Links - General
NHS e-Library The NHS e-Library provides useful online information on all aspects of healthcare. Much of the information in the e-Library is accessible to anybody, however some is only accessible to NHS staff (Athens password required). The Patient Information section is a useful search tool. |
NHS Fife Libraries Service www.nhsfifelibraries.scot.nhs.uk NHS Fife Libraries are available to all NHS staff working in Fife. |
Playfield Institute Library www.playfieldinstitute.co.uk/information/library.php The Playfield Institute Library has been developed to meet the information needs of frontline workers within Fife who work with children and young people. |
Adoption UK Adoption UK is a national charity run by and for adopters, providing self-help information, advice, support and training on all aspects of adoption and adoptive parenting. |
British Association for Adoption & Fostering The British Association for Adoption & Fostering is a registered charity working with everyone involved with adoption and fostering across the UK. They support, advise and campaign for better outcomes for children in care. |
HandsOnScotland The HandsOnScotland Toolkit is an online resource for anybody working with children and young people. The website provides practical information and techniques on how to respond helpfully to children and young people's troubling behaviour. |
Looked after Children and Young people section of the Learning and Teaching Scotland Website http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/lookedafterchildren/index.asp Learning and Teaching Scotland is an executive non-departmental public body sponsored by the Scottish Government. They offer support and guidance to teachers, early years practitioners, schools and education authorities to help improve achievement for all. This looked after children and young people section of the website provides useful information and resources. |
Scottish Institute for Residential Child Care The Scottish Institute for Residential Child Care exists to improve the quality of care that children and young people receive when living in residential care. They are primarily funded by the Scottish Government. |
The Fostering Network The Fostering Network is a charity for everyone involved in fostering. They run a range of projects to improve the lives of fostered children and young people. |
The Who Cares? Trust The Who Cares? Trust is a national charity working to improve public care for children and young people who are separated from their families and living in residential or foster care. |
Who Cares? Scotland Who Cares? Scotland is a voluntary organisation working with and for children & young people in care. |
Birds, Bees and Teens Birds Bees and Teens is an NHS website that provides young people and teenagers with links to health related sites specifically aimed at the younger person. |
Dunfermline & West Fife Community Health Partnership This website provides information, to care professionals and the general public, about the role and range of activities of Dunfermline & West Fife Community Health Partnership. |
Families First for Health (Great Ormond Street Hospital) This website is provided by Great Ormond Street Hospital and provides information on child health including mental health. |
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust & UCL Institute of Child Health Together, these organisations form an international centre of excellence for treating sick children and teaching and training children's specialists. There are factsheets available in the Children & Families section. |
HandsOnScotland The HandsOnScotland Toolkit is an online resource for anybody working with children and young people. The website provides practical information and techniques on how to respond helpfully to children and young people's troubling behaviour. |
Health Information Plus Health Information Plus provides online health information for patients, carers and the public. The website is provided by NHS Education for Scotland. |
Health Scotland Health Scotland is the national agency for improving the health of the population and is a Special Health Board within NHS Scotland. The website provides information and resources to support health improvement practitioners and organisations working to improve Scotland's health and reduce inequalities. |
Information Services Division Information Services Division is part of NHS Services Scotland and is Scotland's national organisation for health information, statistics and IT services. There is a section on Improving Mental Health in the "Information and Statistics" section. |
Mood Cafe This website was developed by NHS Fife Clinical Psychology and Public Health Departments and provides information and resources relevant to various common psychological problems. |
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence is the independent organisation responsible for providing national guidance on the promotion of good health and the prevention and treatment of ill health. |
NHS 24 NHS 24 provides comprehensive up-to-date health information and self-care advice for people in Scotland. |
NHS Education for Scotland NHS Education for Scotland helps to provide better patient care through educational solutions for workforce development, by designing, commissioning, quality assuring and where appropriate providing education for NHS Scotland staff. |
NHS e-Library The NHS e-Library provides useful online information on all aspects of healthcare. Much of the information in the e-Library is accessible to anybody, however some is only accessible to NHS staff (Athens password required). The Patient Information section is a useful search tool. |
NHS Fife NHS website for the Fife area, providing useful local information. |
NHS Fife Clinical Psychology Department - Child and Adolescent www.dwfchp.scot.nhs.uk/content.asp?ArticleCode=300&par=295 NHS Fife Clinical Psychology Department is managed within the Dunfermline and West Fife Community Health Partnership and provides services to the whole of Fife. This link is for the page relating to the Child and Adolescent Service. |
NHS Fife Libraries Service www.nhsfifelibraries.scot.nhs.uk NHS Fife Libraries are available to all NHS staff working in Fife. |
NHS Inform NHS Inform provides a co-ordinated approach and a single source of quality assured health information for the public in Scotland. |
