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NOW CLOSED: Child aged 6-19? Please complete a survey - £2 to Railway Children (from Aviva) for each survey completed PLUS VIP rugby tickets to be won...

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AnnMumsnet · 24/09/2013 11:39

We've been asked by the charity Railway Children to carry out a second Mumsnet survey, a year on from first launching our partnership with Railway Children & Aviva to raise awareness of the issue of children running away from home.

The survey should take a few minutes to complete and is open to all UK Mumsnetters with at least one child aged 6-19 years.

For every survey completed, £2 will be donated to Railway Children by Aviva, to support the work the charity does in the UK - please note you can only answer the survey once.

Everyone who takes part and adds their details at the end will also be entered into a prize draw to win VIP rugby tickets (for a family of 4) to attend the Aviva Premiership Final in May at Twickenham on 31st May 2014, courtesy of Aviva (these can be passed on to family or friends if you win but are unable to attend).

If you have more than one child aged 6 to 19, for this survey we'd like you to please answer thinking about just one of these children.

Thanks and good luck with the prize draw.

Here's the link again: www.surveymonkey.com/s/MNrailwaychildren13

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AnnMumsnet · 24/09/2013 18:28

thanks all - bump for evening crowd Smile

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AnnMumsnet · 25/09/2013 08:24

musicposy - fair point - have now added a line so folks skip that Q if their child is not in school. Do you want me to edit your response?

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AnnMumsnet · 04/10/2013 12:26

Hi - thanks to everyone who has completed the survey: if you're yet to so, please do - each survey completed raises £2 from Aviva for Railway Children.

Please see below a comment from Railway Children which they wanted me to pass onto you.

"Thanks for sharing some very personal stories and views. Your comments highlight that no matter how caring your parents are, there can be times when young people need to talk to someone outside the family. This is why we fund helplines and also advocate that all young people who run away should be offered a return interview with an independent person. Sadly, recent research has shown that provision is very patchy. (1)

We focus on the dangers of running away, as we know that young people who leave home suddenly after family conflict are particularly at risk, but we also do a lot of work to address underlying causes. This includes one-to-one work with young people, and family support, as we know that if the reasons for running are not dealt with, the young person is likely to end up in a risky situation again. By supporting helplines and preventative work, we also try to ensure that young people have ways of accessing services before things reach crisis point."

(1) Freedom of Information requests by The Children's Society found that less than a third of Local Authorities are providing return interviews for all children who go missing from home, and less than half are providing them for all children who go missing from care.

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AnnMumsnet · 11/10/2013 12:25

BUMP: please please complete this survey - we only need a few more respondents and each time someone does it, it raises £2 for Railway Children Grin

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AnnMumsnet · 16/10/2013 12:47

bump - still need some more respondents....thanks

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AnnMumsnet · 22/10/2013 12:55

Hello - thanks for all the responses.

Am pleased to say DanFmDorking has been pulled from the hat and wins the VIP rugby tickets! Well done.

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