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A young carer is someone aged 25 and under who cares for a friend or family member who, due to illness, disability, a mental health problem or an addiction, cannot cope without their support. Older young carers are also known as young adult carers and they may have different support needs to younger carers.

What might a young carer do?

Practical tasks, like cooking, housework and shopping.

Physical care, such as helping someone out of bed.

Emotional support, including talking to someone who is distressed.

Personal care, such as helping someone dress.

Managing the family budget and collecting prescriptions.

Helping to give medicine.

Helping someone communicate.

Looking after brothers and sisters.

How many young carers are there?

The 2011 Census identified 177,918 young carers in England and Wales. One in eight of those were aged under eight.

Scottish Government recognises that there are at least 29,000 young carers in Scotland.

This is widely believed to be the tip of the iceberg, with some estimates suggesting that as many as one in five schoolchildren are young carers (University of Nottingham 2018), with this number increasing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Being a young carer can have a big impact on the things that are important to growing up

Young carers are already likely to have significantly lower educational attainment than their peers.

With the added complications of COVID-19, young carers have missed out on even more school than before and urgent support is needed if they are not to be left behind their peers.

Caring can also be an isolating experience but having the right support in place can give young carers a better chance of succeeding in all parts of their lives.

How we support young carers

Young Carers Action Day

Young Carers Action Day is an annual event led by Carers Trust. It raises awareness and calls for action to increase support for young people with caring responsibilities. On Young Carers Action Day 2022, we are calling on all governments across the UK to commit to taking action to reduce isolation for young and young adult carers including access to short breaks, These are important in providing much-needed freedom from caring responsibilities, as well as reducing isolation and promoting wellbeing.

Specialist services for young carers

Carers Trust helps young carers to cope with their caring role through specialised services delivered by its network of local carer organisations across the UK. They are independent charities. Activities offered include:

Activities and breaks.

Peer and community support, including young carer groups and peer mentoring schemes.

Information, advice and guidance, including one-to-one support and age appropriate information.

Emotional support.

Advocacy.

Brokerage and support planning.

Training in subjects such as health and safety, wellbeing and life skills.

Supporting families and young carers to apply for appropriate benefits.

Emergency planning support.

Whole family support.

Engaging young carers in informing service development.

I think I might be a young or young adult carer, where can I go for support?

The responsibilities of young and young adult carers vary greatly, so you may be eligible for support, even if you don't feel like you do a lot of caring. If you think that you might be a young or young adult carer, get in touch with your local carer service. Support workers will be able to ensure that you receive the support you need.

Find your local carer service

There are also lots of organisation that can support young carers with a range of issues.

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A young carer is someone aged 25 & under who cares, unpaid, for a friend or family member who cannot cope without their support.

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Home / Young carers

Young carers

We support young people aged between 5 and 18 who are helping to look after someone at home.

You might be helping look after a brother or sister, parent or grandparent with an illness, disability, mental health problem or a problem with alcohol or drugs.

What do we offer?

Youth clubs

Our youth clubs are just for young carers. We have three separate groups which are split by age so that you can be with others the same age . We play games, make things, bake things, sit around, have snacks and just have some fun.

Trips

We have lots of trips and events for you to join in with. They are usually in the school holidays but can sometimes be on evenings or weekends. The trips are a chance for you to have a break from caring, meet some other young carers and to try out new things and places.

Please contact us for information about young carer events.

One to one support

We offer one to one support to those young carers who are going through an especially tough time with caring. It's a chance to talk through any problems you have and find ways of making things better.

School

We hold lunch time drop in sessions at some York schools. It's a chance to catch up with our support workers and the other young carers at your school. We also offer a Young Carer Card for you to carry at school, so that you can show it to your teacher to help you explain if you need extra support or understanding.

If you work at a York school and would like to hold a drop in at your school, or work with us to plan support for young carers, please get in touch.

Discount card

When you register with us as a young carer you will get a discount card to use at a range of shops and cafes in York.

Carers emergency card

If you support someone who is over 18 you may also be able to get a Carers Emergency Card.

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The Young Carers Support app enables young and young adult carers in the UK to find information and advice, self-help resources, wellbeing tips and activities, plus a catalogue of support services - all in one place.

It's free and available for any young carer, or professional working with young carers to download on Android and iOS.

If you want advice, help or support from our young carer service, please contact us using this link. We will be in touch within a few days. Young carers need to have their parent or guardian's permission to complete this form.

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Find immediate help online and request further support from our young carer team

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If you think you might be a Young Carer, email youngcarers@millthorpe.elt.org.uk with your name, form and a brief explanation of who you care for

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When someone takes their life and you were in some way involved or a witness, it can be really tough and upsetting. Even if you didn't know the person at all. People who have witnessed a suicide in these - or other - ways are often called 'witness survivors'.

