As well as support from a PA, we may be able to offer you additional practical and emotional support, such as:
- Where appropriate, continuing to support contact with the ‘Independent Visitor’ you had while you were in care.
- Help to maintain or regain contact with people special to you or who cared for you in the past, like birth family and wider family and friends, former foster carers or social workers.
- We will support you with life story and with supporting you with identity.
- We can link you up with a mentor who can support you with all manner of things.
- We can provide advice on how to access services and training to learn about positive and healthy relationships or support you if you are in an unhealthy relationship.
- We can also accompany you when visiting places of worship if you are new to an area.
Lifelong Links
We have been successful to gain funding to develop the Lifelong Links service. If you want help to keep in contact or re-connect with relatives, friends and those that are important to you please speak to your PA who will be able to update you when the service is up and running.
Lifelong Links will support you regardless of your circumstances, such as, if you are in custody. They understand that spending time in care can often lead to losing touch with important people, including friends, family, carers, neighbours, teachers or even pets! An independent Lifelong Links facilitator will work directly with you. They will ask you who you’d like to get in touch with and who from your past was important to you. The facilitator will then use a variety of search techniques to try and find them for you. Sometimes, everyone will come together at a Lifelong Links Family Group Conference to discuss how they can support you to get what you want and need. Talk to your PA and they will support you to access this service.