March & Rally against child sexual abuse, and have had lawyers
from ACAL there on the day to advise, etc.
The site is full of enormously useful material for survivors of
abuse to read.  You can sign their guest book on the site. A visit
is recommended .
Just click the URL below
http://www.survivorsswindon.com/

Stop It Now - Stop it Now! UK & Ireland is a major national and
local campaign that aims to stop child sexual abuse by encouraging
abusers and potential abusers to seek help and by giving adults the
information they need to protect children effectively. Stop it Now!
has a national helpline 0808 1000 900 - Some good information laid
out professionally
Just click on the URL below
http://www.stopitnow.org.uk/about.htm

NSPCC A pleasant site to view with vibrant colours - find out all
about their excellent campaign on child abuse
just click on the URL below
http://www.nspcc.org.uk/homepage

Child Line Colourful and child friendly describes this site - it
contains the usual contact but an abundance of articles and
information upon all children issues and child abuse
Just click on the URL below
http://www.childline.org.uk/

Survivors on the Net - A very full site with a chat line, newsletter
and many contact points for survivors of childhood abuse. It seems
very " user friendly" with a pleasant interface for those going
through trauma. The organisation has been in existence since 1995
Just click on the URL below
http://www.survivors.org.uk/index.htm

Jill Miles
info@survivors.org.uk

Samaritans This site needs no introduction.
Just click on the URL below
http://www.samaritans.org.uk/

Survivors UK - they have been in existence for over 10 Years and
specialise in helping the victims of male rape. They are a London
based organisation with a help line. There is a very useful reading
list with reviews of publications on the subject. The site is fast
and also contains links to other sites
Just click on the URL below
http://www.survivorsuk.co.uk/

Bully Online - An amazing source of information on Bullying. It has a
link to our site included within it. There is nothing that you could
conceivably think of on the subject that isn't there. There are even
case reports of quantum assessments on "bullying" or "stress at work"
cases as we like to know them. An excellent source of reference for
any lawyers who are asked to do a case on this subject. The opening
line is very telling - "Half the population are bullied ... most only
realise it when they read this"
Just click on the URL below
http://www.successunlimited.co.uk/

UKCP (United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy) - The opening
statement on the site says "The Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)
exists to promote and maintain the profession of Psychotherapy and
the highest standards in the practise of Psychotherapy throughout
the United Kingdom, for the benefit of the public. The National
Register of Psychotherapists is published annually, only therapists
who meet the highest standards and abide by its ethical standards are
included." So if you want access to a psychotherapist for your own or
a client's purpose then this site is a useful source of reference.
Their countrywide register can be purchased for £45.
Just click on the URL below
http://www.psychotherapy.org.uk/

NAPAC - The site has been redesigned - have a look National
Association for People Abused in Childhood - "Helping people who
were abused in childhood" - An organisation which has been in
existence since 1997 and was set up by Peter Saunders. It has the
backing of the NSPCC who let them use their London offices. A
telephone helpline has been set up which directs survivors to
appropriate services in their area . It features current NAPAC news,
newsletters, support and information on ther services. There are a
lot of good materials on the site for survivors who need help with
their suffering and tools for coping with it.
Just click on the URL below
http://www.napac.org.uk/

Boarding School Survivors -  In a story in the Independent on Sunday
the headline proclaimed "Boarding school is a form of child abuse".
As the author of this site is a product of the system he took a
personal interest. There are workshops publicised as well as an
extract from a book on the subject "The Making of Them" by Nick
Duffell. It is interesting that the Police have not concentrated on
the private school system in their investigations. Whether or not
there is a story waiting to be told is mere speculation. 
Just click on the URL below
http://www.boardingschoolsurvivors.co.uk/

SIARI [Self-Injury & Related Issues]  - UK site about self-injury &
related issues (dissociation, eating disorders, childhood trauma,
abuse, etc.). Research based, with extensive input from self-injurers. Includes informational and inspirational pages, statistics, discussion board, resources, books, links, poems, artwork, stories. Site maintained by Jan Sutton, author of Healing the Hurt Within: Understand and relieve the suffering behind self-destructive behaviour.  
Just click on the URL below
http://www.siari.co.uk/

