Website: https://www.actionforchildren.org.uk/
A group aiming to improve the lives of children in the UK by offering practical and emotional care and support.
Children & Young People
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Adoption UK in Scotland
Website: https://www.adoptionuk.org/scotland
Adoption UK in Scotland provides information, support and advice to those parenting children who are no longer able to live with their birth families, across Scotland. Their services are provided through their helpline, online support systems, training workshops and support groups.
They work closely with voluntary adoption agencies and local authorities across Scotland. If you are based in Scotland and are interested in adopting a child please contact thems for information and advice about the routes to adoption in your area. They also run the Kinship Care Advice Service for Scotland (KCASS), alongside their partners AFKA Scotland.
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Advocacy Orkney (autism.org.uk)
Website: https://www.autism.org.uk/directory/a/advocacy-orkney
Phone: 01856 870111
Email: advocacy-orkney@btconnect.com
Advocacy Orkney provides ‘independent advocacy’ to the people and communities of the Orkney Islands. The service is free of charge and confidential. They offer different types of advocacy to people who need support to have their voice heard.
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Alateen
Website: https://al-anon.org/
Al-Anon members are people, just like you, who are worried about someone with a drinking problem.
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All Age Learning Disability Team (orkney.gov.uk)
Website: https://www.orkney.gov.uk/Service-Directory/S/all-age-learning-disability-team.htm
Orkney Islands Council website providing information and resources for the All Age Learning Disability Team.
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Apex Scotland
Website: https://www.apexscotland.org.uk/
Tel: 0131 220 0130
Email:Â admin@apexscotland.org.uk
A specialist organisation which works with people with criminal convictions or at risk of committing offences to give them the necessary skills to change their behaviour and lead fulfilling lives.
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Befriending Services – VAO Orkney (vaorkney.org.uk)
Website: https://www.vaorkney.org.uk/befriending/
Befriending services for both older adults and young people in Orkney. All befriending matches are delivered by volunteers who are fully trained and supported by the Befriending team. Matches are carefully made to ensure both sides benefit from the experience. They also have Group befriending and Intergenerational befriending sessions in order to reach out to more people in our community.
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Breastfeeding Library | Home-Start Orkney (homestartorkney.org.uk)
Website: https://homestartorkney.org.uk/breastfeeding-library/
The NHS Orkney Breastfeeding Peer Support service is well established, and with two of the staff team also trained to provide this support to families referred to the service through the complementary Breast Buddies project, they are delighted that the Library can be made available to all families in Orkney.
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Carers Scotland (Carers UK)
Website: https://www.carersuk.org/scotland/
Resources and information for carers across the UK.
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CCC – Creative Change Collective
Website: https://ccc.scot/
Phone:Â 07738 763 869
Email: info@ccc.scotThe Creative Change Collective is a team of experienced creative professionals who specialise in working to address social challenges across Scotland. They help people bring about positive change in their lives through creative practices associated with film, theatre and performance. Established as Street Cones in 2014, they became the Creative Change Collective in September 2022.Â
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CEOP (Education from the National Crime Agency)
Website: https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/
The National Crime Agency’s CEOP Education team aim to help protect children and young people from online child sexual abuse.
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Chidren’s Hearings Scotland
Website: https://www.chscotland.gov.uk/
Children’s Hearings Scotland (CHS) recruits, trains and supports around 2,500 volunteers across Scotland. Their volunteer roles are Panel Members and Area Support Team (AST) members. Panel Members make legal decisions with, and for, children and young people in children’s hearings, and AST members provide support and guidance to those Panel Members locally. They are also referred to as Children’s Panel.
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Child Protection (orkney.gov.uk)
Website: https://www.orkney.gov.uk/Service-Directory/S/child-protection.htm
Phone: 01856 873535
Times: Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm
Emergency Contact: 01856 888000
Information for child protection in Orkney.
