Health for children in care
Community nurses
There are two Community Nurses for Children in Care who are based within the Children in Care Service and located at Trafford Town Hall.The nurses will be informed when a child comes into care and will work with the child, carer and social worker to ensure the child’s initial health assessment is carried out. The nurse will follow up any health problems identified and refer to other health services where necessary. Foster carers can contact the nurses directly for advice on a range of health issues. The nurses have a wide range of knowledge on health issues and can provide carers and children with information and advice.
Foster carers can contact the nurses directly. They work Mon to Fri 8.30am - 4.30pm
Contact details
Liz Ross
Specialist Nurse
0161 912 3518/07787 511435
Elaine Sherard
Staff Nurse
0161 912 2819/ 07841 781800
Emotional and mental health
Healthy Young Minds (HYM)
Based within the Children in Care Service are a team of Child Psychologists who work with foster carers, children, social workers and parents to support children in care to have thei remotional and mental health needs met. The Service provides an annual 8 week Attachment Training Course for foster carers. The service provides support to children placed with foster carers through direct appointments or via group or family therapy.
Carers can access referral forchildren placed via the child’s socialworker.
Find out more on the Pennine Care NHS Trust website
Contact details
Ruth Goldwyn
Clinical Lead
Consultant Clinical Psychologist
HYM Lead for Children in Care
0161 912 3505
Jo Meadows
ConsultantClinical Psychologist
HYMLead for Children in Care
0161 912 3505
42nd Street
42nd Street believe that a range of different approaches can be effective in responding to young people's mental health needs and this is reflected in the variety ofservices they offer. As well as therapy, counselling and individual support, 42nd Street offer a wide range of youth work interventions including drop-ins, groups, arts based projects and a youth volunteering project. 42nd Street work with young people 13 – 25 (and in some schools down to 11 years old) in Manchester, Salford & Trafford. All their services to young people are free.
Contact details
Helpline/Referrals:
Mon, Thurs & Fri 2pm to 5pm.
General Enquiries:
Mon to Fri 9.30am to 5pm
Helpline:
0161 228 1888
General enquiries:
0161 2287321
Email:
theteam@42ndstreet.org.uk
Visit the 42ndstreet website
Drug misuse
Phoenix Futures
Free, confidential 24/7 drug information and support line.
24 hours a day 7 days a week; phone 0800 77 66 00 or visit the Phonenix Futures website
Frank
You can also visit the Frank website, or call them on 0800 77 66 00
Sexual health
TALKSHOP
Talkshop offers advice and information to young people aged 11 to 18 years (25 with additional needs) and the front door to the 11 – 18 Early help hub. Trafford youth workers based at Talkshop can help with any issues which are affecting the lives of young people. Talkshop host a range of services, they can give advice on:
- housing
- relationships,
- bullying,
- drugs
- alcohol
- anger
- stress
They also have an LGBT group and a young parents group.
Talkshop can offer one to one support; it's all free - confidential and non-judgmental. Young people can also use Talkshop’s PCs with free internet access to do CVs and homework.
Talkshop Sale Waterside
Sale
Trafford
M33 7ZF
Monday
Drop in 1 – 3pm
Clinic 3 – 6pm
Tuesday
Drop in 1 – 5pm
Wednesday
Drop in 1 – 5pm
Youth forum 5.30 – 7pm
Thursday
Drop in 1 – 5pm
Friday
Connexions and counsellingwork – by appointment only
Contact details
Tel: 0161 912 2453
Email: talkshop@trafford.gov.uk
or visit the Talkshop Trafford website
Facebook: www.facebook.com/talkshopsale
Twitter: @TalkshopSale