Useful Links

You can find more information about the issues of drug and alcohol misuse and parenting on the following websites:

www.y-smart.org.uk
Y-Smart is a drug and alcohol service for under 19's across North Devon and Torridge.

www.careforthefamily.org.uk
Care for the Family is the charity responsible for introducing DPYK to the UK in 2003. It aims to promote strong family life and to help those hurting because of family breakdown.

www.dpyk.org
The national DPYK website gives more details about the course and related work across the UK.

www.talktofrank.com
The national drugs awareness and information website.

www.hopeuk.org
Hope UK is a Christian Charity aimed at enabling young people to make drug free choices and is a source of resources and advice for parents and others who work with young people. It is a partner organisation for DPYK in the UK.

www.alcoholconcern.org.uk
Alcohol concern works to reduce alcohol related harm, and to increase the range and quality of services available to people with alcohol related problems.

www.drugscope.org.uk
DrugScope is the UK 's leading independent centre of expertise on drugs and the national membership organisation for the drug field. Their aim is to inform policy development and reduce drug-related harms - to individuals, families and communities. Drugscope provide quality drug information, promote effective responses to drug taking, undertake research, advise on policy-making, encourage informed debate - particularly in the media - and speak for our member organisations working on the ground.

www.tacade.com
Tacade is a charity that promotes health and wellbeing amongst young people and supports those working with children aged 3-24.

www.units.nhs.uk
This website linked to the 'Know your Limits' campaign, helps you to calculate your alcohol intake and gives good advice on how to keep within healthy drinking limits.

www.ash.org.uk
Ash is a campaigning public health charity that seeks to eliminate the harm caused by tobacco offering, amongst other things help and advice to anyone who wants to stop smoking.