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Childline
Website: https://www.childline.org.uk/
Phone: 0800 1111
Childline is here to help anyone under 19 in the UK with any issue they’re going through.
You can talk about anything. Whether it’s something big or small, their trained counsellors are here to support you.
Childline is free, confidential and available any time, day or night.
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Children and Families (orkney.gov.uk)
Website: https://www.orkney.gov.uk/Service-Directory/S/childrens-families-team.htm
List of resources from Orkney Island Council site for children and families, part of the Orkney Children and Young People’s Partnership.
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Children’s Health Scotland
Website: https://www.childrenshealthscotland.org/
Phone: Â 0131 553 6553
Enquiry form also available on site.
Children’s Health Scotland is the only charity in Scotland which is dedicated to promoting and championing the needs of all children and young people and their families at times of illness.
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Community Mental Health Services | NHS Orkney (scot.nhs.uk)
Website: https://www.ohb.scot.nhs.uk/service/community-mental-health-services
The Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) is a multidisciplinary team based at The Balfour in Kirkwall, offering a community based service to the whole of Orkney.
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Corra Foundation
Website: https://www.corra.scot/
Corra Foundation exists to make a difference to the lives of people and communities. It works with others to encourage positive change, opportunity, fairness and growth of aspirations which improve quality of life. Corra wants to see a society in which people create positive change and enjoy fulfilling lives.
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Cost of living crisis – Cost of Living Support Scotland (campaign.gov.scot)
Website: https://costofliving.campaign.gov.scot/
If you need urgent help with money, food or fuel, your local council may be able to help if you need urgent help with things like food, heating and electricity.
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CyberSafe Scotland | Protecting Children Online
Website: https://www.cybersafescotland.org/
Experts in online child protection. They work with schools, parents and local authorities to protect children in Scotland and around the world from online exploitation and abuse.
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Dementia Friendly Orkney
Website: via Facebook
Email: dfosecretary@gmail.com
Dementia Friendly Orkney is a new committee that has been formed by volunteers to help.
Orkney Dementia Strategy – an example to the rest of Scotland
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FASD Hub | Home | Adoption UK Charity
Website: https://www.adoptionuk.org/fasd-hub
FASD Hub Scotland provide a support service for parents/carers (adoptive and biological parents, foster carers, kinship carers and step parents) across Scotland who live with children, young people and young adults who have a history of prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE), with or without an FASD diagnosis.Â
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Fostering and Adoption Orkney
Website: https://www.orkney.gov.uk/Service-Directory/F/Fostering.htm
Information and resources about fostering in the Orkney Islands.
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Girlguiding Orkney
Website: girlguidingorkney.org.uk
Site for Girlguiding in Orkney.
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Growing Up In Orkney
Website: https://growingupinorkney.co.uk/
Website is dedicated to helping you find out everything you need to know about Growing up in Orkney. It is a space for children, teenagers and young adults to find the help and information needed and who to contact.  We also have areas for parents, carers, and professionals.Â
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Home-Start Orkney
Website: https://homestartorkney.org.uk/
Phone: 01856 870770
Email: admin@homestartorkney.org.uk
Home-Start Orkney is a voluntary organisation committed to promoting the welfare of families with at least one child under five years of age. We’re there for parents when they need us the most, because childhood can’t wait.
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How to Stay Safe Online (growingupinorkney.co.uk)
Website: https://growingupinorkney.co.uk/how-to-stay-safe-online/
Information for how to stay safe online geared towards younger people.
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Inclusive Orkney
Website: https://www.facebook.com/InclusiveOrkney
Email: inclusiveorkney@gmail.com
Group supporting and creating inclusive opportunieis in Orkney.
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Kirkwall City Pipe Band
Website: https://kirkwallcity.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kirkwallcitypb/
A thriving and sociable band of pipers and drummers, proudly wearing the Mackenzie Modern tartan.
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Kooth
Website: https://www.kooth.com/
Online mental wellbeing community.