Supporting your relationships
We know that having a network of personal and professional support can really make a difference to how well our care leavers manage their journey to independence .
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Some care leavers attending Horizons After Care ‘ drop in ’ sessions have told us how valuable informal contact with staff and other care leavers is to them , as well as the content of structured sessions . The support available from your Personal Adviser and the Leaving Care 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 .
Help you to maintain or regain contact with people special to you or who cared for you in the past , such as family members or former carers .
» CONTACT : Your Personal Adviser
Where relevant , continuing to support your contact with the ‘ Independent Visitor ’ you had while you were in care
» CONTACT : Your Personal Adviser
Help you make sense of your time in care and support you to access your records if you wish .
» CONTACT : Your Personal Adviser
You also have a right to see the information we keep about you including the files and records written about you when you were in care .
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Give you information on sources of support regarding your identity ; such as organisations offering advice and support around your religion , ethnicity , culture , gender , sexuality , disability or immigration status etc .
»CONTACT : Your Personal Adviser . See also ‘ Life is what you make it ’ pack for useful contacts
Healthy Relationships and Domestic Abuse Young people have recommended we include information and support at the After Care drop in sessions on healthy relationships and domestic abuse .
»CONTACT : Contact Horizons for more details .
»CONTACT : In the first instance we recommend you talk this over with your Personal Adviser . Contact Ealing ’ s Data Protection Team if you wish to make a Subject Access Request . dataprotection @ ealing . gov . uk
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