Every day, NYAS supports, safeguards and empowers children, young people and adults across England and Wales.
10,000
children and young people supported by our advocacy service (2020/21)
59
local authorities provided with advocacy services (2020/21)
182
reportable safeguarding concerns acted on (2020/21)
379
young people matched with an independent visitor (2020/21)
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Young people
Discover the range of support options NYAS offers for children and young people, from independent advocacy and independent visitor services to care leaver support.
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People in Wales
NYAS offers similar services across England and Wales. However, some services differ, and some are unique to Wales.
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Families
As well as working to support young people, NYAS provides additional support for parents, extended family and carers.
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Professionals
If you’re a professional looking for support for a young person, family or children’s home that you work with, NYAS may be able to help.
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Additional support
NYAS offers additional support services, including our Mental Health Advocacy service and our NYAS Legal Team.
Get SupportThank you for all your support - it really helped me at a very difficult time. I feel my advocate was a great listener to all my worries and concerns, she was not judgemental and was very understanding and made things happen.
Frankie, Young Person
I have really enjoyed working with NYAS and have taken part in various projects. I liked that I got a say and this has helped me to become a more confident person in myself. I enjoyed getting involved as I think our voice as young people is very important
Akira, Young Person
Who We Are
The National Youth Advocacy Service (NYAS) is a children's charity that supports and empowers care-experienced children, young people and adults in vulnerable situations when important decisions are being made about them.
Our Campaigns
As a leading children's charity, NYAS’ campaigns team work to identify, research, campaign for and influence issues that affect care experienced children and young people across England and Wales.