Our office has an enquiries service that answers questions about children’s rights and child welfare.
We can take questions about:
- children and young people’s rights in general
- children and young people who feel their rights are not respected
- children and young people who are at risk of harm.
We can take questions from people of all ages― you can get in touch with us if you’re a child or young person worried about your own rights, or if you are worried about the rights of another child or young person you know.
While we’re happy to listen to whatever you want to say to us, we aren’t able to investigate rights issues around individual children or young people or intervene on your behalf. Instead, we will give advice to you about who can best help you with any difficulties you’re having.
Talk to us
You can contact us for free:
- by phoning 0800 019 1179
- by emailing .
While we will pick up messages you send to us on social media, we are not able to respond. You can phone, text or email us instead .
Links
If we can’t help you right away, the links below might help:
Childline
Childline provides free support to children and young people who need someone to talk to, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Get Connected
Get Connected is a free, confidential hotline where people under 25 can get help.
The Scottish Child Law Centre
The Scottish Child Law Centre can give free legal advice around cases involving a child or young person.
Clan Childlaw
Clan Childlaw offer free legal advice and representation to children and young people up to the age of 18 – or 21 if they have been care – in Edinburgh, the Lothians and Glasgow.
Young Scot
Young Scot has lots of interesting and useful information for young people in Scotland.
WhoCares?Scotland
WhoCares?Scotland offer advocacy and support to children and young people who are – or have been – in care.