National Advocacy Helpline
- Website and online chat: https://www.nyas.net/safetynet/
- Freephone: 0808 808 1001
- Email: help@nyas.net
- WhatsApp: 07494788875
- Text: text NYAS to 85258
The advocacy and support helpline is here to help. Some of the support the National Advocacy can offer via their helpline includes:
- A range of service referrals to access expert professionals
- Friendly advice and support to help you with a range of issues
- Information to help you understand your rights and entitlements
- Signposting to other relevant services and organisations
- Helpline advice and support.
- Signposting to local services.
- Issue-based advocacy.
- Specialist non-instructed advocacy.
- Advocacy finder service.
- Self-advocacy information.
The service accepts referrals from children and young people, professionals working with young people, friends, families, and carers.
The service will be available to:
- Children in care and care leavers up to age 25.
- Children and young people needing support from children’s services, including those on child in need plans, child protection plans, or who are 16-17 years old and homeless.
NYAS will also continue to support refugee and migrant children and young people, as well as young people in mental health settings.
Guidance documents
How to support children and young people to revise
Support parents and carers to understand the work of MKCC Virtual School
Support parents and carers to understand the work of MKCC Virtual School (plain text)