NHS Quality Improvement Scotland NHS Quality Improvement Scotland works with organisations to help them improve the care they deliver. Their role is to translate the latest scientific research, expert opinion and patient experience into practical improvements that can be implemented in the health service. |
Scotland's Health Improvement Agency The Health Scotland website provides information and resources to support health improvement practitioners and organisations working to improve Scotland's health and reduce inequalities. It is a Special Health Board within NHS Scotland. |
Scotland's Health on the Web Online health information provided by NHS Scotland. |
Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) The objective of the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network is to improve the quality of health care for patients in Scotland by reducing variation in practice and outcome, through national clinical guidelines containing recommendations for effective practice, based on current evidence. |
Virtual Learning Centre, NHS Education for Scotland www.learningcentre.scot.nhs.uk The Virtual Learning Centre aims to support knowledge and learning needs of healthcare staff. |
Walk the Talk Walk the Talk is a national initiative led by Health Scotland and is designed to help health professionals make health services more youth-friendly. |
Your Child's Health Your Child's Health is an NHS website aimed at providing links to other web pages on child health related topics. It is aimed at parents, patients and doctors. |
Authentic Happiness www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu This website provides information on Positive Psychology, a branch of psychology which includes the study of positive emotion, positive character traits, and positive institutions. |
Centre for Confidence and Well-being The Centre for Confidence and Well-being aims to support individual, organisational and cultural change, mainly through disseminating learning from the growing discipline of Positive Psychology. |
Association of Child Psychotherapists The Association of Child Psychotherapists is a professional organisation for child psychotherapy in the UK. |
Association of Directors of Social Work The Association of Directors of Social Work is a constituted group of senior social workers who work in Scottish local government and promote social welfare, social inclusion and the interests of those who use their services. |
British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies The British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies is a multi-disciplinary interest group for people involved in the practice and theory of behavioural and cognitive psychotherapy. |
British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy is a registered charity and provides a reference point for anyone seeking information on counselling and psychotherapy in the UK. |
British Association of Play Therapists The British Association of Play Therapists is a registered charity aiming to nurture, develop and advance the profession and application of play therapy. |
British Association of Social Workers The British Association of Social Workers represents social work and social workers in the UK providing help, support and advice. |
British Association/College of Occupational Therapists The British Association/College of Occupational Therapists is the professional body for occupational therapy staff in the UK. |
British Medical Association The British Medical Association is the doctors’ professional organisation representing doctors in all branches of medicine all over the UK. |
EMDR Association of the United Kingdom and Ireland The EMDR Association of the United Kingdom and Ireland is a professional association of EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) clinicians and researchers seeking the highest standards for the clinical practice of EMDR in the UK and Ireland. |
General Medical Council The General Medical Council registers doctors to practise medicine in the UK. Their purpose is to protect, promote and maintain the health and safety of the public by ensuring proper standards in the practice of medicine. |
General Teaching Council for Scotland The General Teaching Council for Scotland is the professional regulatory body for teachers in Scotland. |
Health Professions Council The Health Professions Council is a statutory regulator that works to protect the health and wellbeing of people using the services of the health professionals registered with the council. The Council regulates a number of health professions including art therapists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists and speech and language therapists. |
Nursing and Midwifery Council The Nursing and Midwifery Council safeguards the health and wellbeing of the public by continually regulating, reviewing and promoting nursing and midwifery standards. |
Play Therapy UK Play Therapy UK is a not for profit organisation dedicated to promoting the use of play and creative arts as ways of enabling children to reach their full potential. |
Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health has a major role in postgraduate medical education and professional standards: setting syllabuses for postgraduate training in paediatrics, overseeing the training, running examinations, organising courses and conferences, issuing guidance and conducting research. |
Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists The Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists is the professional body for speech and language therapists and support workers. |
Scottish Social Services Council The Scottish Social Services Council is responsible for registering people who work in social services in Scotland and regulating their education and training. |
The Association for Family Therapy and Systemic Practice The Association for Family Therapy and Systemic Practice is a registered charity promoting understanding of the relationship between individual wellbeing and family functioning and family dynamics. |
The British Association of Art Therapists The British Association of Art Therapists is a professional organisation for art therapists and works to promote art therapy in the UK. |
The British Association of Dramatherapists The British Association of Dramatherapists is the professional body for Dramatherapists in the UK. |
The British Psychological Society The British Psychological Society is the representative body for psychology and psychologists in the UK. |
