Please don't ever worry in silence or think that you need to deal with any online safety issues alone. To help, below we have provided a list of important contacts so please get in touch with them if you are worried about a child, need to report an issue or require further advice and support.

Help for parents

• NSPCC - if you have concerns about a child's safety you can contact the NSPCC. Visit site >
• IWF - report illegal material on the internet. Visit site >
• Kidscape - advice for parents concerned their child is being bullied. Visit site >
• Young Minds - advice for adults concerned about a child's mental health. Visit site >
• Bullying UK - advice for parents on how to deal with bullying. Visit site >
• Music, film, TV and the internet - guide for parents, carers and teachers on safe access to digital media for children. Visit site >
• Phone Pay Plus - to make a complaint about a premium rate service. Visit site >
• Internet Matters - helping parents and carers keep their child safe online. Visit site >
• Parent Port - run by UK's media regulators set up to enforce standards across the media, protecting children from inappropriate material. Visit site >
• PEGI - PEGI age rating system was set up to help EU parents make informed decisions when buying computer games. Visit site >
• Get Safe Online - UK's leading source of unbiased, factual and easy to understand information on online safety. Visit site>
• Childnet - aim to help make the internet a great and safe place for children and young people. Visit site >
• Parent Zone - The experts in digital family life. Visit site >

Help for children

• Childline - if something is upsetting yourself you can talk to someone in confidence. Visit site >
• Kooth - online specialist child counsellors. Visit site >
• The Mix - UK's leading support service for young people under 25. Visit site >
• Papyrus - confidential suicide prevention advice for young people. Visit site >
• Samaritans - 24 hour helpline if you need someone to talk to. Visit site >
• ThinkYouKnow - find out what's good and not on the internet. Helpful resources for all. Visit site >
• Own It - helps 9 - 12 year olds get the most out of their time on the internet. Visit site >
• Cybersmile - anti-cyberbullying nonprofit organisation. Committed to tackling all forms of digital abuse. Visit site >
• Ditch the label - international anti-bullying charity. Visit site >
• Childnet - aim to help make the internet a great and safe place for children and young people. Visit site >
• Stop. Speak. Support - when the banter turns bad Stop. Speak. Support. Visit site >

Help for professionals

• POS helpline - Professionals Online Safety Helpline for advice and support for children's workforce with online safety issues. Visit site >
• Childnet - aim to help make the internet a great and safe place for children and young people. Visit site >
• UK Council for Child Internet Safety (UKCCIS) - group of more than 200 organisations drawn from across government, industry, law, academia and charity sectors that work in partnership to help keep children safe online. Visit site >

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If you have any e-safety related links you would like to share or if there is anything you would like to see added to e-safety matters which we haven't yet included - we would love to hear from you. Simply use our contact us page!