RIGHTS ADVICE Children's Rights Alliance for England
If you have a problem, or if something is worrying you, it can really help to talk to someone about it. CRAE runs a free, confidential legal advice service for children and young people. We can advise you by phone or email about the law, your human rights and what to do if you are being treated unfairly. We can put you in touch with other organisations that protect human rights. Our service is for under 18s but we also offer advice to adults who contact us on behalf of children and young people. Telephone: 0800 32 88 759 between 3.30pm and 5.30pm, Tuesday to Thursday. Your phone call will be free unless you ring from a mobile. Email: advice@crae.org.uk Our website has free guides on different children’s rights subjects such as when parents split up or how to find a lawyer: www.crae.org.uk/protecting/advice/resources-for-young-people.html
OTHER USEFUL NUMBERS If you are a child and need to talk to someone, ChildLine offers a free, confidential helpline. You can call it at any time on 0800 11 11 or go online at www.childline.org.uk. If you are an adult worried about a child, call the NSPCC helpline on 0808 800 5000. If you are a child in England living away from home, you can get free advice from the Office of the Children’s Rights Director for England at www.rights4me.org.uk or freephone 0800 5228 0731. If you are in care or in contact with social services, an advocate or children’s rights officer should be able to give advice about your rights and help you to be heard. Contact CRAE for more information (see above).