Local Offer for Care Leavers

This is the guide that all local authorities are required to provide you with. It contains information about the services and support that Care Leavers are entitled to and able to access within their local authority.

We will update this information regularly as new services and entitlements are agreed.

Goal 1: Stay Healthy

This goal is about helping you stay healthy and feel good. Depending on your age and if you are a Care Leaver, here are some ways we can help you:

  • Health Check-ups: You will get a health check every year until you turn 18.
  • Doctors and Dentists: We will help you sign up with a doctor, dentist, and an optician.
  • Prescriptions: We will give you information on how to get help if you need to pay for your medicines.
  • Health Clinics: We will tell you about local clinics, including ones for sexual health.
  • Health Passport: When you turn 18, or earlier if you leave care, you will get a Health Passport if you have been in care for at least one year.
  • Healthy Living: We will give you information on how to live a healthy life.
  • Counseling: You can get counseling or therapy support until you turn 21, or through community services until you turn 25.
  • Mental Health: If you need ongoing mental health support after 18, we will help you plan for your options including support from adult services.
  • Substance Support:  You can access specialist advice and support if you are using harmful substances or are at risk of using them.
  • Gym and Sports: You can get free or cheaper access to gyms and sports activities.
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Fire, Ambulance, Police, and Coastguard

Call 999: Only for emergencies. Use this if you or someone else is in danger or seriously hurt.
Non-emergencies: Talk to your doctor or nurse.

Local Police Station

Call 101: For non-emergency calls to speak to your local police team.

Alternative Police Number

Call 112: Use this from a mobile phone or pay phone to contact the police, even if you don’t have credit.

NHS

Call 111: For medical help that is not an emergency.

Children in Care Health Team
  • Specialist Nurses: Alternatively, you can talk to our specialist nurses for Looked After Children about health concerns you have (up to 18 years old).
  • Contact: you can speak to your Social Worker or
  • Email: LAC.Health@Enfield.gov.uk
ECHO (Enfield Clinics Health Organisation)
  • Contraception Advice: Help with safe sex.
  • Locations: Multiple locations. Check their website.
  • Phone: 020 8887 4510
  • Website: Home – Echo Clinics
Brook
  • Support: Helpline providing free, confidential sexual health advice and contraception for young people up to the age of 25. 
  • Phone: 0800 0185 023
  • Website: Sexual Health & Wellbeing – Brook
Enfield C-CARD scheme
  • Access to condoms: If you are aged 13-24 you are entitled to free condoms through the c-card. You can register online and collect your card and condoms at multiple outlets around the UK.
  • Website: You can also register online at Come correct (over 16s only).
Enfield Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)
  • Specialist service that supports Care Leavers until age 18 with the option to continue therapy up to 21 in some cases to support your social, emotional and mental wellbeing.
  • Contact: you can speak to your Social Worker or Personal Advisor and discuss a referral.
Enfield & Barnet IAPT (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies)
  • This NHS Barnet and Enfield talking therapy service will provide you with support if you are experiencing a problem with your mood, you are feeling stressed, unhappy or unsatisfied with how your life is going. 
  • Access: this service is accessible to anyone who is registered with a GP in Barnet or Enfield.
  • Contact: Home – NHS Talking Therapies (Barnet & Enfield)
Young people in need of urgent Mental Health crisis support
  • Call 999: Only for emergencies. Use this if you or someone else is in danger or seriously hurt.
  • Contact NCL CAMHS Crisis Team (up to 18 years old) on 020 3758 2056.
  • Alternatively, Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment (CRHT) is an urgent outreach service available 24/7.
  • Phone: 08001510023.
  • Shout Crisis Text Line: Text “SHOUT” to 85258 for mental health crisis support. Text “YM” If you’re under 19.
Mind
Samaritans
ChildLine
  • Free 24-Hour Counseling for young people under 18 years old.
  • Phone: 0800 1111
  • Website: ChildLine
Kooth
  • Free and Anonymous Support: you can chat with counsellors, join mini activities online, journalling, podcasts and more. 
  • Website: Home – Kooth
Insight
  • Support: For young people, families and children who are affected by drug and alcohol use.
  • Available through the Care Leavers Hub: You can come to our offices on Thursdays and meet one of the Insight workers. You can arrange an appointment via your Social Worker or Personal Advisor or directly with them.
  • Address: 29 Folkestone Road, London N18 2 ER
  • Phone: 020 8360 9102
  • Email: insightenfield@waythrough.org.uk
  • Website: insightyoungpeople.org.uk
Frank
  • Support: free online service providing advice to people of all ages about drugs and information about local support services
  • Phone: 0300 1236600
  • Website: www.talktofrank.com
Enfield Youth Services
  • Support: Enfield has five Youth Centres where you can access gym facilities and sports activities like boxing. 
  • Contact person: Talisha Anderson-Wright- Senior Youth Development Manager
  • Phone: 0208 132 2783/0752 151 362
  • Website: youthenfield.taptub.co.uk
Pure Gym
  • Support: Care Leavers can access 50% discount on gym membership across the UK. To access this offer you need to do it through the Care Leavers Covenant website: 50% Off Gym Memberships for Care Leavers
  • Enfield’s location: Southbury Road
Enfield Outdoor Gyms

Support: In Enfield’s parks, you can book sport facilities, enjoy outdoor gyms and explore ancient woodlands. You can also keep fit in the borough through our leisure centres and sports clubs or get involved in cycling.

List of parks with outdoor gym facilities:

  • Albany Park – Bell Lane, Enfield, EN3 5TY
  • Angel Gardens – Rays Rd, London N18 2NX
  • Aylands Open Space – Bullsmoor Lane, Enfield, EN3 6TQ
  • Broomfield Park – Aldermans Hill, London N13 4HE
  • Bush Hill Park – 99 Lincoln Rd, Enfield, EN1 1JX
  • Charlton Road Park – Charlton Rd, London N9 8HJ
  • Craig Park – 31 Craig Park Rd, London N18 2HG
  • Durants Park – Hertford Road, Enfield Highway, Enfield EN3 5AX
  • Elsinge Park – 1620 Great Cambridge Rd, Enfield EN1 4SZ
  • Enfield Playing Fields – 6 Cobham Cl, Enfield EN1 3PH
  • Field behind Wilbury Primary School – Wilbury Way, London N18 1DE
  • Grovelands Park – 44 Queen Elizabeth’s Drive, Southgate, London, N14 6RD
  • High Road Open Space – 47 Colebrook Way, Arnos Grove, London N11 1SZ
  • Ivy Road Recreation Ground – Ivy Road, Southgate, N14 4LN
  • Jubilee Park – 10 Jubilee Cres, London N9 7NU
  • Ponders End Park – High St, Ponders End, Enfield EN3 4LB
  • Pymmes Park – Victoria Rd, London N18 2UG
  • Tottenhall Recreation Ground – Tottenhall Rd, London N13 6LH
  • Town Park – Cecil Rd, Enfield EN2 6LE
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