The Royal College of Psychiatrists The Royal College of Psychiatrists is the professional and educational body for psychiatrists in the UK and Republic of Ireland. They promote mental health by setting standards and promoting excellence in mental health care; improving understanding through research and education; leading, representing, training and supporting psychiatrists; and working with patients, carers and their organisations. |
United Kingdom Association for Solution Focused Practice The role of the United Kingdom Association for Solution Focused Practice is to help further the use of Solution Focused approaches and create a national profile for those using this approach. |
United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy The United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy exists to promote and maintain the profession of psychotherapy and the highest standards in the practice of psychotherapy throughout the UK. |
CAMHS Outcome Research Consortium (CORC) The CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service) Outcome Research Consortium is collaboration between child and adolescent mental health services across the UK. The aim is to establish a common model of routine outcome evaluation and to analyse the data collected. |
Centre for Research on Families and Relationships The Centre for Research on Families and Relationships is a consortium research centre based at the University of Edinburgh. The Centre produces and disseminates social research and commentary on families and relationships. |
Child and Adolescent Health Research Unit The Child and Adolescent Health Research Unit is based at the University of Edinburgh and is a specialist research unit that focuses on child and adolescent health within the school-aged population. |
Growing Up in Scotland www.growingupinscotland.org.uk Growing Up in Scotland is a study that follows the lives of a national sample of Scotland's children from infancy through to their teens. This is one of the largest longitudinal studies ever done in Scotland and will provide information that will help develop policies affecting young children and their families in Scotland. |
Social Dimensions of Health Institute The Social Dimensions of Health Institute is an organisation which encompasses the variety of inter-disciplinary health-related research being conducted in both the University of Dundee and the University of St Andrews. |
Association of Directors of Social Work The Association of Directors of Social Work is a constituted group of senior social workers who work in Scottish local government and promote social welfare, social inclusion and the interests of those who use their services. |
British Association of Social Workers The British Association of Social Workers represents social work and social workers in the UK providing help, support and advice. |
HandsOnScotland The HandsOnScotland Toolkit is an online resource for anybody working with children and young people. The website provides practical information and techniques on how to respond helpfully to children and young people's troubling behaviour. |
Scottish Social Services Council The Scottish Social Services Council is responsible for registering people who work in social services in Scotland and regulating their education and training. |
Social Care Institute for Excellence The Social Care Institute for Excellence was established by the UK Government to improve social care services for adults and children in the UK. |
Social Work Scotland The Social Work Scotland website has been set up by the Scottish Government to provide access to a wide range of information about Changing Lives: the change programme for social work services in Scotland. |
Children in Scotland Children in Scotland is a registered charity and is a national agency for voluntary, statutory and professional organisations and individuals working with children and their families in Scotland. |
CVF Fife - Council for Voluntary Service Fife Fife Council for Voluntary Service promotes social inclusion by supporting and strengthening the voluntary sector in Fife. They provide voluntary, community and charitable organisations with advice, information and practical support. |
HandsOnScotland The HandsOnScotland Toolkit is an online resource for anybody working with children and young people. The website provides practical information and techniques on how to respond helpfully to children and young people's troubling behaviour. |
Link - East Fife Mental Health Befriending Project Link is a befriending project that aims to recruit, train and support volunteers who will be "matched" to people within the community. The project supports adults and young people in East Fife. |
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is a registered charity and is a national body representing the voluntary sector seeking to advance their values and shared interests. |
Voluntary Health Scotland Voluntary Health Scotland is a national network of voluntary health organisations in the UK and is supported by the Scottish Government and NHS Scotland. |
Volunteer Development Scotland Volunteer Development Scotland is a registered charity and provides a point of contact for all volunteering matters, encouraging and supporting best practice. |
Young Scotland in Mind www.youngscotlandinmind.org.uk Young Scotland in Mind is a forum led by Barnardo's and funded by The National Programme for Improving Mental Health and Wellbeing. The forum brings together organisations from across Scotland to communicate effectively, build on collective strengths and influence the development of policy and practice. |
HandsOnScotland The HandsOnScotland Toolkit is an online resource for anybody working with children and young people. The website provides practical information and techniques on how to respond helpfully to children and young people's troubling behaviour. |
UK Youth UK Youth is a charity and aims to apply the principles of effective youth work to the contemporary interests and needs of young people via programmes that offer accredited learning outcomes. |
Youth 1st Youth 1st exists to support and develop high quality work and educational opportunities for young people in Fife. |
Youth Scotland Youth Scotland is a voluntary organisation that works in partnership with a network of Area Associations across Scotland, offering those involved in youth work a range of information, training and support. |
YouthLink Scotland YouthLink Scotland's mission is to be the collective voice of youth work and to represent the needs and interests of the youth work sector with regard to policy and practice to government and other stakeholders. |
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