Welcome to the Care Leavers' Association website.
Have a look around. If you are a care leaver, why not join us? We also welcome anyone else who agrees with our goals. If you'd like to meet up with people that you were in care with then why not join CareleaversReunited as well? Feel free to tell us your ideas, come to our meetings or just keep coming back here from time to time.
At the moment our main priorities are: our campaign on Access to Records and supporting the Jersey Care Leavers' Association (JCLA) in their campaign for justice, as well as coordinating the UK-side of the campaign. However, we cover a range of issues that are relevant to care leavers. Just explore the sections of our website to find out more.
We are also a membership organisation and open to anyone, over the age of 18, who spent all or part of their childhood in care. Find out more through the 'Get Involved' pages.
If you would like to find out more, contact the office on 0845 308 2755 or email
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 06 June 2009 14:19 )
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The Relationship Between the Jersey Care Leavers’ Association and the Care Leavers’ Association in the UK
This brief account sets out what we have done on Jersey these past two years. The main members of the Care Leavers’ Association (CLA) who have been involved in trying to provide support to care leavers on Jersey have been Will McMahon, our Chair, and Jim Goddard, our Secretary.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 27 January 2010 12:01 )
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Read more: The CLA and Jersey
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Project for black and minority ethnic young people in care and care leavers: Your views |
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In 2010, the CLA will be running an event, which will give young people in care and care leavers (aged 15-25), from black and minority ethnic background, the chance to speak out about the care system and how it could be changed for the better.
Work on this project is well on the way and we now have a steering group of young people who are helping us to plan the event.
However, we would still love to hear the views of other young people. This is crucial to make sure that we get things right. We want to make sure this event is as good as it possibly can be.
We have designed a questionnaire so that you can tell us what you think about our plans so far. You can download the questionnaire here: BME Project Questionnaire.
You can return it to us by email or by FREEPOST to the following address:
Freepost RSCK-REJX-ZCUB Care Leavers' Association Express Networks 1 George Leigh Street Manchester M4 5DL
If you want to give us your views but prefer not to fill in the questionnaire, you can get in touch in any of the following ways:
Email:
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Telephone: 0161 236 1980
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 15 December 2009 16:49 )
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Negative experiences in childhood may alter physical health into middle age and beyond |
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Research from the Institute of Psychiatry at King's College London has found that trauma experienced in childhood may have an impact on physical health in adult life.
The study followed a thousand individuals from birth to age 32. The findings suggest 'that childhood experiences can affect nervous, immune and endocrine functioning, which agrees with earlier findings in animal experiments.'
By age 32, 'adults who had been maltreated as children were twice as likely to suffer major depression and chronic inflammation. Children who grew up poor or socially isolated were twice as likely to show metabolic risk markers at age 32.'
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'Keep in Touch' care leavers' event, Grantham, 17 December 2009 |
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On Thursday 17th December 2009, Chris Simpson will be running a 'keep in touch' event for care leavers in Grantham.
It will be held from 7.30pm- 9pm at:
GMB Office Ground Floor Lindpet House Market Place Grantham NG31 6LJ
You can find a map here.
'Keep in touch' events are open to all care leavers and are really informal. feel free to bring a friend along if you prefer.
If you want any more information, contact the office on 0161 236 1980 or email
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Chris' work in the Grantham was recently covered in the Grantham Evening News. You can read the article here.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 18 December 2009 11:55 )
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