Health and wellbeing

Health and well-being

Our leaving care team and your personal adviser can support you to stay healthy and look after your physical and mental health. We can:

give you a health passport when you reach 18 which includes details of your health history from your childhood, for example, when and if you had immunisations and your current health needs
give you information about healthy living
give you information about getting help to pay for prescriptions
support you to register with a GP and dentist if you're not already registered
support you to move from CAMHS to adult services
give you information about counselling services that are available locally
support you to attend or access health appointments
give you information about health drop-in centres
give you help with transport costs to attend health appointments
offer you the support of a specialist nurse who works with looked after children and care leavers to give support and advice on a range of health issues including diet, contraception, mental health and wellbeing and how to keep yourself fit and well
if you are a parent, take an interest in your child/ren and support you to do the best for them

If you need help accessing childcare, we can tell you about the services that can help you do this.