Stop Abuse - this is a site run by an individual who is taking civil
action himself and feels very strongly about the subject matter. It is
full of material on the subject. There are all sorts of aspects to the
site which are worth looking at. There are a lot of useful pieces of
news as well as a links swapping facility. Well worth a look. The Web
Author says " Stopping abuse means exposing the facts. Vulnerable
people in need of help are exploited to a huge degree and society
turns a blind eye. The victims are powerless to do anything to change
things because, they need the very organizations which exploit them.
Such people represent no value to society, their legal rights are
ignored and so it continues".
Just click on the URL below
http://stopabuse.org/

MATCH (Mothers Apart from Their Children), a small voluntary
organisation which has been in existence since 1979 to offer
non-judgmental emotional support to all mothers living apart from
their children, whatever the circumstances.  They say "Our membership
is £6 a year for the first year, and £10 thereafter, and some of our
Members really struggle to find this amount. Our support is offered in
 two ways:  through a quarterly Newsletter, and through attendance at
our national AGM, although the travel costs prevent many of our Members from attending." The site is informative and worth visiting - some of it makes distressing reading.  
Just click on the URL below
www.matchmothers.org

Respond is a provider of support for people with learning
disabilities who have been sexually abused. The site is currently
targeted at professionals and carers, and we are currently
constructing a version of the site that will be accessible to people
with learning disabilities themselves.
Just click on the URL below
www.respond.org.uk

HAVOCA - is an  organisation set up to help the survivors of
childhood sexual abuse - founded by a survivor. It contains a lot of
useful material and assistance.
Just click on the URL below
http://www.havoca.org/HAVOCA_home.htm

The Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities - The Foundation
for People with Learning Disabilities aims to improve the quality of
life for people with learning disabilities.  They do this by
conducting research and sharing the findings with other people. The
site is professionally put together and contains a welter of
information
Just click on the URL below
http://www.learningdisabilities.org.uk/index.cfm?js=1&dom=1

Rights of Women - Rights of Women is a womens voluntary organisation
committed to informing, educating and empowering women concerning
their legal rights. It features details of their advice line, as well
as downloadable information sheets and other resources for those
seeking help, Their accessible website went live in December 2002.
There are special features giving legal advice on domestic violence,
divorce, and child contact.
Just click on the URL below
http://www.rightsofwomen.org.uk/

Children & Young People -"The only web magazine for those working
with and caring for children and young people"
Just click on the URL below
http://www.childrenwebmag.com/

National Centre for Post Traumatic Disorder - is a most authoritative
source of information on PTSD with over a hundred fact sheets and a
wealth of published articles, videos, and information for researchers
and clinicians.
Just click on the URL below
http://www.ncptsd.org/

Phoenix Survivors - Shy Keenan, one of the founder members says that
the group "was set up in the wake of a BBC Newsnight documentary A
Family Affair which exposed prolific, current and historical, child
sexual abuse. It also exposed the complete failure on the part of
Wirral authorities, to protect children from an entire network of
known paedophiles, operating out of the north of England,
unchallenged, for over three decades. Merseyside Police named the
investigation Operation Phoenix. Dozens of victims came forward,
but, not all could have their day in court or the Justice they
deserve.  Phoenix survivors was set up to inform and support all
Phoenix survivors give them a voice and make a real difference.
Three of the network members were convicted and given hefty jail
terms at the beginning of 2002.

