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Checkout out this offer, scan the QR code, and get involved.

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At Barnardo's, we want to hear from you. If you are

not happy with our service or anything else, please

tell us. Your thoughts are important to us.

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@mentalhealthmates

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Do you know what support there is for Care Leavers in Leeds?  

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Do you know what support there is for Care Leavers in Leeds?  

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You could be one click away from support you didn't know was available to you...

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QR code for you to pass onto others so they can see our Padlet Page. 

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QR code for you to pass onto others so they can see our Padlet Page. 

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Feel free to share the QR code.

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Take a Look .....

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Use this link to access the magazine which aims to raise the profile of excellent advocacy for all young people in England.    

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Change Through Advocacy is a yearly magazine created by children, young people and advocates., with support from the Article 39 Team.   

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Change Through Advocacy is a yearly magazine created by children, young people and advocates., with support from the Article 39 Team.   

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https://heyzine.com/flip-book/016f3f9c99.html#page/28

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This booklet is packed with information about available support for care leavers within Leeds. Financial support, wellbeing information, housing issues, employment & training advice, relationship maintenance and lots more. Worth a look ....

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Round the Clock support for 10-18yr old young people.   Self referral. 

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Round the Clock support for 10-18yr old young people.   Self referral. 

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Young people aged between 10 and 18yrs old can access FREE counselling, advice and support 7 days a week. Go to www.mindmate.org.uk or www.kooth.com

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Take a minute to have a look through these self-care tips to help protect yourself against stress.

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Help at Hand is the Children’s Commissioner’s advice and assistance service for children in care, children who have a social worker or are working with social services, children living away from home and care leavers.

Home - Help at Hand (childrenscommissioner.gov.uk)

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Helplines - Childline - call 0800 1111, Shout - Text 85258, NHS - call 111, Kooth - online www.kooth.com, Emergency- call 999

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Website explaining your rights as a child

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Rights 4 Children - website with lots of useful info about your rights 

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Rights 4 Children - website with lots of useful info about your rights 

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Children’s rights in England – rights4children

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The Care Leavers Association - charity aimed at improving lives of care leavers of all ages

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The Care Leavers Association - charity aimed at improving lives of care leavers of all ages

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The Care Leavers Association

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Become - support for care experienced young people 

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Become - support for care experienced young people 

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Home Page - Become (becomecharity.org.uk)

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Ever wondered what advocacy is? Here's a short video in which a young person explains....

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- All care leavers aged 18 to 21 years can have free access to Active Leeds gyms. You will need a letter from your personal advisor to take with you when you join.

https://active.leeds.gov.uk/ https://www.leeds.gov.uk/children-and-families/leaving-care

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Did you know Childline is available until you are 19yrs old... Call 0800 1111

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Did you know Childline is available until you are 19yrs old... Call 0800 1111

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https://www.childline.org.uk/get-support/contacting-childline/

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On Thursday 30 November from 2:30am - 7:30am, you won't be able to contact Childline whilst we do some important maintenance to our systems. This means that 1-2-1 chats, calling and messages to Childline will be unavailable. You'll still be able to use the Childline website for advice and information.

If you're in danger or it's an emergency, you should always call 999

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Get help and advice about a wide range of issues, call us on 0800 1111, talk to a counsellor online, send Childline an email or post on the message boards.

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Care Leaver's Council for 17-25 year olds - take a look. 

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Care Leaver's Council for 17-25 year olds - take a look. 

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Looking after your emotional wellbeing. 

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Looking after your emotional wellbeing. 

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Lots of information, links, contact details and tips to keep yourself emotionally well.

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United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child - UNCRC

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United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child - UNCRC

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The UNRC is an important legal agreement signed by 196 countries which outlines the rights of every child regardless of their race, religion or abilities.

UN Convention on Rights of a Child (UNCRC) - UNICEF UK

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Barnardo's Advocacy and Children's Rights

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Barnardo's Advocacy and Children's Rights

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Barnardo's website

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* You can read more about the 'Care Act of 2014' legislation here.

How do advocates represent children and young people?

The role of an advocate will be different on a case-by-case basis, and their duties and responsibilities will be specific to the child or young person they are representing.

Some of the things an advocate could do include:

helping the child or young person understand their own rights, and helping to fight for these

arguing for the wishes of the child or young person in situations where decisions are made, for example in meetings about living situations or about foster placements

writing letters on their behalf

sharing the child or young person's wishes in environments they may not feel comfortable sharing in, for example in situations of parental disputes

Find an advocacy service near you

If you are looking for an advocacy service for someone in your care, you can find a service near you here.

You can also find more advocacy services on the Coram's website here. If you are a young person looking for more information about advocacy, you can also visit the National Youth Advocacy Service website here.

How we support children through advocacy services

We run specialist advocacy services across the UK.

Our advocates are independent, meaning they don't work for local councils, social services or the NHS. They don't give their personal opinions and are simply there to explain the wishes of the young person, and to argue their case.

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Our independent advocates are here to give young people a voice, protect their rights and help them speak out.

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Your Data Your Rights ( Boring stuff but important that you need to know! ) 😊

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Your Data Your Rights ( Boring stuff but important that you need to know! ) 😊

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Phone: 0113 378 6771

Email: careleavers@leeds.gov.uk

Emergency /Out of hours: 0113 535 0600

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Flyer to read explaining more on advocacy

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Flyer to read explaining more on advocacy

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How you can give feedback to Leeds social care

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How you can give feedback to Leeds social care

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Call, text or whatsapp us on 07808 736330

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Call, text or whatsapp us on 07808 736330

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Or call our FREEPHONE number 0800 652 7212

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Vicky - Children's Services Manager

Kas - Project Worker

Catherine - Project Worker

Isabel - Project Worker

Clair - Project Worker

Kendra - Project Worker

Nicky - Administrator

Go have a look at our instagram page to see some fun info about our team members under our "Meet the team" posts