Your voice matters. We are here to make sure it is heard.

If you are a teenager and pregnant, or a young father, and you need help because Social Services are involved, we can help you. We can come to meetings with you and speak on your behalf, and we will deal with Social Services about the assessment process and the plans for your baby.

We will make sure you know your rights as a young person and as a parent, aiming to achieve the best possible outcome for you. We can also help if you are having problems with your baby's mother or father, or with relatives.

If you have a brother or sister who lives with other people or is in care, we can advise you on how you can see them. That might mean contacting their carer on your behalf or, if necessary, helping you apply to the court.

You might want to see another relative you have not seen for a while and are missing. We know how important it is to keep family links and bonds, and we can tell you about the options available to you as a young person.

If you are a young person and believe you are being abused (physically, sexually or emotionally) by someone who looks after you or is in contact with you, it is important to get support and advice to stop it continuing.

We can tell you about the steps you can take to protect yourself, or support you to get help by referring you to organisations we believe can help you during this difficult time.

If you think a plan may affect you, we can help. If you feel Social Services are not listening to you, we can come to meetings with you to make sure your voice is heard, and advise you about your right to be heard if you are not happy with the plan Social Services have for you.

Adoption from care. In some circumstances, especially where a family has been involved with Social Services or care proceedings, children are not able to carry on living with their birth parents. The alternative can be adoption, when the birth parents lose parental responsibility for the child and the adoptive family takes on the full rights and duties of a parent. These cases involve difficult and sensitive issues, and we will guide you through them.

Step-parent adoption. A step-parent may feel it is in their stepchild's best interests to be adopted, so they are fully part of their new family. Step-parent adoption may be the best solution, but there are other options we can advise on that give the step-parent legal status and recognition while allowing the child's relationship with their other birth parent to continue.