LAC Info Pack 2018 - Local Offer EC8518-3 LAC Info Pack 2018 - Local Offer | Page 15

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. 5 » » CONTACT: Your Personal Adviser 2 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 16 Teacher at Horizons 3 » » 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] 6 Where relevant, continuing to sup port your contact with the ‘Independent Visitor’ you had while you were in care 4 » » 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. 7 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. 1 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. 15