Health and Wellbeing

We will support you to register with a GP, dentist and optician.

We will be there for you if you are making the move from Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) to adult services and help you ask the questions important about this transition.

Your Leaving Care Nurses will prepare your Health Passport. This gives you information about your health history and shows you how to register with a GP and a dentist. It also contains information about other services that can provide you with health support. Your Child in Care or Leaving Care Nurse will give you the passport which contains your personal information, so it is important to keep it somewhere safe.

Throughout your Leaving Care journey (up to your 25^th birthday) you can access support and advice from our dedicated Leaving Care Nurses.

You can download healthy living apps from the Council’s Health Apps page to help you access advice and plans which promote healthy living including; healthy eating, exercise, stop smoking, and harm reduction if you are worried about the impact of drugs and alcohol.

We will support you to access My Wellbeing College – a service which helps young people manage everyday problems such as low mood, anxiety, sleep problems and stress. You can contact them directly on 0300 555 5551 or visit their website My Wellbeing College.

We will support you to access a council gym membership or help you find out alternative free ways to keep fit.

We will support you to access confidential advice and guidance so you can make informed decisions about your sexual health: heterosexual and same sex relationships, contraception, family planning and support around gender transitioning. We work closely with both our Leaving Care Nurses and agencies including Locala Community Partnerships.

You can also get emotional wellbeing support from a range of other services in Bradford, including. Some of these services are listed below.

• Kooth offer a healthy minds and counselling service for children aged between 11 and 18 years.
• Young Minds support young people across Bradford to understand their mental health and find support.
• The Mix offers online support for young people under 25 years of age to talk about their feelings and get support to improve their mental health.
• West Yorkshire Night OWLS Service offers a support line for young people feeling lonely or struggling with their mental health during the night. The support line is open all night and you can call for free on 0800 1488 244 or texting 07984 376950 or chat online.
• The NSPCC run a befriending programme for young people up to age 19 years struggling with loneliness.
• Bradford YMCA runs a regular social group for young people aged between 16 and 25 years called Shaping Spaces. The group meets in the outdoors and supports you to access green spaces, learn mindfulness techniques, enjoy wildlife and meet new people.