Support with your mental and physical health

We can support you to register with local health services including a GP, the Southwark Wellbeing Hub and Healthy Young People Southwark. We can also make referrals to services for young people who live out of the borough.

Support and encourage you to be healthy and provide the help you need to achieve this, including providing you with a Care Leavers Health Summary when you turn 18 years old.  This is provided by the LAC Health team. This is a summary of your health records, including your birth, family, physical, and emotional health and immunisations. The health summary also supports you in accessing health information and advice and in accessing health services.

The LAC team can provide lots of support including:

• Advice on healthy living activities e.g. smoking, diet and exercise
• Discussion and help for you to manage your emotional well-being – this may include CAMHS (Children and Adolescent Mental Health Service) services to provide support until you reach age 18 or transition to Adult Health services if that is needed. 
• Advice and help for you to attend hospital or doctors’ appointments if needed.
• Discussion and support in accessing health care services such as substance abuse, sexual health and domestic abuse services
• Access to C –Card (Condom distribution service) – Speak to the LAC Nurses or you Personal Advisor for more info.
  
• Help and support for young parents and advice on local services
  
• Free leisure membership for Southwark leisure centres – including free access to swimming, gym and classes in association with gyms in Southwark 
• Help for you to identify activities which you can do to keep healthy
• Information and signposting to places of interest which you may find helpful