If you are a child or young person

You have the right to be safe and feel safe – at home, at school, kura, in your community and everywhere else you go. If something or someone is making you feel unsafe, scared, worried or if you’re being hurt in some way, it’s always okay to tell someone who you trust, and ask for help.

Talk to a grown-up you trust. This might be a parent, a teacher or kaiako, someone in your family like your grandparents, a friend’s parent, someone from your marae or church, or your doctor. Trusted adults want to help and can help keep you safe from harm.

If you’d rather talk to someone outside your whānau or community, you can contact these helplines: