Supporting children in times of conflict

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) are a child-rights organisation established by the UN in 1946. They protect childhood for every child.  

Childline is a service that's run by the NSPCC. They're here to support every child or young person in the UK. Advice can be accessed online, on the phone, anytime through trained counsellors and resources. 

Save the Children is the world’s first and leading independent children’s organisation – transforming lives and the future we share. They work with children, their communities, and partners worldwide, discovering new solutions to help ensure that the world's most vulnerable children survive, learn and are protected. 

The NSPCC is the UK's leading children's charity to help protect the children and young people you work or volunteer with. This resource provides advice and guidance on how to have difficult conversations with children. 

The Welsh Centre for International Affairs promote a worldwide Wales were everyone contributes to creating a fairer and more peaceful world. They hope to inspire people to learn and act on global issues through three programmes; Global Learning, Global Action and Global Partnerships. 

There resources below focus on Peace in Israel and Palestine and the Ukraine. 

As a charity Barnardo's work to make sure children and young people feel safer, happier, healthier and more hopeful. They run 760 specialist services across the UK, and campaign to change the way the system works for the better. 

Child Bereavement UK helps families to rebuild their lives when a child grieves or when a child dies. We support children and young people (up to the age of 25) when someone important to them has died or is not expected to live, and parents and the wider family when a baby or child of any age dies or is dying. 

The British Psychological Society (BPS) is the representative body for psychology and psychologists in the UK.

Schools of Sanctuary is a programme that supports schools to create a culture of welcome, understanding and belonging for those forced to flee. Their resources 'Speaking with Children about the War in Ukraine' shares advice on helping children navigate the news about the war and how they feel about it.

Place2Be provides emotional and therapeutic services in primary and secondary schools, building children’s resilience through talking, creative work and play. Working with over 600 schools, supporting a school population of over 350,000 children and young people, it helps them to cope with wide-ranging and often complex social issues, including bullying, bereavement, domestic violence, family breakdown, neglect and trauma.