Leaving care service - health and wellbeing

• both our offices operate an open-door policy in office hours – we will always have food and facilities available to you
• you will receive a health history summary when you leave care (unless there are exceptional circumstances)
• we support you to access community health teams, GPs, adult social care, adult support services, young adults pathway and agencies like Trent PTS
• we work closely with Derbyshire Recovery Partnership who have a wide support service for young people who may be struggling with alcohol or substance misuse
• we will assist you with accessing the right health services and support when you need it
• Kooth are available to you all hours, when you may need this support the most
• we help you have access to your health history from birth from your GP
• we do regular events and trips out, (seaside visits, events at our offices). Ask your worker for details or check out Facebook/Twitter
• help to access physical and mental health support, activities and groups from our partner agencies
• with your consent we can work with ‘Action for Children’ they help us help you, giving us advice and support when we and you need it
• we operate a care leaver mentoring scheme, where you can talk to others with shared experiences
• understand your life story, we can support you with accessing your information to understand your journey
• identity, culture, sexuality, religion, denomination, all these matter to you and us, we are here to help you access support to negotiate through these sensitive and delicate areas
• access to LGBTQ+ groups across Derbyshire, in all localities
• leaving care have football groups set up north and south – you can join in too