Being a witness survivor can be extremely traumatic and it is likely that what you are feeling is normal. You may have had some of the reactions below. You may not, that is also completely normal because everyone reacts differently.

You might also find you are:

Avoiding the place where you witnessed the suicide

Feeling anxious and panicky when you have to go near that place

Not sleeping well, and/or you have disturbing dreams and nightmares

Having disturbing thoughts you can't block out

Thinking about death and dying

Having flashbacks

Feeling generally anxious

Wanting to be alone

Feeling numb

Avoiding social situations

Losing track of time

More impulsive and reckless in your behaviour

Using alcohol or drugs more than usual

You may find that you react over time and that your thoughts and feelings change. This is a completely normal reaction to trauma. If you know other witness survivors, you may find you are reacting differently. Again, this is normal as people deal with trauma in different ways.

What to do to care for yourself

Give yourself time to rest and recover. It will take time to feel in control again - this is normal.

Reassure yourself that what happened is over, that you are safe. You will get through this.

Make little decisions, but avoid making big ones while you are feeling this way.

Understand it is normal to have disturbing mental images of what happened - these will fade over time.

Sleep and eat even if it is hard to, exercise and get outside in the fresh air. Don't neglect your health, but if you are really struggling, see your GP.

Avoid drink and drugs, you may want to numb the pain but it will not help your long term recovery. Keep taking your normal medication is that is what you usually do.

Talking really helps. It could be to a friend, or to a helpline like Samaritans (116 123).

What has happened to you is traumatic what you are feeling is your response to trauma. There may be professionals and experienced people in your area who you can contact. Check here

Try to keep a routine, get up in the morning, eat at set times, see friends, walk the dog.

Remember you are not alone

Accessing Support

If you feel as though you would like to talk to a professional about your experiences or that you may be experiencing PTSD from the event it please see here to search for local services in your area that will be able to offer you support.

I need to talk to someone now

There is help available if you need to talk to someone right away. These organisations have helplines where you can talk to someone confidentially and quickly.

Samaritans

116 123, open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Samaritans.org

Cruse Bereavement Care

0808 808 1677, Monday-Friday 9.30 am - 5 pm (excluding bank holidays), with extended hours on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings until 8 pm.
Cruse.org.uk

CALM

0800 58 58 58, open from 5 pm to midnight every day.
thecalmzone.net

Papyrus HOPELINEUK

0800 068 4141. For those under 35, or if you are worried about a young person. Open weekdays 10 am-10 pm, weekends 2 pm-10 pm and bank holidays from 2 pm-10 pm.
Papyrus-uk.org

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When someone takes their life and you were in some way involved or a witness, it can be really tough and upsetting. Even if you didn't know the person at all. People who have witnessed a suicide in these - or other - ways are often called 'witness survivors'.

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The Buddy Network is a project that provides additional support for 14-19yr olds in North Yorkshire. Buddies provide befriending and ongoing support for young people who have been working with a range of practitioners i.e. Early Help Team from NYCC, NYY Youth Mentors etc.

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Anyone could be the perfect SASH Host

There's no such thing as a typical SASH Host. All you need is a spare room, an open mind and a willingness to help young people in need. After many of our existing hosts understandably had to take a step back from hosting during the coronavirus pandemic, we urgently need to train more hosts across Yorkshire. We need your help to keep on providing vital youth homelessness prevention services in our community.

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SASH - preventing youth homelessness in North and East Yorkshire

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Anyone could be the perfect SASH Host There's no such thing as a typical SASH Host. All you need is a spare room, an open mind and a willingness to help young people in need. After many of our existing hosts understandably had to take a step back from hosting during the coronavirus pandemic, we urgently need to train more hosts across Yorkshire.

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Community Support | The Collective Sharehouse | York

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The Collective Sharehouse provides support for residents of York, primarily of Micklegate ward, providing non-perishable food items, fruit and vegetables, toiletries and cleaning products plus professional support about any concerns or problems, big or small.

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Blue Light Card is our way of saying thank you.

We exist to show our appreciation for the Blue Light community, your service and sacrifice. Giving you the discounts you deserve, and access to exclusive experiences and rewards. Teachers just like other key workers support our communities. You dedicate so much time in shaping future generations, you leave a lasting legacy on a child's life; that impact deserves recognition.

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If you're a teacher you can get access to the discounts you deserve, and access to exclusive experiences and rewards.

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Helping children after long holidays and key transitions : Mentally Healthy Schools

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A short video and factsheet for staff supporting students returning to school after a long break.

