Advocacy and support
We will help put you in touch with organisations that can give you advice and support
Become
We will advise where you can get help and advice from national care leavers organisations like ‘Become’
Catch 22
We will link you with organisations like Catch22 – who provide support to young care leavers to help improve their life chances
Advocacy
We will
- help you access advocacy support
- help you with your right to see the information we keep about you, including the files and records written about you when you were in care.
- give you advice and help you to challenge any discrimination you face as a care leaver
More information about advocacy for care leavers
Route1 Advocacy – provide advice and support to young people in or leaving care in Somerset. ‘Route 1 Advocacy’ can provide you with an Independent Visitor if you are under 18 and in care. When you reach 18, you and your Independent Visitor may both decide you would like to stay in touch with each other.
Contact them on 01749 822801 or email Route1IndependentVisitors@somerset.gov.uk
Coram Voice – is a national advocacy service for young people, which provides free advocacy for care leavers. They also have a children’s legal centre and a legal centre for migrant children.
Contact them on 0808 800 5792 or email help@coramvoice.org.uk