Your personal advisors
Call: 01253 478320
Email: blackpoolleavingcare@blackpool.gov.uk
Leaving care team manager - Mark McElroy
Call: 07881281573
Email: Mark.McElroy@blackpool.gov.uk
Service manager for the adolescent service - Sam Goldsworthy
Call: 07443366249
Email: Sam.Goldsworthy@blackpool.gov.uk
Head of the adolescent service - Sara McCartan
Call: 07467444595
Email: Sara.McCartan@blackpool.gov.uk
Justuz and Justuz Xtra
Call: 07796 707747
Email: justus@blackpool.gov.uk
Website: Just Uz (blackpool.gov.uk)
Employee Assistance Programme
This service is provided by a company completely independent to the council called Health Assured. The Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) can assist with all of life's ups and downs and it is not just counselling for use in a crisis. The telephone helpline can help with any non-work related issues.
Contact can be made:
- By Phone: 0800 028 0199 (or add prefix 0044 to call from outside UK – stating they are a UK based employee, calls will be charged) Access to Mincom is arranged via scheduling a consultation using the email address or contact facility on the webpage. You just need to mention they are a Blackpool Care Leaver.
- By App : Download the Health Assured Wisdom app via Google play or Apple store using the code MH A051861 – Here you can access “live chat” facility or request a call back
Coram Voice (Offer help (called advocacy) to young people who are living in care or have recently left care)
Call: Freephone: 0808 800 5792
WhatsApp: +44 (0)7758 670369 (add to your contacts and send them a message free with WiFi)
Website: Coram Voice
Rights4Children (They make sure you know your rights and who can help)
Website: Children's rights in England - rights4children
Family Rights Group
Call: Free Advice Line: 0808 801 0366
Website: Helping families Helping children
Become (The charity for children in care and care leavers)
Call: 0800 023 2033
WhatsApp: 07860034982
Email: advice@becomecharity.org.uk
Website: Become
Catch 22 (Provide support for looked after children and care leavers)
Call: 020 7336 4800
Email: info@catch-22.org.uk
Website: Catch22
The Children's Commissioner (Free support and advice for looked after children and care leavers)
Call: Freephone: 0800 528 0731
Email: help.team@childrenscommissioner.gov.uk
Website: Help at Hand
Department for Education care leavers
Website: Find support for care leavers