Children's Rights
Services
We offer many services to ensure
children and young people get the right information and support.
Find out which services could benefit you today.
The Children Rights Service is for all children and young
people aged from 0-25 years old. It is a service that promotes
fairness for all children and young people
including:
Advocacy Service
All children and young people can access an advocate via the
Children's Rights Service. An advocate can support children and
young people in ensuring that their views and feelings are heard in
regard to decisions being made about their lives. The advocate can
help make complaints, give information and advice about rights and
speak up on behalf of children and young people at meetings,
reviews and assessments.
Contact: 020 8430 2000 (Ext: 32548 / 31502)
Counselling Service
A free counselling service for 13-21 year olds living in
and supported by Children and Young People Services. It is a 12
week counselling service, person-centred in its aim. The
Counselling Co-ordinator will make contact with the young person
within one week of us getting the referral form. It is a
confidential service based in Connexions shops across the borough
for easy, young person focused access.
Contact: 020 8430 2000 (Ext: 32548)
Children In Care
Council
Meets every Last Thursday of the month 5:30pm-7.00pm. Young people
are consulted about a range of services, issues, information, and
processes regarding children and young people's services. The group
consists primarily of Looked After Children (LAC) and Children In
Need (CIN). LAC and CIN can be referred to this group at anytime.
In return the group has opportunities to access training, speak at
conferences, go on trips out, and learn and develop new skills.
Young people receive participation incentives in the form of
vouchers.
Contact: 020 8430 2000 (Ext: 31502)
Positive
Vibes
A support group for children and young people affected/infected
with HIV. The group meets every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month
at Forest Gate Youth Centre from 5pm to 7pm. There are social,
educational based workshops and activities and trips out. The group
also acts as a consultation group to inform service provision for
young people affected or infected. Attended by children and young
people ages 10-25.
Contact: 020 8430 2000 (Ext 32548 / 31502)
Disabled Children and Young
People's Forum
Disabled Children and Young People, are supported to participate
and are consulted about the services/issues which can impact on
their lives, such as finances, care and support. The Disabled
Children and Young People's Forum enables disabled children and
young people to have a voice, to explore and express their views,
through imaginative and creative means, thus informing and shaping
services for Disabled Children and Young People in Newham. The
group meets every last Saturday of the Month 12pm-2pm. Attended by
children and young people ages 10-25.
Contact: 020 8430 2000 (Ext 31502 / 32546)
Newham Young People's
Board
Serves as a reference group. The young people represents Newham's
young people and their interests to the Executive Director of
Children and Young people Services, Divisional Directors, Managers,
businesses, the wider community and people providing public
services, particularly to children and young people. The young
people are consulted with, to get their views about young people's
needs and to ensure that young people's voices and points of view
are heard. The group meets fortnightly on Tuesdays from
5:30pm-7:30pm at Building 1000, Dockside road E17 2QU. Attended by
children and young people ages 12-25.
Contact: 020 8430 2000 (Ext: 32546 / 39652)
The Children's
Rights Director for England
The
Children's Rights Director for England is called Roger Morgan. With
his team Roger spends lots of time listening to what children and
young people who live away from home have to say about how they are
looked after.
So whether you are in foster care, have been placed for adoption or
have been adopted and want to talk to somebody who is independent
of the Newham's Children and Young People's Service, this is who
you can contact:
Office of the Children's Rights Director
Ofsted
Aviation House
125 Kingsway
London
WC2B 6SE
Free Phone: 0800 528 0731
Website:
www.rights4me.org
Training
The Children's Rights Service provides training to all
professionals working with children and young people on Children's
Rights. The training is designed and delivered with the active
participation of young people and aims at increasing participant's
awareness of children's rights and how they work with children and
young people to ensure their feelings, wishes and views are heard
and taken into consideration when making decisions about their
lives.
Contact: 020 8430 2000 (Ext: 31502 / 33571)
Please be aware that days and time are subject to change; For more
information on any of the services or to refer someone to any of
the services please contact the Children's Rights Team on 020 8430
2000 (31502), or freephone on 0800 013 1650 or email
childrensrights@newham.gov.uk