ole should have access to specialist mental health services. How leaving care services can promote positive health and well being One local authority Leaving Care Service provides a range of health and well-being services for care leavers including: • A weekly health drop-in run by the leaving care nurse on two sites in the city, and one to one work with young people outside of the drop in sessions. • A parenting group for care leavers who are pregnant or are parents offers 10 sessions covering topics to do with parenting and practical life skills such as money, housing and continuing education and training. • A cook and eat group for young care leavers runs at a local youth cafe in partnership with the youth service. The young people get a chance to practice healthy eating and take part in other inclusive activities for young people at the cafe. • A weekly football group for care leavers. • A weekly dance group • A sexual health mentoring project • Training is provided for leaving care staff in promoting sexual health. 99 Access to help with health costs D.10 Children and young people looked after and care leavers who are aged 18 and under will generally be exempt from the majority of NHS health charges due to undertaking full time education and training courses – such charges include NHS prescription, dental charges and sight tests (free to young people under 19 and undertaking full time education). D.11 For other young people (aged 16 and 17) who are not undertaking full time education or training courses and who receive financial support from their responsible authority, there are arrangements for claiming help with health costs. Such young people will be fast-tracked to help through the NHS Low Income Scheme. They will need to fill in either a short claim form HC1 