Politics
Youth citizenship – making a difference for you and your community! The government's new 'Join' initiative provides you with all the information you need about getting involved with politics, volunteering, securing funding for community projects and how to have an influence on big issues. Plus, find out how you can share your views on topics and events that affect you.
www.unicef.org/voy/explore/explore.php is divided into 3 sections - the first, called 'Explore', aims to inform young people about child rights, education and exploitation. An interactive game allows pupils to make decisions about relationships and situations and see the predicted results of their actions. The 'Speak Out' section encourages debate through chat rooms. The 'Take Action' section provides information about how students can do exactly that, encouraging them to identify causes that matter to them and advising them on how they can help. The site is available in English, French and Spanish.
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Police / Law
http://www.childrenslegalcentre.com - Do you need help with your legal rights? The Children's Legal Centre is a unique, independent national charity concerned with law and policy affecting children and young people.
Crimebeat is the High Sheriffs' initiative aimed at encouraging young people to develop crime prevention and community safety initiatives, as well as becoming valued and respected members of their community. If you are a young person and have an idea for an initiative, funding of up to £500 may be available by visiting http://www.cornwallcrimebeat.org.uk/ (if you live in Cornwall) or http://www.devoncrimebeat.org.uk/ (if you live in Devon).
www.crimestoppers-uk.org is a UK charity that helps to identify, prevent, solve and reduce crime. Anyone with details of criminal activity can call anonymously, without fear of identification. Tel: 0800 555111.
www.devon-cornwall.police.uk are here to deal with any incidents when someone has broken the law. Tel: 999 if life is threatened, if people are injured, if offenders are nearby or if immediate action is required. Tel: 08452 777444 for general purposes such as reporting a crime where immediate action isn't required, or for information and advice.
www.devon-cornwall.police.uk/marking - Property Marking. Your fingerprints are unique and marking your personal possessions will make them unique too.
www.neighbourhoodwatch.net is a scheme that's run all over the country to help reduce crime and fear of crime. Groups of householders agree to remain vigilant, to report suspicious activities to the police and also help with other crime reduction schemes. Tel: 01707 638814.
www.yjb.gov.uk - information about the Youth Justice System, such as different sentences a youth offender might receive or what a YOT (Youth Offending Team) does to help young offenders to stop committing crime. www.personalsafetyadvice.co.uk offers a unique reference point on keeping yourself safe and secure in all situations.
www.are-you-ok.org.uk If you've been a victim or witness of crime, it's not your fault. You are not alone. Victim Support can help you - just get in touch!
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Relationship / sex
www.itsnotyourfault.org offers advice to both parents and young people going through divorce in the family.
www.intercomtrust.org.uk is a lesbian gay bisexual and trans community resource in Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and Somerset, providing help against homophobic and transphobic prejudice, crime and discrimination (including bullying, harassment, abuse, attacks, and threatening behaviour), helping to develop the LGB/T communities, providing professional training and consultancy, and working in partnership with local government, the police, health, etc.
www.eddystone.org.uk is an independent organisation providing information, training, and support for anyone affected by HIV and AIDS in the Devon & Cornwall areas of the UK. www.efc.org.uk - Education For Choice is dedicated to enabling young people to make and act on informed choices about pregnancy and abortion.
www.likeitis.org Sick of reading stuff on sex that doesn't tell you what you
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Support
www.samaritans.org.uk is available 24 hours a day to provide confidential emotional support for people who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those which may lead to suicide.
www.childline.org.uk - Useful information and advice covering a wide range of issues.
www.youth2youth.co.uk is a unique helpline service run by young people for young people. The helpline staff are all young people themselves who have been specifically trained to help.
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Services
www.cornwall.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=267 - The Cornwall Youth Service provides personal development opportunities for young people, who are predominantly in the 13-19 age range, which assist them in developing into mature and responsible adults.
http://www.youngdevon.org - Young Devon (Formerly Devon Youth Association) is a charity that was established in 1949 to support and deliver services to young people living in Devon.
Devon Youth Services - To support, challenge and enable the learning of young people in order that they may realise their full potential in shaping their own lives. To promote the social and economic inclusion of all young people so that they can contribute to, influence and be valued as part of their community and of society as a whole.
Torbay Integrated Youth Support Services - The Torbay Youth Service works to provide all young people, aged from 11 to 25 years in Torbay, with a range of enjoyable opportunities, challenging experiences and effective support that will enhance their personal and social development during the transition to adulthood.
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Abuse
www.thehideout.org.uk
is a website aimed at children experiencing domestic violence.
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Health & Lifestyle
www.healthykids.org.uk looks at a wide variety of health topics, including drugs, and contains pages aimed at children aged from 3 up to 8.
www.teenagehealthfreak.org aims to provide accurate and reliable health information to teenagers in a contemporary, entertaining and informative way. Dr Ann McPherson and Aiden McFarlane, writers of the original Diary of a Teenage Health Freak series, have created this site to address issues such as bullying and sexually transmitted diseases.
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General Youth Information
www.jonnylonglife.com provides information on issues relevant to teens including sex, relationships and drugs. There are various opportunities for young people to contribute to the site.
www.l8r.uk.net - issues around sex, relationships, teenage parenthood, pregnancy, lifestyles, choices, peer pressure, alcohol, drugs.
www.thesite.org is designed specifically for young people. It provides information and facts about important decisions they have to make about sex, relationships, careers, money, health, drugs, rights and housing. There is also an 'ask a question' section where people over 16 can ask for information via e-mail and will be answered by one of the sites advisors.
www.youthinformation.com is a youth-facing website offering an information toolkit for young people, provided by the National Youth Agency.
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Drugs
www.talktofrank.com was launched in May 2003 and since then there have been over 4 million visits to its drug information website and 700,000 calls to its helpline – 0800 776600. The campaign targets 11-21 year olds, and the parents of 11-18 year olds, but the service is for everyone and FRANK can be used and adapted locally for your own drug campaign needs. A range of resources have been produced to help you use and promote FRANK.
www.drugscope.org.uk/dworld
DrugScope's own website for young people.
www.knowcannabis.org.uk
Smoking cannabis can cause you problems in different areas of your life; it is illegal and potentially harmful. This website can help you assess your cannabis use, its impact on your life and how to make changes if you want to.
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Schools that helped with this site
Students from the following schools have been involved in the development of yrspace.info
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