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iCART is the integrated front door to children and families' services. The team is comprised of multi-agency staff, including social care, early intervention, education, health and Police, therefore there is access to a wide range of information. The team accept safeguarding referrals & early intervention requests.

Which children and families should be referred to iCART?

Children and families where there is an immediate risk of harm.

These referrals should clearly indicate they are for safeguarding and they will be passed to the children's social care element of iCART for immediate attention and further screening.

Children and families with a number of vulnerabilities that are negatively impacting on the whole family and/or community.

There will be multiple and complex issues across the family such as anti-social behaviour, attendance & behaviour, possible neglect, worklessness / financial exclusion, domestic violence and abuse. These referrals should indicate that they are for early intervention and they will be passed to the early intervention element of iCART for further screening.

What do we need from you as a referrer?
Discuss your referral with your line manager or safeguarding lead.

Unless you have an immediate safeguarding concern, you will need to complete an iCART referral form.

As much up to date family information as you have. This needs to include details such as the full name of family members including other names they might be known by, the current nursery/school a child attends, up to date contact telephone numbers.

For you to check details carefully before you refer as incorrect information delays the process.

The family need to know that they are being referred and that there will be contact made.

For you to continue with your support whilst we undertake our work.

What might happen with your referral?

We will make a decision as to the most appropriate response based on the information you send us and background checks. All referrals will have initial oversight of a social work manager or practitioner to ensure that they are screened further at the appropriate level.

We might come back to you with a recommendation that you start a CAF (if there isn't an equivalent plan in place already). If more information emerges as you work with them you can re-refer to us.

We might pass onto social care for further screening / single assessment.

We might provide advice and guidance to the family and / or you.

We might provide a 360 profile (for cases whereby the whole family have multiple/complex needs sitting just beneath level 3) - with consent, we will gather information from various data bases including health, police, adult social care, housing, children social care and education.

Contacting iCART:

The team can be contacted during the hours of 9am to 5pm from Monday to Thursday and 9am to 4pm on Friday, call 0151 907 8305.

If you have an urgent (safeguarding) concern outside these hours, please call the Emergency Duty Team (EDT) on 0345 0500148.

Professional/practitioner referrals:

If you wish to make a referral for safeguarding or to request early intervention, you need to complete the multi-agency referral form. You will need to follow your safeguarding procedures and gain consent, where appropriate and possible. You will always need to gain consent for early intervention cases.

For safeguarding concerns or immediate safeguarding risks to a child, information is recorded and a same working day response provided by a social worker. For other safeguarding contacts, iCART completes enquiries within 24 hours (1 working day). Each contact with iCART to ask for support or advice is recorded. Early Intervention contacts are completed within 3 working days and 360 profiles 10 working days.

All information is considered by iCART alongside the Halton Levels of Need Framework and guidance is offered in line with the level of the Framework that the case meets.

At Level 3 - For cases found to be open to a named Social Worker or team, iCART will direct the case appropriately. If the child/family are not known, or are known but there is no current involvement, this will be recorded and an appropriate Social Worker identified to take forward.

At Level 2 - iCART may advise a CAF to be undertaken, if there is no equivalent plan in place. If needs are deemed to be multiple and complex, a 360 profile may be undertaken and some cases may benefit from discussion at a Working Together Meeting to agree appropriate support and / or CAF Lead Professional.

At Level 1 - iCART will signpost to appropriate service(s) to meet the lower level additional needs.

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iCART is the integrated front door to children and families' services. The team is comprised of multi-agency staff, including social care, early intervention, education, health and Police, therefore there is access to a wide range of information. The team accept safeguarding referrals & early intervention requests.

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akt supports lgbtq+ young people aged 16-25 in the uk who are facing or experiencing homelessness or living in a hostile environment.

We support young people into safe homes and employment, educationor training, in a welcoming and open environment that celebrates lgbtq+ identities.

Stay safe in a crisis

Find emergency accommodation

Access specialist support

Develop skills, identify and achieve life goals

Access to advice from one of our housing specialists

Connection to a mentor for one-to-one support

Access to our emergency support pack or tenancy starter pack

Accommodation with a specially trainedakt host

A place to stay in our Purple Door accommodation service

A safe place with one of our many housing provider partners

Access to life skills training, events and peer support networks

Why We're Needed

Coming out, or being outed as LGBTQ+, can lead to young people being made homeless. 24% of homeless young people identify as LGBTQ+.

Once homeless, LGBTQ+ young people are more likely to face violence and discrimination than young people who aren't LGBTQ+. They're also more likely to develop substance misuse issues and experience sexual exploitation. This can all take a huge toll on someone's physical and mental health.

