Bullying and Abuse Links

Children/Young People

Anti-Bullying Alliance: ABA brings together over 50 national organisations from the voluntary and private sectors, LEAs, professional associations and the research community into one network to work together to reduce bullying and create safer environments in which children and young people can live, grow, play and learn.

Bullying Online: Bullying Online provides advice for young people and their parents on tackling bullying.

Child Watch: Childwatch offers free confidential counselling and support to young people and adults who have been victims of abuse.

Kid Scape: Kidscape works UK-wide to provide individuals and organisations with practical skills and resources necessary to keep children safe from harm. Operates a Helpline for parents.

respectme: respectme is a Scottish Government funded anti-bullying service which is managed in partnership with SAMH and LGBT Youth Scotland. They work with all adults who have a role to play in the lives of children and young people to aim to give them the skills and confidence to deal with bullying behaviour wherever it occurs.

Tacade: Tacade is a leading not-for-profit charitable organisation working in the field of personal, social, health and citizenship education (including drug, alcohol, tobacco and sexual health issues) for children and young people.

Workplace

Bullying at Work: Bully OnLine is the world's leading web site on workplace bullying and related issues which validates the experience of workplace bullying and provides confirmation, reassurance and re-empowerment

Work Place Bullying: Offers advice and resources on workplace bullying, harassment, employment law and industrial stress.

Sexual Abuse

MOSAC: Mother of Sexually Abused Children is a voluntary organisation supporting all non abusing parents and carers whose children have been sexually abused. Provides support, advice, information and counselling following the discovery of sexual abuse.

Rape Crisis Scotland: Offers free confidential support and information to women and girls who have been raped or sexually abused at any time in their lives.

Sexual Abuse Survivors (SAS): Based iin Shetland, this site includes a support service, advice, a notice board for messages, and sections where people can post artwork and creative writing.

Survivors UK: Survivors UK supports and provides resources for men who have experienced any form of sexual violence.

Domestic Abuse

Hidden Hurt: A UK-based Abuse Information and Support Site.

Safer Scotland: Site has ‘toolkits’ on various topics including domestic violence and personal safety.

Scottish Woman Said: For women experiencing domestic abuse.

Racial Abuse

Brit Kid: A website about race, racism and life as seen in the UK.

Kick It Out: Footballs anti-racism campaign.

Muslim Line: The Muslim Line is a UK based initiative arranged to help Muslims that have suffered from a hate crime due to their race, ethnic background or religion in public or at work.

Anti-Stigma

Canadian Mental Health Association: Canadian anti-stigma campaign by Canadian Mental Health Association.

Open The Doors: An international site, bringing together anti-stigma work from all over the world.

No Stigma: Public education programme in USA.

Sane: Sane Australia Stigma Watch campaign.

SAVE: SAVE's mission is to prevent suicide through public awareness and education, eliminate stigma and serve as a resource to those touched by suicide.

See Me Scotland: ‘See Me…’ is the national anti-stigma campaign which aims to challenge stigma and discrimination around mental ill-health in Scotland. The National Programme supports an alliance of five mental health charities to develop and run the campaign.

Stigma: Stigma.org is the international organising body of a global campaign to prevent discrimination and exclusion of those who suffer from mental health illnesses.

Torture

Torture Care: The Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture provides care and rehabilitation to survivors of torture and other forms of organised violence.