Health Information for Young People
A useful directory of links to child health and wellbeing websites can be found below:
- How healthy are you?
Try the Teen Life Check quiz for 12 – 14 year olds.
- Healthy Living and Eating:
Change4Life www.nhs.uk/change4life
MEND (Mind, Exercise, Nutrition, Do it) www.mendprogramme.org
- Childhood Illness/Medical Conditions:
NHS Direct www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk
Department of Health www.dh.gov.uk
- Immunisations:
NHS Choices www.nhs.uk/Planners/vaccinations/Pages/Landing.aspx
- Allergies:
Allergy UK www.allergyuk.org/
www.allergy-advice.co.uk/
- Bed Wetting:
www.eric.org.uk/
www.childhealth.co.uk
- Drugs, Alcohol & Substance Misuse:
Talk to Frank www.talktoFRANK.com
www.thesite.org/
- Child Line:
- Stop Smoking:
http://smokefree.nhs.uk/quit-tools/quit-apps/
- Sexual Health:
Brook Advisory www.brook.org.uk/
Teenage Health Freak www.teenagehealthfreak.org/
- Emotional and Mental Health:
Young Minds www.youngminds.org.uk
MIND www.mind.org.uk
NSPCC www.nspcc.org.uk
Samaritans www.samaritans.org
Victim Support www.victimsupport.org
- Bullying & Relationships:
Child Line www.childline.org.uk
www.bullying.co.uk
The Hideout www.thehideout.org.uk
- Advice for Parents:
Parenting Matters www.parentingmatters.co.uk
