The National Youth Advocacy Service (NYAS) is a rights based charity which operates across England and Wales for children, young people and adults.
NYAS offers a variety of services including:
A national advocacy helpline.
Advocacy for children in care and those in need – including children subject to child protection plans, care leavers, children and young people with disabilities.
The provision of independent visitors for children in care.
Legal representation of children in private family law.
Advocacy to adults in-inpatient mental health settings.
An Independent Visitor is an adult who volunteers to spend time with children in care, creating special memories and becoming someone they can rely on. They are someone you can trust who will spend time getting to know them t...
