British Red Cross.

Centre for Research in Social Policy (CRSP)

The YCRG often works in partnership with the Centre for Research in Social Policy (CRSP) in the Department of Social Sciences and the YCRG collaborates on a number of projects with researchers in CRSP, who have extensive expertise in conducting research studies with vulnerable children and families.

Carers UK
http://www.carersuk.org/Home

National Children's Bureau:
http://www.ncb.org.uk/

The Children's Society Young Carers:
http://www.youngcarer.com/

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Images from The Children's Society, click on an image for a larger photo. (Taken by Max Alexander, supplied by the Children's Society).

National Youth Advocacy Service -
http://www.nyas.net/

Economic Social Research Council -
http://www.esrcsocietytoday.ac.uk/ESRCinfocentre/index.aspx

Department of Social Sciences - Loughborough University:
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/ss/

Centre for Research in Social Policy - Loughborough University
http://www.crsp.ac.uk/index.html

Princess Royal Trust for Carers -
"If you work with young people or parents, there is information on identifying young carers and working with your local support services at http://www.youngcarers.net/professionals/"

"There is advice, info and fun for all young carers at YC Net which can be found at http://www.youngcarers.net . The site has easy-to-understand info on illnesses and disabilitiesand always answers emails within 24 hours"

Disabled Parents Network: a national organisation of and for disabled people who are parents or hope to become parents and their families, friends and supporters. The website includes information about young carers, including information about parnership work between the DPN, the Princess Royal Trust for Carers and The Children's Society.

"I’m Not Alone: A Teen’s Guide to Living with a Parent Who Has a Mental Illness"
        Focuses on living with a parent who has schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or major depression.

"Finding My Way: A Teen’s Guide to Living with a Parent Who Has Experienced Trauma"
       Supports teens whose parent has experienced some form of trauma - from military combat to school shootings to domestic violence to terrorism to natural disasters.

" My Story: Blogs by Four Military Teens" (due out October 2009)
       A series of blogs by four military teens that describes their experiences/emotions before, during, and after parental deployment

 The mission of our books is to empower families who are dealing with war, mental illness or trauma by:

                  *    Providing essential information
                  *    Normalizing a variety of reactions
                  *    Encouraging open communication
                  *    Supporting healthy coping
                  *    Offering comfort and hope

For more information and to order, please see our website:

              www.SeedsofHopeBooks.com