1Big Database - Organisation details - Bath and North East Somerset Adolescent, Leaving Care and Homelessness Team

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General information

Address:
PO Box 3343
Bath
BA1 (Multimap)

Opening times:

Monday 9.00-1.00pm

Tuesday 9.00-1.00pm

Thursday 9.00-1.00pm

Friday 9.00-1.00pm

Telephone: 01225 396222

Fax: 01225 396294

Email: pat_mangan@bathnes.gov.uk

Ages services offered to: 13 – 21

Contact person: Pat Mangan

Type of organisation: Statutory e.g. Government/local authority/health

Type of delivery point: Advice/Information Point; Social Service

Aims: Our service provides advice and support for young people leaving care, adolescents at risk, and homeless young people. We prepare young people who are leaving care to move towards independence. This includes giving them advice and support regarding practical, emotional and financial issues that may concern them. We also support and give advice to adolescents and prevent family breakdown. Where things have broken down in the home, we work with adolesents and their families to releive the situation.Our other role is to prevent homelessness and support young people aged 16- 17 who are homeless.

Availability: Drop-in, Referral, Appointment
Referral by: Connexions, Off the Record,School Nurses,GP's ,Schools, Social Service Teams

Waiting list: Yes
Staff availability

Areas of support offered

Education and Training: Life skills; Skills for Work

Relationships and Emotions: Bereavement; Depression; Emotional well-being; Family Relationships; Mental health; Personal relationships; Relationship breakdown / Divorce

Money Matters: Benefits/Welfare Rights; Cooking on a budget; Shopping tips

Families: Being in care; Care leavers; Family support; Fostering; Lone Parent Families; Multiple births; Parenting; Step families; Teenage parenting; Young carers

Keeping Safe: Abuse; Bullying; Child Protection; Domestic Abuse; Running away; Self harm

Homes and Housing: Accommodation; Furniture; Homelessness; Housing benefits; Housing projects; Leaving home; Tenants' rights

Disability, Special Needs and Additional Needs: Learning Disability; Physical Impairments; Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties

Crime and Offending: Courts; Young offenders

Health Issues: Alcohol; Anorexia; Boys' and Men's Health; Diets; Drugs; Eating disorders; Girls' and Women's Health; Healthy Eating; Pregnancy and Birth; Self harm; Sexual health

Equal Opportunities: Black and other Minority Ethnic issues; Disability; Gender; Religion; Sexual Orientation

Geographical Areas Covered

The whole of England: No

The South West Region: No

Locally (Bath and NE Somerset, Bristol, South Gloucestershire): Yes

Bath & North East Somerset: The whole of the area

Bristol: No

South Gloucestershire: No

Disability and Access Issues

Bus stops nearby: Yes
Approximate distance and bus service numbers: 100 yards from Bus Station

Car park nearby: Yes
Approximate distance: Across the road

Parking for disabled drivers: Yes

Pedestrian route: Yes

Automatic external doors: Yes

Glass doors clearly marked at the centre for safety: Yes

Doors 900mm or more wide, with flat thresholds: Yes

Doors light and non sprung: No

External ramps: No

External steps: No

Lobby/porch area: Yes
Can wheelchair users clear the outer door prior to opening the inner: Yes

Interior of premises bright and well lit: Yes

Interior automatic doors: No
Wide doors: Yes
Wheelchair friendly doors: Yes

Door frames and handles clearly visible: Yes

Wide unobstructed corridors (min 1200mm): Yes

Lift for Wheelchair users: Yes

Internal ramps: No

Internal steps: Yes
Number of steps: 5
Uniformed and even: Yes
Handrails on both sides: No
Edges marked: Yes

Visual fire alarm: No

Floor contrast colouring for entrances and exits: No

Able to provide on request individuals who can:
– offer general assistance: Yes
– assist visually impaired people: Yes
– sign in BSL and/or MAKATON: Yes
– do lip speaking: Yes

Loop system for hearing aid users: Yes

Public telephone: Yes
Wheelchair access: No

Inductive coupler for hearing aid users: No

Provide pamphlets/leaflets: Yes
Formats used: Braille; ASCII; Tape; Large Print

Provision for assistance dogs: Yes

Toilets that disabled people can access: Yes
Minimum room size 1500mm × 900mm: Yes
Minimum door size 1000mm: Yes
2 × horizontal grab rails: Yes
2 × vertical grab rails: Yes
1 × drop down grab rail: Yes

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Bath and North East Somerset Adolescent, Leaving Care and Homelessness Team

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Geographical Areas Covered

Disability and Access Issues

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