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York services for children and young people

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York services for children and young people

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There are a number of services in York that are available for Children and Young People in York and their families. These services have been set up to provide support to children and young people and professionals working with children and young people who are able to refer to these services.

Some of these services have been commissioned by the North Yorkshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner.

See details of available services, and how referrals can be made.

Survive and Community Counselling

An all age, counselling and talking therapy service to support victims of crime to cope and recover. The service aims to enable victims to either support themselves independently or be supported through an appropriate peer support network by the end of provision.

Community Counselling deliver adult (aged 18 and over) services in Scarborough and Ryedale as well as a countywide service for young people (aged 17 and under).

Survive deliver adult services in Craven, Hambleton, Harrogate, Richmondshire, York and Selby.

Referrals are made via the Supporting Victims team.
Contact details:
Adult Perpetrators of Domestic Abuse service - Foundation +Choices

+Choices (Positive Choices) is a service of Foundation, part of the Inspire North group, which provides award-winning support services and accredited training in areas such as mental health, housing, and domestic abuse across the north of England.

Positive Choices work with low to medium risk perpetrators of domestic abuse, providing an opportunity to recognise, acknowledge and change abuse behaviour.

The Positive Choices programme is available for anyone, regardless of gender or sexual orientation aged 16 years and over who is a perpetrator of domestic abuse, including repeat offenders and adolescents violent toward parents, who wish to voluntary address their abusive behaviour.

The Positive Choices domestic abuse perpetrator programme is delivered as part of a whole system wherein partners, ex-partners and/or other family members are also offered access to our Integrated Support Service (ISS). A dedicated Victim Liaison Officer (VLO) will be the first point of contact whilst the perpetrator is engaging with the programme. They will work in partnership with other agencies to provide a robust and integrated system of support for the partners and/or ex-partners of the clients that engage with the programme, with the key focus to increase their safety and wellbeing, as well as the safety of any children involved.

Positive Choices is a Respect Accredited service and is a recommended provision of Domestic Abuse Perpetrator Programme (DAPP) support for perpetrators and victims of domestic abuse.

Positive Choices offer:

triage and emergency, temporary accommodation for those who do not have access to funds or alternative accommodation

one-to-one motivational interventions

tailored Choices Perpetrator Programme, group delivery or Respect Accredited one to one for those not suitable to attend group settings

support to address wider needs such as housing, finance, substance misuse and mental health through onward referrals and/or liaison with other support services as appropriate

Some individuals may require emergency accommodation as they have been removed from their home due to the risk they pose to their victim and/or family. We will assist in accessing temporary accommodation, with support to report to the local housing office the next working day when longer term accommodation is required.

Once any immediate needs have been addressed, perpetrators will be allocated to an Appropriate Project Officer and a full needs and risk assessment will be undertaken with them to identify the most suitable support to address their needs.

Individuals ready to engage with the core programme will be supported through a tailored package of interventions to meet their individual needs and guide them through the various stages of the group peer support led behaviour change programme. Or Respect accredited one-to-one sessions.

The overall objective of the service is to enable individuals, regardless of gender, who are engaged in abusive behaviour towards their current or former intimate partners, or immediate family members, the opportunity to recognise, acknowledge and change that behaviour. The aim is to prevent the abusive behaviour escalating and/or reduce the risk posed to, whilst increasing the safety of, victims and their children.

Positive Choices referrals

Referrals can be made by agencies and other professionals working with perpetrators, their families, or victims. You can also self-refer, using the online referral form.

Referrals can only be accepted where explicit consent has been obtained from the individual who recognised and accepts their abusive behaviour and is ready to engage in our behaviour change programme.

Not be referred as part of a court ordered activity, where there are ongoing child application arrangements. In such cases a referral to a Cafcass approved provider is needed.

All referrals will be assessed by the appropriate Project Officer, who will review all relevant information regarding risk. They will then complete an initial risk assessment including the individuals' suitability for the programme; identification of their most immediate needs; and any action needed to safeguard the victim from further harm.
Contact details:
Foundation +Choices Perpetrator Prevention Toolkit Workshops

Share your contact details in order find out more about Foundation +Choices Perpetrator Prevention Toolkit Workshops by completing the Enquiry Form on their website.

The domestic abuse perpetrator prevention workshop helps:

If you would like more information on toolkit DA information sessions email: [email protected] to be the first to hear about new projects and opportunities via their newsletter.

