Tag: Child

ChildLine is a private and confidential service for children and young people up to the age of 19. You can contact a ChildLine counsellor about anything -no problem is too big or too small.

Youth offending teams work with young people that get into trouble with the law.

They look into the background of a young person and try to help them stay away from crime.

They also:

• run localcrime prevention programmes
• help young people at the police station if they’re arrested
• help young people and their families at court
• supervise young people serving acommunity sentence
• stay in touch with a young person if they’re sentenced tocustody

Offer free services for young people aged 13-25 in Daventry and Towcester. This includes counselling by appointment and services that can be accessed if you just drop-in.

Service Six is the county’s specialist provider of outcome based professional therapeutic, support, diversionary and activity services for thousands of hard to reach children, young people, adults and families per year.

Offer vital support services for children and young adults in Northamptonshire whatever the issue may be. The Low Down is a charity with a friendly, fully trained team.

Drop in services 6 days a week.

3 Kingswell St, Northampton NN1 1PP

Works directly with children and families on a range of issues from protecting children from sexual abuse, through to helping families who misuse drugs and alcohol and providing social workers with the tools they need to tackle neglect.

The Multi-Agency Shared Hub is available to report concerns for a child’s welfare, or offer support and advice about how to make an appropriate referral.

RISE stands for Reducing Incidents of Sexual Exploitation. The function of the RISE team is to provide one to one support with those who are at risk of, or who are being sexually exploited.

For Advice for Children and Young people call or text 116000 24/7