{"id":16947,"date":"2023-11-09T10:03:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T10:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/educationandfamilies\/?page_id=16947"},"modified":"2023-11-09T10:03:00","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T10:03:00","slug":"lifelong-links-information-for-children-and-young-people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/childrens-social-care\/family-group-conference-plus\/lifelong-links\/lifelong-links-information-for-children-and-young-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Lifelong Links: Information for children and young people"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is Lifelong Links?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Lifelong Links is for children and young people who don\u2019t live with their family. They could be in foster care, live outside of Devon, or live in residential care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lifelong Links helps you reconnect with your family and people who have previously been important to you such as neighbours, teachers, former social workers, foster carers and youth workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How does Lifelong Links work?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>An adult will talk to you about Lifelong Links and whether you would like to take part.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you do, the professionals in your life will arrange for this to happen.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your Lifelong Links coordinator will arrange to meet with you and explain what happens next.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your coordinator will help to find your family and friends.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We&#8217;ll plan the Lifelong Links meeting together.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We\u2019ll host your Lifelong Links Family Group Conference.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You\u2019ll start to receive the support from family and friends.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We can review your Lifelong Links plan if you want to.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What could get better?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You can reconnect with people who are important to you.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You could feel more confident and happier.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Feel happier at school or college.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It could improve things for you long term as you grow into an adult.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch a <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/gcnZZpPkiYs?feature=shared\" rel=\"noopener\">short animation explaining what Lifelong Links means to the children involved<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Family Rights Group Lifelong Links portrait\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/gcnZZpPkiYs?feature=oembed&#038;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact us<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to learn more, you can talk to your Lifelong Links Coordinator, or you can get in touch with the team by email at <a href=\"mailto:Lifelonglinks@devon.gov.uk\">Lifelonglinks@devon.gov.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is Lifelong Links? 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