We work to challenge Paedophile activities and those who fail to
protect vulnerable children from Child molesters. We focus much our
efforts on paedophile prevention, for example, we pioneered a 24/7
tag and tracking system for dangerous sex offenders who live within
the community call the Virtual Probation Officer (or VPO) which we
hope will be undertaken by the Home office in the early part of next
year (2004). We lobby parliament, work with the media, speak publicly
to educate and inform. We are a different kind of survivor, we dont
ask for change, we make it happen".
Just click on the URL below
http://www.phoenixsurvivors.com/
 
Gift From Within-PTSD Resources- PTSD resources for survivors and care
givers.
Just click on the URL below
http://www.giftfromwithin.org/index.html

Victims No Longer - (now known as "the Lantern Project") a
personal website set up by a survivor of abuse with many helpful
sections, survivor stories, a guest book and a forum. The author says
on the opening page "WELCOME TO THE SITE YOU ARE AMONG FRIENDS AND
YOU ARE SAFE HERE. If you have suffered sexual abuse, or you are
supporting someone else who has been abused, you will find the
material on this site helpful.
Just click on the URL below
http://www.victimsnolonger.org.uk/

MOSAC is a voluntary organisation supporting all non abusing parents
and carers whose children have been sexually abused, to provide
support, advice, information and counselling following the discovery
of sexual abuse
Just click on the URL below
http://www.mosac.org.uk/index.htm

Care Leavers Reunited - is a site inspired by Friends Reunited, but
simply specialising in the Careleaver rather than the attender of
any school. There are many homes registered worldwide, and stories
from ex-residents. One can register free online and add one's own
home to the site automatically.
Just click on the URL below
http://www.careleaversreunited.com/

North West Wales Rape Crisis & Sexual Abuse Line is situated at
Abbey Raod Centre
5-9 Abbey Raod, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2EA The Help line 01248 354885.
It is open Mon-Fri 6-9pm, also Tues 1-4pm and Wed 9-12am

The Help line is open to anyone needing support and counselling
regarding any aspect of Rape and Sexual Abuse. They offer face to
face counselling for women and young girls in Pwllwli, Bangor,
Blaenau, Holyhead, Conwy and Rhyl areas. They also run Education
Projects in Schools, Colleges and Organisations.

Trauma Survival. org TraumaSurvival.org is a UK based self help
community established in 1997 with a focus on recovering from the
long term effects of childhood sexual abuse. The site includes the
Medicaid Abuse Enpsychlopedia, a web directory containing links to
10,000 pages of abuse-related material, a members-only discussion
forum, chat facilities, and both complete web sites and individual
pages which have been contributed by users. New forum members are
always particularly welcome, and the over-all tone of the site is
intended to be educational.
Just click on the URL below
http://www.traumasurvival.org/

SOBS (Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide) is a self-help, voluntary
organisation who exist to meet the needs and break the isolation of
those bereaved by the suicide of a close relative or friend. They
offer telephone contacts, bereavement packs, group meetings
(in a number of locations), one-day conferences, residential events,
and information relating to practical issues and problems. Their aim
is to provide a safe, confidential environment in which bereaved
people can share their experiences and feelings, so giving and
gaining support from each other.
Just click on the URL below
http://www.uk-sobs.org.uk/

Legal & Government

The Law Society A good start for Lawyers with many links to other
sites - recently had an image overhaul - access back copies of the
Gazette
Just click on the URL below
http://www.lawsociety.org.uk/         

Delia Venables Web Site an excellent source for Lawyers - it gets
90,000 hits per month! It is an essential starting point for lawyers
who want to find links to any site in this country and abroad. The
writer always uses this as a starting point - it is easier than the
search engines. For instance Free Electronic Legal Aid Forms and a
Free hyperlinked version of the CPR were advertised here.
Just click on the URL below
http://www.venables.co.uk/
  

House of Lords Judgments All the judgments of the House are listed
in full since 1996 - a good source -
Just click on the URL below
http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/ld199697/ldjudgmt/ldjudgmt.htm
          

Association of Personal Injury Lawyers
Just click on the URL below
http://www.apil.com/   

Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority - an informative site with
all the rules of the scheme in a downloadable PDF file format, an
online form for completion as well as a downloadable form to print
off at will in case you run out at the office. Not very inspiring but
informative
Just click on the URL below
http://www.cica.gov.uk/

