Children's Rights and Engagement Team

Sometimes it's hard to express how you feel or to feel confident enough to talk to people about your concerns. This is where someone called an advocate can step in and help you. An advocate is a person who works for you and is trained to support you to get your views heard.

The Children's Rights and Engagement (CRE) Team provides support and offers advocacy to all children and young people in Gateshead. 

The team is responsible for managing multiple channels of support for children and young people in Gateshead, such as the Gateshead Youth Council and the SEND Youth Forum.

An additional priority for the CRE team is to support young people who are struggling with their wellbeing or who just need someone to talk to.