Blackpool Changing Futures

We have now closed to new referrals for the Changing Futures programme in Blackpool.

If a referral is needed, please use this link to make a referral through the Blackpool Changing Futures/Prison Leaver pathway.

https://forms.office.com/e/mdNndzRtUt

PLEASE NOTE: THE BELOW LINK IS NOW CLOSED FOR REFERRALS.

Multi-disadvantage referral form identifier for Horizon/ Blackpool Changing Futures

The complete referral form will trigger a team response to review, assess and contact as necessary.

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Services Involved in Blackpool Changing Futures:

Local Public Health
Empowerment, Lived Experience Team
Calico, Delphi Medical
Renaissance, outreach support
Fylde Coast Women’s Aid
Citizen’s Advice Bureau
Blackpool Housing Options - including Hostels
BTH, Mental Health Team
Probation and Police Services
Blackpool Adolescent Services
Blackpool Adult Social Care

Would you like to join our list of services helping the Changing Futures Community?

Contact Tom High, Blackpool Changing Futures Lead: tom.high@blackpool.gov.uk

Blackpool locality lead

Contact Laura Braithwaite: laura.braithwaite@blackpool.gov.uk

PLEASE NOTE: YOU WILL BE REDIRECTED WHEN CLICKING THE LINK, STAY ON THE PAGE TO MAKE A REFERRAL

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PSHE

Personal, social, health and economic education is a school curriculum subject in England that focuses on strengthening the knowledge, skills, and connections to keep children and young people healthy and safe and prepare them for life and work.

Schools should refer to the DfE statutory guidance to inform their delivery.

In addition, below are resources designed to support you in your work within schools around implementation of relationships education, relationships and sex education and health education. It includes the latest links to RSHE resources and trusted national organisations.

1. Consulting with parents and pupils, and developing policy
2. What to teach and how to teach it
3. Sustaining success

Key areas of RSHE

The introduction of statutory RSHE in September 2020 focuses on mandatory education in the following areas:

Mental wellbeing

Internet safety and harms

Physical health and fitness

Healthy eating

Drugs, alcohol and tobacco

Health and prevention

Basic first aid

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STI Symptom Checker

Unusual discharge
Pain, burning or increase in weeing
Rashes, lumps or blisters
Stinging, itching or tingling
Pain and/or bleeding during sex
Bleeding after sex

Pain in the testicles (balls)
Pain or tenderness in the lower tummy
Irregular bleeding
Strong, unpleasant smell from the vagina after sex
Painful swelling of penis, testicles or foreskin
Brown eggs on pubic or other body hair
No Symptoms

Get tested if you have any of these symptoms, a sexual partner has symptoms or you’re worried after having sex without a condom. Many STIs have no symptoms at all, like HIV. The only way to know for sure is to get tested.

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