Family and relationships
As a care leaver in Rotherham, we would really like to get to know you as a person, and we want to support you to have strong and positive relationships with the people who matter to you. That’s why we will help you maintain these relationships by providing you with support to reintroduce or maintain contact with family or other people who are important to you (it doesn’t matter how long ago it is since you last saw them), as long as we feel this is in your best interests.
Your Personal Advisor will be your main link to the Leaving Care Service and can continue to support you with other relationships as you become an adult.
- A Social Worker will continue to support you until you turn 18 if you remain in care and a Personal Advisor will be allocated at age 16.
- We will help you develop social networks.
- We will work with Adult Social Care for Care Leavers with disabilities and additional needs.
- We will agree with you how often you would like contact and visits from us.
- We will continue to support you to access and engage with your cultural heritage.
- We will help Care Leavers who identify as LGBTQ+ to access SAYit and any other relevant support.
- We will help Care Leavers who are Asylum Seekers to access a monthly service at Chatham House.
- Should you need support with language we can help you access language support.
- We will help you to understand your time in care and build relationships for your future, including support to access your Social Care records (Subject Access Requests).
- Should you become a parent, we will offer help with parenting skills and support.
If you are worried about any of your relationships talk to your Personal Advisor, who can help you access services that can help you.
You can contact Rotherham Rise, a service who can support you if you are experiencing abuse.
Or, if you are living away from Rotherham you can contact refuge either by using the link below:
or by calling their national helpline 0808 2000 247 (this is available 24/7)