Lord Chancellors Department Find any information upon any pending
legislation - government plans upon the law - access to the Court
site - where such things as Practise Directions are published
Just click on the URL below
http://www.direct.gov.uk/Homepage/fs/en 

Children's Society
Just click on the URL below
(www.the-childrens-society.org.uk)

Barnardos
Just click on the URL below
(www.barnardos.co.uk)

Legal Services Commission (formerly the Legal Aid Board) - A brand
new site much improved upon the old site with details of franchising,
links to free new forms, a full copy of the Focus magazine
(You need a copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free
of charge and can be downloaded from the site). A stimulating read
for the Legal Aid enthusiast
Just click on the URL below
http://www.legalservices.gov.uk/index.htm

Community Legal Service - Just Ask!
is the website of the Community
Legal Service (CLS). The CLS aims to ensure that people in England
and Wales can get impartial information and advice about their legal
rights and help with enforcing them.The site is published in a range
of languages to ensure access to the whole community.
Just click on the URL below
http://www.justask.org.uk/index.jsp

Citizen's Advice Bureau -
Adviceguide provides information on your rights, including benefits,
housing and employment, and on debt, consumer and legal issues.
Developed by Citizens Advice, the independent advice, policy and
campaigning charity, you can get information specific to all four UK
countries.
Just click on the URL below
http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/

UK Register of Expert Witnesses - A free (if there still is such a
thing these days) register of experts. One has to register and get a
password to access the register. A search for "child abuse" produced
scores of experts. Worth a try. some useful experts. There is a
shortage of experts with experience in child abuse in the country.
Just click on the URL below
http://www.jspubs.com/index.cfm

Victim Support
Victim Support is committed to providing people affected by crime
with appropriate and sufficient recognition, support and information
to help them deal with their experience, and to ensuring that their
rights are acknowledged and advanced in all aspects of criminal
justice and social policy.
Just click on the URL below
http://www.victimsupport.com/

The Ropewalk Chambers Nottingham
provide a comprehensive and specialised, largely civil advocacy
service, together with all the necessary advice and paperwork for
proceedings in courts, inquiries and tribunals throughout the
country. They are used more or less exclusively for Child Abuse
Compensation claims by several firms of solicitors.
Just click on the URL below
http://www.ropewalk.co.uk/

The Law Commission -
an excellent source of information for proposed changes in the law
for the future.
Just click on the URL below
http://www.lawcom.gov.uk/index.html

Alexander Maxwell Scholarship Trust -
"The Trust exists to promote legal writing and legal research,
which is does by making a series of grants. Grants may be awarded
for various purposes, to fund research, obtain equipment or meet
travel and living costs incurred during research or writing
activity" - The founder of the trust is Maurice W. Maxwell, a
former Managing Director of Sweet & Maxwell.
Just click on the URL below
http://www.amlst.org.uk/

199 the Strand Chambers, London -
Elizabeth Anne Gumbel QC is one of the leading QC's in the country
dealing with child abuse compensation work as well as one of the
authors of the Law Society Publication "Child Abuse Compensation
Claims". She also specialises in high value PI cases and clinical
negligence. She has appeared in most of the important House of Lords
decisions which have changed the law as well as the X v. Bedfordshire
European Court Decision.
Just click on the URL below 
http://www.199strand.co.uk/

BAILLI -
the new legal database which is planned to be a national source of
legal material. It has been helped to come to fruition by the
Barrister Laurie Wests-Knight, and has been inspired by the
Australian model. We are way behind both of our commonwealth cousins.
This site will grow daily into a massive resource. It has a very
good search engine. Even though the database is not complete, a word
search on "child abuse" produced many hits.
Just click on the URL below 
http://www.bailii.org/

Sarah Carter's Lawlinks,
one of the best legal portals in the UK, has recently been
restructured (and given a new web address). Sarah is legal librarian
at the University of Kent, and the site reflects her wide knowledge
of legal sources and her particular expertise in legal sources on
the web.
Just click on the URL below 
http://library.kent.ac.uk/library/lawlinks/

