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Crime Statistics
Home Office crime statistic website

Dacorum Borough Council

Dacorum Primary Care Trust
PCTs are responsible for improving the health of their local population

Hertfordshire Constabulary
Local police

Herts Direct
Hertfordshire County Council's website

Herts Fire and Resue

FREE Home Fire Safety check and FREE smoke detector - Please call 0800 587 3347 to arrange your FREE visit

Home Office
The Home Office is the government department responsible for internal affairs in England and Wales

IAG
Independent Advisory Group are a group of independent people advising the Police force where strengths and weaknesses lie. Do you have strong feelings about the Police and the way they work? How do you feel about the way the Police work within faith, multi ethnic and multi gender society ?               Freephone number: 0800 358 8868.

Animals

Dog legislation
A site about the law and dogs

RSPCA
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

Teen and Child Safety and Protection:

Bullying On-Line
Advice on bullying for parents & children and cyber safety tips.

Chat Danger
How to keep safe in chat rooms

Child Line
Confidential helpline for children and young people in the UK

Child Watch
Charity working for the good of children and adults who have been abused

Cyber Safety
Keeping your child safe on the Internet

The Disclosure Service
Enables organisations to make more thorough recruitment checks, particularly for positions that involve regular contact with children and vulnerable adults

Internet Watch
Addresses the problem of illegal material on the net, in particular child pornography

Kidscape
Helping to keep children safe

NSPCC
Working to end cruelty to children

ThinkYouKnow
Chatroom advice for young people

UK Missing Kids
Helping to find missing children

Teen issues
Advice to help you through the perils and issues that plague teens.

Youth information
Information topics, cyber safety and contact details.

Coping with Violence

Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority
Provides information about the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme

Domestic violence forum (Helpline 08088 088 088)
Help and advice for those in abusive situations

Hate Crime
Have you - or has someone you know - been a victim of homophobic abuse or hate crime ?

Rape Crisis Federation
Advice and support for women victims of rape and sexual abuse

Suzy Lamplugh Trust
The Suzy Lamplugh Trust, a registered charity, is an authority on personal safety

Victim Support
An independent charity helping people cope with the effects of crime

Crime Prevention

Crime Reduction.gov.uk
Government Crime Reduction website

Crime Statistics
Home Office crime statistic website

Crimestoppers
UK charity aimed at putting criminals behind bars through an anonymous freephone number: 0800 555 111

Driving and Cars

Campaign Against Drinking And Driving
Providing support for the families of victims killed and injured by drunk and irresponsible drivers, and aiming to advance education to reduce incidents

Highway Code
Rules applying to all road users

Retail Motor Industry Foundation
Vehicle alarms and immobiliser fitting

Vehicle Systems Installation Board
National Regulatory and Accreditation body for Vehicle Systems Installers

Drugs Advice

Daily Dose
A web site about drug and alcohol misuse

Drugscope
Independent centre of expertise on drugs

Drugson-line.info
Local drugs information web site

drugs.gov.uk
Cross-government website to support the National Drug Strategy and the work of Drug Action Teams

National Drugs Helpline
Agency providing information and advice about drugs

Release
Health, welfare and legal needs of drugs users and those who live and work with them

Turning Point Hertsreach
Turning Point are the UK's leading social care organisation. Providing services for people with complex needs, including those affected by drug and alchol misuse, mental health problems and those with learnig disability.

Elderly

Age Concern
Help and advice for older people

General Advice & Information:

Citizen's Advice Bureau National Association
The Citizens Advice Bureau Service offers free, confidential, impartial and independent advice

Liberty
Protecting civil liberties & promoting human rights

Samaritans
Suicidal or distressed? Talk to The Samaritans about your feelings

Health

Health Promotion Hertfordshire
Information on health improvement, healthy living, local statistics and local health improvement projects.

HIT
Effective interventions on drugs, community safety and other public health concerns

Help with Alcohol Abuse

Alcoholics Anonymous
Support group for alcoholics

Alcohol Concern
National agency on alcohol misuse

Hertfordshire Alcohol Problems Advisory Service
Independent agency promoting the prevention of alcohol misuse

wrecked.co.uk
A site about the effects of alcohol

Housing

Neighbourhood Initiatives
National charity specialising in community participation, training and development

Neighbourhood Watch
National Neighbourhood Watch website

Tenants participation site
Web site promoting the interests and rights of tenants

Litter & Rubbish

Environmental campaigns
Tidy Britain Group

Waste Aware
Information for Herts residents concerning waste and its disposal

Local News

Hemelonline
Gazette Newspaper

Three Counties
Beds, Herts & Bucks News, sport, travel, weather and more

Missing People

Missing You
UK missing persons website

National Missing Persons Helpline
UK charity dedicated to helping missing people and supporting their families while they wait for news

Racism

Commission for Racial Equality
Publicly funded to tackle racial discrimination and promote racial equality

Young People

Drug Education Forum
Drug education for children and young people

Get Connected
Confidential advice for young people

Student Safety
Home Office crime prevention advice for students

Health Development Agency
Health information for young people

There4me.com
Confidential on-line advice for teenagers

 

 

Last update
April 2008