Contact us

Please contact us on the details below. To make a referral, please complete one of the two online forms linked below.

Click here to make a Self Referral

Click here to make a referral on behalf of someone else
(for parents and professionals)

We are a London based charity supporting children and young people ages 10-25 with legal representation.

We are currently only open for crime cases within London and surrounding areas.

If you are unable to submit your referral via the form below you can telephone the office on 020 3174 2279 and speak with a member of staff. You can also email Enquiries@justforkidslaw.org with any questions.

We endeavour to respond to all new client enquiries and assess whether we can assist within 5-7 working days of receiving adequate referral information. In instances where we do not receive adequate referral information, we may need to contact referrers back for additional information before we can assess whether we are able to assist.

Please note that our housing, immigration and education legal services are now being managed by Coram Children's Legal Centre. Please email any related enquiries or referrals to info@coramclc.org.uk. Our School Exclusions Hub is also now being managed by Coram please follow this link to access the Hub.

To make a referral, please submit a referral form by clicking on an orange button above.

Just for Kids Law is unable to provide the support outside of London due to our resources and capabilities being limited to specific geographical areas. Local resources may be better suited to provide more tailored support, so please contact your local Citizens Advice for further information.

For any other enquiries or for media requests, please use the below contact details.

Help and Support

Emergency services: 999

Your local authority duty / out of hours service. These are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You can find your local authority here.

Emergency 24-hour Crime Contact Line

If you require assistance at the police station or have been contacted by the police who wish to interview you, please contact 0203 174 2279 during office hours or outside of working hours you can contact our emergency 24-hour Crime Contact Line on 07886 755321.

Further resources & Holiday resources

Homelessness

These services are mostly for young people over the age of 18. If someone under 18 is homeless, they should contact their local children’s services duty number (see below under safeguarding / what to do if you’re worried about a child).

Shelter, 0808 800 4444: You can use this helpline if you have nowhere to sleep or might be homeless soon; you have somewhere to sleep, but nowhere to call home; or you are/could be at risk of harm. The helpline is open 8am-8pm on most weekdays and 9am-5pm on weekends and 25th and 26th December and 1st January.

The Albert Kennedy Trust: Advice and support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans young people including accommodation issues. Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Eve.

New Horizon Youth Centre: Support for homeless and vulnerable young people in London.

Alone in London: Support for homeless people in London aged 16-25.

The Simon Community: Support for the homeless (mainly food provision).

Crisis at Christmas, 0300 636 1967: Crisis day centres will be open in North, West, South and East London for Christmas support.

Child Safeguarding – what to do if you are worried about a child

If you are under 18 and you feel unsafe, or you are worried about someone who is under 18, you should contact the relevant local authority duty / out of hours service. These are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. To find the duty number please Google your borough and then children’s services duty number (e.g. ‘Brent children’s services duty number’). If you have any difficulties finding your duty children’s services number, please contact the NSPCC (NSPCC : 0808 800 5000.)

Domestic Violence

Freephone 24-hour National Domestic Violence Helpline: 0808 2000 247

Mental Health / Crisis Support

Samaritans: 116 123

Papyrus: If you or a young person you know is thinking about suicide, or not coping with life, they can access confidential suicide prevention advice via HOPELINEUK - open 9am–12am (midnight) every day of the year: 0800 068 4141/ pat@papyrus-uk.org

Further support for Children and Young People

Family Action offers support for care leavers aged 18-27: 0808 802 0222

The Tope Project are offering Christmas events for care leavers up to age 25.

A comprehensive list of all Christmas Dinners running across the country this year.

The Mix offers everything you need to know about mental health, from anxiety and depression to self-care and counselling.

Childline: 0800 1111.

NSPCC : 0808 800 5000.

Office of the Children's Commissioner - Help at Hand Team: 0800 528 0731.