Health and wellbeing
Looking after yourself is essential. We want to give you all the support you need. We want you to be as physically, mentally and emotionally healthy as possible.
Accessing services
Your leaving care worker can help you with:
- the leaving care service in Lincolnshire has a dedicated wellbeing and mental health worker in the team. Contact your leaving care worker if you want more details.
- if you have additional needs sometimes we can help you access support through adult social care
- healthy living advice, such as quitting smoking, support for reducing drug and alcohol use and healthy eating
- information about free prescriptions
- registering with a local GP, dentist and optician
- your move from CAMHS to adult mental health services
- transport costs when attending health appointments
- your understanding of health information from your childhood (for example, your immunisations)
- your current health needs are detailed in a document called your ‘health summary’. For all children in care aged 14-18, each health assessment must show your plans for moving into adulthood.
- your health summary will be provided to you at 18 by the health teams. We recommend you share this with your leaving care worker so they can keep a copy safe for you.
- if you are struggling to cover medical costs such as dentistry or eye tests, speak to your leaving care worker. We want your health to be the best it can be so we may be able to assist with meeting the cost of examinations or treatment.
As a partner of Lincolnshire County Council, all seven district councils would like to offer free access to health and leisure facilities for care leavers from 16 years old. Speak to your leaving care worker to apply and secure your free pass
Mental health
- To find support for children, young people and their families experiencing mental health difficulties, visit the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) website
- For free, safe and anonymous online support, visit the Kooth website
- Night Light Cafés are safe spaces that offer an out-of-hours, non-clinical support service and are staffed by teams of trained volunteers who are available to listen. They can also provide signposting advice and information on other organisations that may be able to help with specific needs, such as debt advice or emergency food parcels.
- How Are You (H.A.Y.) Lincolnshire is a family of websites that bring together everything in the local community that boosts wellbeing, H.A.Y. is all about helping you look after you. The websites provide not just listings of local activities, groups and services but also video introductions to group organisers and taster clips of what to expect. H.A.Y. aims to support you both finding out what you might like to get involved in and in taking those first steps.
- Shine Lincolnshire to support people with poor mental health
- Every Mind Matters ways to lift your mood and anxiety, looks at the little things you can do to boost your mood
- Steps 2 change - Lincolnshire talking therapies
- if you want to speak to your leaving care worker about your health, or how your mental health is affecting you, make sure you contact us as we are here to assist and to listen to you
NHS advice
- For information about everything from the common cold to symptoms of sexually transmitted infections, visit the NHS website
- Get advice to help you make the best choices about your general health and wellbeing
- you are entitled to free prescriptions up to the age of 25. Visit this site for more details and to apply directly or speak to your leaving care worker who will support you applying and getting access to the scheme
- For advice about sexual health and contraception, visit the Lincolnshire Sexual Health website
The Local Offer
To find services and events for children and young people with special educational needs or disabilities and their families, visit our Local Offer.
Drug and alcohol
Get free, confidential support with alcohol, drugs, or mental health from Horizon.