Personal Guidance
If you have a problem that you need help solving or just need some guidance about your future, this section will help to signpost you to an organisation that can help.
There are a large number of local and national organisations which either provide a full range of guidance to a certain age group or who give advise on a certain aspect of life. This website and the associated service directories links below aim to provide a full range of these organisations.
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Grapevine - An information, advice and support website for young people aged 14 -25, provided by Gloucestershire Youth and Community Services in partnership with Connexions |
Drop in advice sessions to talk about any problem or issues |
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Connexions - Get in touch with a Connexions Personal Advisor. Connexions provides an advice and support service to young people aged 13 -19 in Gloucestershire |
Support and guidance on a range of issues |
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Youth Service - Has a network of youth workers across the County offering young people, 13-19 years, wide ranging advice and support. |
Personal advice and support |
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GB&YM Network - The Gloucestershire Boys & Young Men's Network provides help to young men who want to find out about sex, relationships, mental health and well-being, drugs and alcohol, unemployment and subjects that concern them |
Support and advice for young men |
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Children & Families' Helpdesk - Gloucestershire County Council providing contact information for Social Services, Health Services and Housing Services |
Help with finding support |
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Citizens' Advice Bureau - Providing advice on legal and civil rights, family issues, immigration, travel and consumer affairs. Follow the link to search for details of CAB in Gloucester, Cheltenham, Tewkesbury, Stroud, Cirencester, Tetbury, Cinderford, Lydney & Coleford |
Your rights |
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Glofysh - Glofysh can help you to find somewhere to live, sort your benefits out, link you in with support services as well as a range of other services. If you are a young person with any problems make Glofysh your first port of call for advice. |
Need help with getting benefits and somewhere to live? |
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ASTRA Project - Started in Gloucester in 1997 with the primary aim of reducing the incidence of persistent running away. ASTRA provides support, advice and information to young people up to the age of 18 who have run away |
Running away from home? |
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Winston's Wish - A local charirty that helps bereaved children and young people rebuild their lives after a family death. They offer practical support and guidance to families, to professionals and to anyone concerned about a grieving child |
Bereavement support |
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Cruse - Is the leading charity in the U.K. specialising in bereavement. They currently have 178 branches and over 6,300 volunteers throughout the U.K. Over 100,000 people contact Cruse each year for help and information |
Bereavement support |
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GDVSAP - The Gloucesteshire Domestic Violence Support and Advocacy Project provides services to women throughout Gloucestershire who are affected by domestic violence |
Domestic violence |
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CiNCH - Children in Need of Counselling Help is a scheme run jointly by Gloucestershire Family Mediation with Relate Gloucestershire. The aim is to support children and young people who are experiencing the distress of family separation |
Family separation |
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YOS - The Youth Offending Service works with children and young people (10-18) and their families to prevent offending. A considerable part of the team's work is also concerned with the victims of youth crime |
Victim of crime |
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GIANT - If you are in care or leaving or have left care and you have a complaint about Social Services, the Gloucestershire Independent Advocacy Network Team can help you with your complaint.
Freephone 0800 592639 |
Complaints about Social Services care |
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