Adoption-net
is a site designed to assist those involved in adoption. To quote
"Adoption-net aims to provide a wealth of information for anyone
thinking about adopting or fostering a child or is currently going
through the process of becoming an adoptive parent or foster carer.
It is our mission to remove some of the myths and stigmas that
surround modern-day adoptions and we hope this site will encourage
more people to consider themselves as having something to offer these
children."
Just click on the URL below
http://www.adoption-net.co.uk/

YAWS stands for "Yet another Woolf site"
and is a free downloadable version of the Civil Procedure Rules.
It is absolutely brilliant and much better than the Lord Chancellors
department. There are frames with indexes, recent cases, a searchable
index, and an automatic updating service, which you can subscribe to
so that one can be reminded each time there is an update. The rules
change so much that it is invaluable, and worth paying attention to.
The site is run by Roger Horne, a barrister from London. Thank you
Roger.
Just click on the URL below
http://www.hrothgar.co.uk/YAWS/index.htm

Butterworths -
the well known legal publisher with a lot of free information for
lawyers. Their PI online and Halsbury Law service is very impressive.
It produced a number of quantum authorities on abuse when searched.
It also has the useful "Eureka" search facility similar to the one
used by the search engine "Jeeves". One can trial the service free
of charge for a limited period. Well worth a look.
Just click on the URL below
http://www.butterworths.com/homepage.asp
As we expand and improve our services this homepage
www.butterworths.com is becoming too crowded! So we are redesigning
our homepages over the next few months to make it easier for you to
find the information you need to have about us and our books and
online services. You can see what this will look like now by visiting
www.lexisnexis.co.uk.
If you have any queries, please contact us on: 0845 608 1188
http://www.lexisnexis.co.uk/index.htm

APSAC - The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children -
A multi disciplinarian society in America with high ideals and much to
commend it.
Just click on the URL below
http://www.apsac.org/

National Association of Counsel for Children -
This is a professional American site which is worth a visit - they
say on their opening page - "The National Association of Counsel for
Children (NACC) is a non-profit professional membership organization
dedicated to quality representation and protection of children in the
legal system. The purpose of the NACC is to assist attorneys and
other professionals in their work with children in the legal system.
At the same time, the NACC carries out a Policy Agenda designed to
improve the legal system for children. If you are an attorney,
guardian ad litem, judge, CASA volunteer, pediatrician, case worker,
therapist, or simply someone who cares about kids - the NACC is your
membership association. NACC membership supports your work and the
children you care about."
Just click on the URL below
http://naccchildlaw.org/  

National Centre for Post Traumatic Disorder
Just click on the URL below
http://www.abuselaw.co.uk/default.ihtml

Abuse Law -
a specialist legal site set up by Stewarts, solicitors of London.
It contains a lot of useful information for the survivor about their
rights when entering the legal world, and what they can expect from
solicitors and the courts. There are some very useful questions and
answer sections. Abuse Law "aims to provide easy access to
information for child and adult survivors of physical, sexual and
psychological abuse on all aspects of this complex area of law."
Just click on the URL below
http://www.abuselaw.co.uk/default.ihtml

Media

The Times - An excellent source of Law Reports. Although it does not
have a word search facility there is a list of contents every day to
enable you to look for an article you like - they also keep all back
editions - you need to know what day the article appeared however
Just click on the URL below
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/section/0,,176,00.html             

Experts

UK Register of Expert Witnesses -
A free (if there still is such a thing these days) register of experts.
One has to register and get a password to access the register.
A search for "child abuse" produced scores of experts. Worth a try.
some useful experts. There is a shortage of experts with experience in
child abuse in the country.
Just click on the URL below
http://www.jspubs.com/index.cfm

Drayton Psychology -
Dr Mike Drayton is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist with a special
interest in how the experience of childhood abuse impacts on adult
mental health. He is a member of ACAL.
Just click on the URL below
http://www.draytonpsychology.co.uk/

Dave Pelzers Site

Just click on the URL below

http://www.davepelzer.com/