Health and wellbeing for care leavers

We'll support you to access the Warrington Wellbeing Service which is part of a government initiative to reduce health inequalities in Warrington. A Wellbeing Mentor could then help support you. 

More mental health support services, some of which you can access yourself, and some which you will need to be referred to by your Personal Advisor or another professional:

Pure Insights

As a care leaver in Warrington you will have access to a specially commissioned bespoke emotional and wellbeing service. This service will be provided to you if you have or currently experience; mental health issues such as: Personality Disorders, Anxiety, Depression, PTSD/CPTSD, Toxic Stress, Attachment Trauma and substance misuse issues etc.

The Services will be available to young people leaving care between the ages of 16 – 25 years of age and will work to help care leavers deal with issues such as:

  • Loneliness and isolation;
  • Homelessness;
  • Cycles of substance abuse;
  • Poor Mental health and at risk of mental health crisis;
  • Those who don’t have their children living with them and may have had their own
  • Children taken into care;
  • Cycles of offending;

The Pure Insights services will focus on helping you to achieve outcomes that include self-reported improvements in:

  • Independent living skills
  • Belonging and connection
  • Physical health through wellbeing activities and getting connected to health services
  • Support networks
  • Access to positive role models and supportive adults in the community
  • Resilience – increased ability to cope
  • Positive choices in lifestyle and relationships
  • Friendships and sustaining  relationships
  • Parenting  - de-escalation in Children in Need and Child Protection plans and processes
  • Gaining and sustaining education, employment, training and volunteering
  • You having a voice in local service design, commissioning and regional/nationally

 

For more information please speak to your Personal Advisor.

Sexual health

  • Connect - a confidential sexual health drop-in service for young people in Warrington aged 13-19 years 
  • Warrington Sexual Health Service - free, confidential sexual health services for adults in Warrington. Due to Covid-19 restrictions the service is not offering any walk-in clinics. Please call us to make an appointment. Tel: 0300 323 1300 Option 2

Drug and alcohol support

Going abroad

For most people, the UK Global Health Insurance Card (UK GHIC) replaces the existing European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) for new applications. If you have an existing EHIC, it will remain valid until the expiry date on the card.

The UK GHIC covers treatment that is medically necessary until your planned return home. Treatment should be provided on the same basis as it would to a resident of that country, either at a reduced cost or, for free. For example, in some countries, patients are expected to directly contribute a percentage towards the cost of their state-provided treatment. This is known as a patient co-payment. If you receive treatment under this type of healthcare system, you are expected to pay the same co-payment charge as a patient from that country.

To apply for a new UK GHIC visit:
https://www.nhs.uk/using-the-nhs/healthcare-abroad/apply-for-a-free-uk-global-health-insurance-card-ghic/

Anyone travelling abroad is also encouraged to buy additional insurance to cover any unexpected health care which may be required whilst on holiday.

We'll support you to access the Warrington Wellbeing Service which is part of a government initiative to reduce health inequalities in Warrington. A Wellbeing Mentor could then help support you. 

More mental health support services, some of which you can access yourself, and some which you will need to be referred to by your Personal Advisor or another professional:

Emotional and mental health services

We'll support you to access the Warrington Wellbeing Service which is part of a government initiative to reduce health inequalities in Warrington. A Wellbeing Mentor could then help support you. 

More mental health support services, some of which you can access yourself, and some which you will need to be referred to by your Personal Advisor or another professional:

Sexual health

  • Connect - a confidential sexual health drop-in service for young people in Warrington aged 13-19 years 
  • Warrington Sexual Health Service - free, confidential sexual health services for adults in Warrington. Due to Covid-19 restrictions the service is not offering any walk-in clinics. Please call us to make an appointment. Tel: 0300 323 1300 Option 2

Drug and alcohol support

Going abroad

  • A valid European Health Insurance Card gives you the right to access state-provided healthcare during a temporary stay in another European Economic Area (EEA) country or Switzerland.
  • The EHIC covers treatment that is medically necessary until your planned return home. Treatment should be provided on the same basis as it would to a resident of that country, either at a reduced cost or, in many cases, for free. For example, in some countries, patients are expected to directly contribute a percentage towards the cost of their state-provided treatment. This is known as a patient co-payment. If you receive treatment under this type of healthcare system, you are expected to pay the same co-payment charge as a patient from that country. 
  • Apply for a free EHIC at www.nhs.uk 
  • These cards are free, please be aware that there are unauthorised websites who charge for this service.  Don't use these, only apply through the official NHS website.