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Supporting your
relationships
We know that having a netw
ork of personal and professi
onal
support can really make a
difference to how well our
ca
re
leavers manage their journ
ey to independence.
Some care leavers attending Horizon
s After Care ‘drop in’ sessions hav
e told us how valuable informal
contact with staff and other care
leavers is to them, as well as the
con
tent of structured sessions.
The support available from your Per
sonal Advisor and the Leaving Car
e Service is aided by our partners in
Health, Housing and other services
. We also know that there may be
other important people in your life
and we are committed to helping
you maintain these relationships.
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» » CONTACT: Your Personal Adviser
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Ealing’s ‘ME peer mentoring project
’
can link you up with a care leaver
as
a ‘mentor’ and also offers a range
of
opportunities to meet up with oth
er
care leavers
» » CONTACT: Lead Mentor or Post
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Teacher at Horizons
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» » CONTACT: In the first instanc
e we
recommend you talk this over with
your
Personal Adviser. Contact Ealing’s Dat
a
Protection Team if you wish to mak
e a
Subject Access Request.
[email protected]
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Where relevant, continuing to sup
port
your contact with the ‘Independent
Visitor’ you had while you were in
care
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» » CONTACT: Your Personal Adviser
Give you information on sources of
support regarding your identity; suc
h
as organisations offering advice and
support around your religion, ethnici
ty,
culture, gender, sexuality, disability
or
immigration status etc.
» » CONTACT: Your Personal Adviser.
See
also ‘Life is what you make it’ pac
k for
useful contacts
» » CONTACT: Your Personal Adviser
Help you make sense of your time
in care
and support you to access your reco
rds if
you wish.
You also have a right to see the
information we keep about you incl
uding
the files and records written about
you
when you were in care.
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Healthy Relationships and Domesti
c Abuse
Young people have recommended
we
include information and support at
the
After Care drop in sessions on hea
lthy
relationships and domestic abuse.
» » CONTACT: Contact Horizons
for more details.
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Help you to maintain or regain con
tact
with people special to you or who
cared for you in the past, such as
family
members or former carers.
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