77% of the LGBTQ+ young people we work with believe coming out at home was the main factor in causing their homelessness and so it's vital that they are supported in an environment that is inclusive and celebrates their identities in order to improve their life outcomes.

Founded in 1989, akt was set up in Manchester by ally Cath Hall, a foster carer who found that many gay, lesbian and bisexual young people were not receiving the care and support they need and deserve. Find out more about our history

why akt? because no young person should have to choose between a safe home and being who they are.

nationally: online support service

regionally: service centres in north west, north east, bristol and london providing homes, mentoring, training and support.

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We are delighted to announce the launch of Cultivate Youth Forum

The youth forum will be a subgroup of Cultivate, The Halton Cultural Education Partnership. One of the key pieces of work is to support Halton Borough as it becomes the Liverpool City Region Borough Of Culture in 2021.

What is the Cultivate Youth Forum?
The youth forum will help to support the design and delivery of cultural activities in the Halton Borough; it is anticipated that this youth forum will help to develop and deliver a cultural summer programme in 2021 as part of the Borough of Culture programme.

Who can get involved?
We are looking to recruit 12 young people aged 10-15 to come together weekly throughout December & January. Recruitment will be until the end of November. We hope for this to be in person, but we have a digital back up plan. We have funding to reimburse some travel expenses.

What will participants of this project be involved in?
Those who wish to engage with the Cultivate Youth Forum will be involved in increasing engagement with cultural activities within Halton, and helping to develop projects that introduce art and culture to young people, such as a cultural summer programme. The youth forum will aim to provide the space to explore and open opportunities for young people to participate in and promote a multitude of cultural activities across Halton and in particular, to promote the positive personal benefits of participating in such activities, such as improved health and wellbeing and inspiring creativity to name a few.

Sessions will be youth-led, and will focus around exploring the idea of culture and how it is represented across Halton, as well as working to design and develop ways of engaging young people with culture in the borough.

How can a young person get involved in the Cultivate Youth Forum?

More details in this briefing Cultivate Youth Forum Briefing for Organisations we can visit your children and young people to discuss this (either digitally or in person)

If you need any further information then please contact Hannah ([email protected]) or alternatively text 07395 793 108.

To find out more about the Cultivate work, please click here and the project Instagram is @cultivatehalton

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Help in a crisis

Get urgent help in a mental health crisis

A mental health crisis often means that you no longer feel able to cope or be in control of your situation. It often involves a sudden or continued worsening of your symptoms. You may feel great emotional distress or anxiety, feel you can't cope with day-to-day life, think about suicide or self-harm, or experience hallucinations and hearing voices. elow are some suggestions for what you can do if you are experiencing a mental health crisis.

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The option you choose will depend on how severe you feel your symptoms are and if you can wait a short amount of time to get help or if you need help immediately.

Please have a read of the options below and decide which one is best for you.

Urgent mental help support

If you feel you need urgent mental health support, or someone you care for someone that you feel may be in crisis, please call your local dedicated 24/7 mental health crisis line for free:

Halton: 0800 051 1508

Knowsley: 0800 051 1508

St Helens: 0800 051 1508

Warrington: 0800 051 1508

Wigan: 0800 051 3253

Our crisis lines are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week and are open to people of all ages - including children and young people.

If you live outside of the above areas, find your local mental health crisis line on the NHS website.

What will happen?

When you call this number, one of our dedicated mental health professionals will be able to offer assistance. They will talk to you, listen to your worries and try to understand your current problems. Through doing this, you and the health professionals will be able to make a plan on how best to meet your current needs. This could include:

Referral for a mental health assessment

Referral to one of our mental healthcare services

A recommendation for you to contact your local psychological therapy service

Referral/advice to contact a different community services for support such as housing, financial advice or drug and alcohol

Helplines

Helplines provide trained listeners and often have other options for getting in touch, like email or web chat.

Samaritans operates a free-to-call service 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, if you want to talk to someone in confidence. Call them on 116 123 or email jo@samaritans.org

PAPYRUS HOPELine UK for under 35s can be contacted on 0800 068 41 41, 9am to midnight, seven days a week including bank holidays.

CALM helpline for men can be contacted on 0800 58 58 58, 5pm to midnight every day.

A&E and 999

A&E should only be used when there are serious physical injuries which require treatment within the hospital environment.

If you are worried about your mental health but do not have serious physical injuries, for urgent help please call our crisis line:

0800 051 1508 if you live in Halton, Knowsley, St Helens or Warrington

0800 051 3253 if you live in Wigan.

If you feel you need urgent mental health support but also have serious physical injuries, then we would advise you to attend A&E to address your physical injuries.

Please only ring 999 if you feel you require immediate, life threatening assistance.

