Youth Justice links and resources

List of services for young people and their families, including both external organisations and charities who can help.

Suffolk Youth Justice plans

Criminal Justice Organisations

Partner Agencies

Victims and Witnesses

Other Youth Justice and Crime

Children and Young People

  • Frank: Information and facts on drugs; what they are made from, the effects they can have, and the risks involved in taking them.
  • The Source: Everything about your life from drugs and alcohol, health, education, housing to the law and your rights, money and benefits.
  • Sex and Young People: Provides information on sex, relationships and contraception (NHS advice).
  • The Mix Stowmarket: Access to information and advice to help you make your own decisions and life choices.
  • Childline: Confidential online advice on anything that is worrying any 12-16 year old.
  • NSPCC: Information on Child Protection within the UK.
  • CEOP: The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre

Emotional wellbeing support

  • Phone 111 and select option 2 for urgent mental health support (24/7), immediate advice, support and signposting for people with mental health difficulties in Suffolk.
  • Kooth: Online counselling, support and emotional well-being support for 11 - 25 year olds 7 days a week until 10pm.
  • The Emotional Wellbeing Hub: Information, advice and support for children and young people living in East & West Suffolk.
  • Just One Service: Mental Health Support for children and young people between 0 - 25 living in the Lowestoft and Waveney areas.
  • Norfolk and Suffolk Wellbeing Service: A range of support and services free to anyone aged 16 or over.
  • ChatHealth: Anonymous and confidential advice and guidance from a health professional via text message (9am - 5pm) for 11 - 19 year-olds. ChatHealth Suffolk: 07507 333356, ChatHealth Waveney: 07507 333356

Parents and Carers

  • The Suffolk Parent Hub: Information and advice for parents on a range of issues that parents of both younger children and teenagers may face.
  • Fatherhood Institute: Information aimed specifically at fathers, on all aspects of parenting.
  • Single Parents: The parenting site for single parents, brought to you by the Single Parent Action Network
  • Family Lives: Offers support to anyone parenting a child; the child's parents, step-parents, grandparents and foster parents.
  • Pink Parents: Gay and lesbian parenting issues and advice.

HSB Useful Links

Please follow the link to the HSB useful links page below:

HSB Useful links