Know your rights

• Do you know that you have rights?
• Do you know what these rights are?
• Do you know what you are entitled to?

You have a Children's Rights Officer whose job it is to:

1. make sure your views are heard
2. give you a chance to speak out.

What is the NCH Children's Rights Service in Haringey?

• an independent service provided by NCH
• a provider of information and advice to children and young people (18 or under or leaving Haringey's care) about their rights.

Children have legal rights. There are laws that tell everyone what social services can do for you and how you should be looked after if you cannot live at home.

The Children's Rights Service in Haringey makes sure you know about these rights and that they are enforced.

What does the NCH Children's Rights Service in Haringey actually do?

• Offers independent support to looked after children and young people leaving the care system.
  This means we give advice, support and guidance by someone independent from your carer or social worker about issues of being looked after.
  
• Helps you make a complaint.
  
• Supports children and young people in review meetings that are making decisions about your future. We make sure your ideas are heard by the people who make the decisions about your future.
  
• Sets up groups and holds events where you can have your say about the services you receive and about planning your own future. Senior managers and others from Haringey attend these groups, just to hear what you have to say and try to answer any questions you may have.
  
• Pays travel expenses, provides hot West Indian food and mobile top up cards when you come to our groups!

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How to contact us

Freephone: 0800 328 1466
Phone: 020 8341 5681 (Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm)
Mobile: 07734 327162 (Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm)
Email: inhcrp@mail.nch.org.uk

or write to us at:

Children's Rights and Participation Officers
NCH Haringey Children's Rights Service
Red Gables Family Centre
113 Crouch Hill
London N8 9QN

Alternatively, you can meet us in person. Make an appointment and we will meet you either at Red Gables or at a place of your choice.

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Other useful numbers

NSPCC helpline: 0800 800 500
Childline: 0800 884 444
Hornsey social workers: 020 8489 1837 / 020 8489 1856 / 020 8489 1857 / 020 8489 1861
Tottenham social workers: 020 8489 5499 / 020 8489 5464
Social services out of hours emergency service: 020 8348 3148
National Youth Advocacy Service: 0800 616 101
National Drugs Helpline: 0800 776 600
Youth 2 Youth: 020 8896 3675
NHS Direct: 0845 4647
Leaving Care Team: 020 8489 5800

Useful External Links

The following links are not part of the Haringey Council website. Please read our legal disclaimer before using these links

• NHS Direct website
• Childline: free 24-hour helpline for children and young people. Phone 0800 1111 for confidential counselling
• National Youth Advocacy Service: offering advice, information, support and representation to children and young people
• Talk to FRANK, National Drug Helpline
• Youth 2 Youth: phone, email and online chat helpline run by young people for young people
• NSPCC: protecting children and preventing child abuse

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