For non urgent help

If you don't feel that you need urgent help but would like support to manage your mental health and wellbeing, there are a range of other options you can consider.

If you are already under the care of one of our services, you can contact them directly. Contact details can be found on our service pages

If you are experiencing a common mental health disorder such as anxiety, depression and/or stress, then psychological therapies can support you. Find out more about your local services below:

We also offer a wide range of community services that are able to offer support. To find about the services we provide in your local area please visit our service pages.

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Thinking of suicide?

Are you, or is a young person you know, not coping with life? For confidential suicide prevention advice contact HOPELINE247.

My whole way of thinking has changed. I feel positive about my future and the people around me. I'm now looking forward to the future and helping others just like me!

Thank you so much for the incredible support PAPYRUS and HOPELINE247 has given me. You helped me in that moment and it kept me alive.

I intend to continue to fundraise for and promote PAPYRUS. I am so proud and humbled to be involved with a wonderful charity, and to have received the support that I have.

Having been personally bereaved by suicide I understand the importance and need for our charity. I am surrounded by others who are as passionate as I am about saving lives.

* All feedback is provided by people who contact PAPYRUS. All feedback has full consent of the user and the user remains fully anonymous. Some feedback may have been adapted to keep the users anonymity.

Our latest news

Stay up to date with PAPYRUS; our news section is regularly updated with helpful advice and guidance, as well as information about our upcoming events and campaigns. If you have any questions or queries please get in touch.

Our upcoming events

Please see below some of our upcoming and exciting events including fundraisers and charity events we will be attending. For more information please get in touch.

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We know that for many young people and adults, understanding about gender, sexuality and LGBT+ identities can be confusing. But fear not, help is at hand. In this section, you'll find a wealth of resources for young people, youth workers, teachers, health workers, etc. There's lots of information, produced by The Proud Trust, and other trusted organisations, all here to help improve the lives of LGBT+ young people.

Follow the links on the menu to find the resources you are looking for. If you can't find what you need, please contact us.

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On Thursday 30 November from 2:30am - 7:30am, you won't be able to contact Childline whilst we do some important maintenance to our systems. This means that 1-2-1 chats, calling and messages to Childline will be unavailable. You'll still be able to use the Childline website for advice and information.

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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service - Halton

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services - also known as CAMHS - support children and young people up to age 18 with their emotional and mental health and wellbeing.

When we talk about your mental health, we mean how you feel and how you cope with the things going on in your life. This could be connected to anything from school, your friends or even your family life. If you feel you aren't coping too well with the ups and downs of life, it may be that you need some support to help you manage them better.

If you do need help, CAMHS will work together with you and your family to decide what support you need to have good mental health and wellbeing. Their aim is to help young people get the support they need to tackle any problems early on before they get worse, and to act quickly if they do.

North West Boroughs Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Halton Borough Council, local schools, school nurses, social services and other local organisations all work closely together to provide CAMHS services across Halton, to make sure you can access the right support, in the right place and at the right time.

How to access our service

If you have any concerns about your mental health and wellbeing, you can come along to our weekly HeadzUp Halton drop-ins in Runcorn and Widnes, where you can speak to a mental health professional about any concerns you have. No matter how big or small, our staff will talk to you and ask questions about your difficulties, then offer advice and signpost you to other local services that can help if needed.

It's an informal drop-in session, so you don't need to make an appointment - you can just turn up.

The HeadzUp Halton mental health drop-ins are held:

Every Wednesday from 2.30-4.30pm at the Hub, Grangeway Youth and Community Centre, Grangeway, Runcorn, WA7 5HA

Every Friday from 2.30-4.30pm at Kingsway Library, Widnes, WA8 7QT

If you have any questions you can call CAMHS directly on 01928 568 162. Your parents or carers can also call us too if they'd like to speak to someone.

If you need support outside these hours, you can contact the CAMHS Response Team every day until 9pm, on 01744 627 618. If you need immediate medical attention, you should visit your local A&E department.

Where else do we provide CAMHS services?

Practical information

Our Halton CAMHS Community Team is based at Thorn Road Clinic in Runcorn. Thorn Road Clinic has free parking for staff and visitors.

As with the rest of our buildings, Thorn Road Clinic is smokefree. This means that smoking is not permitted anywhere inside the building or in the site grounds. For more information on this, please visit the smokefree page on our website.

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Halton CAMHS
Thorn Road Clinic
Thorn Road
Runcorn
WA7 5HQ

Tel: 01928 568 162 (9am-5pm, Mon-Fri)

If you need support outside these hours, you can contact the CAMHS Response Team every day until 9pm, on 01744 627 618.

Below you can view a map which shows where Thorn Road Clinic is located.

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