Child Health

ChildLine is the UK's free, 24-hour helpline for children in distress or danger. Trained volunteer counsellors comfort, advise and protect children and young people who may feel they have nowhere else to turn.

The Contact a Family (CaF) Directory of Specific Conditions and Rare Syndromes in Children contains over 200 entries covering 800 conditons. Each contains a short medical description, details of inheritance paterns and pre-natal diagnosis.

In My Own Way is a report about the views of young people in Northumberland who have a disability. It was written by Anne-Marie Lawless of the Talkback Project after she had met and talked with them. One of the things the young people said they would like was a website where they could share their views. It includes a "Message Wall" where children and young people can post messages and games to play. The website also has a Parents Page under development with information for parents. The site is managed by the Northumberland Children and Young People Stragegic Partnership who hope children, young people and parents will all suggest ways the site can be improved.