Domestic Abuse Victims Community Based Support services - IDAS

Delivered by Independent Domestic Abuse Services (IDAS), support is available for anyone aged 16 and over who is a direct victim or survivor of domestic abuse. Support is available for all genders and regardless of sexual orientation. The services offer:

community engagement and Champions training to raise awareness of all forms of domestic abuse

early intervention and prevention advice and support

one-to-one emotional and practical support, including support through any police investigation and/or court proceedings

target Hardening where necessary to help victims remain safely within their own homes

supported group work and peer support networks

onward referrals and/or liaison with other agencies and support services as appropriate

The overall objective of the service is to enable all victims and survivors of domestic abuse to cope with the immediate impacts of crime and recover from the harm experienced, and reach out to more people who are victims and survivors of domestic abuse through targeted community engagement to encourage an increase in self-reporting to access support. The aim is for victims and survivors to be and feel safer in their own home, and to be able to support themselves independently, or through an appropriate peer support network by the end of the provision of support.

Referrals can be made by police officers and other professionals working with victims and survivors as well as self-referrals, and support is available whether individuals want to make a formal report to the police or not.
Contact details:
A live web chat facility is also available via the IDAS website.

All referrals will initially be reviewed by specialist domestic abuse staff in a centralised referral hub who will complete an initial assessment looking at risk and need, providing triage, immediate advice, support and safety planning including arranging personal or home security equipment as required. For those that require further support, the hub team will refer on to a Safe Lives Accredited (Independent Domestic Violence Adviser accredited) Domestic Abuse Practitioner to provide specialist one-to-one support, peer support group and/or to an external agency.

Domestic Abuse 'Whole Family' Approach: Support Services for children and young affected by domestic abuse - IDAS

Independent Domestic Abuse Services (IDAS) have been commissioned to develop a 'Whole Family Approach' from 1 July 2021 providing support services for children and young people affected by domestic abuse in North Yorkshire and the City of York. In addition to providing tailored support directly to children, young people and their parent/s or guardian/s, IDAS will work in collaboration with University of York St. John and other key stakeholders to significantly improve the overall evidence base of actual needs of children and young people living in households where domestic abuse occurs, and identify the most effective interventions to meet these needs and inform future service development and strategic planning.

Support will be available for all families with dependent children and young people living in households where domestic abuse occurs. Support is available for all genders and regardless of sexual orientation. The services will offer:

intensive one-to-one emotional and practical support for children and young people aged 10 years and over

referrals for parents/guardians into and ongoing liaison with IDAS victim services to ensure that support plans are co-ordinated and support the family's common goals

supported group work and peer support networks

onward referrals and/or liaison with other support services as appropriate

The overall objective of the services is to enable children and young people living in households where domestic abuse occurs to cope with the immediate impacts and recover from the harm experienced. The aim is for children and young people to be and feel safer in their own home.
Referrals can be made by police officers and other professionals working with families as well as self-referrals, and support is available whether they want to make a formal report to the police or not.
Contact details:
A live web chat facility is also available via the IDAS website.

All referrals will initially be reviewed by specialist lead practitioner in a centralised referral hub who will complete an initial assessment looking at risk and need, referring into or liaising with the Domestic Abuse Victims Community Based Support services before allocating to a specialist Young Person Domestic Abuse Practitioner to ensure a holistic assessment of the whole family, alongside information about any other agency involvement, so that duplication is avoided and support is coordinated for the whole family.

Support Services for Young People Displaying Abusive Behaviour - Respect - IDAS

Delivered by Independent Domestic Abuse Services (IDAS), support is available for young people aged 10 to 16 years who are demonstrating abusive behaviour towards their family members and/or within intimate relationships with other young people. Support will also be offered to their parent/guardians. Support is available for all genders and regardless of sexual orientation. The services offer:

short-term telephone support for parent/guardians with supporting Parent Information Packs providing advice on safety planning, boundary setting and behaviour management

Respect Young People's Programme, which uses a 'whole family' approach to address adolescent to parent violence and abuse

Specialist Young Perpetrators Programme, which uses a tailored one-to-one approach with older young people using abusive behaviours within intimate relationships with other young people

onward referrals and/or liaison with other support services as appropriate

The overall objective of services is to enable young people who are starting to show signs of or demonstrating abusive behaviour within intimate relationships and/or the family setting to recognise this and help them to change their behaviour and re-build their relationships with their intimate partner, parent/s, guardian/s and/or siblings. The aim is to prevent the abusive behaviour escalating and/or reduce the risk posed by the young people to their intimate partner, parent/s, guardian/s and/or siblings.

Referrals can be made by police officers and other professionals working with young people and their families (with consent) as well as self/parent-referrals.
Contact details:
A live web chat facility is also available via the IDAS website.

All referrals will initially be reviewed by specialist domestic abuse staff in a centralised referral hub who will complete an initial assessment looking at risk and need, providing triage, immediate advice, support and safety planning. For those that require further support, the hub team will refer on to a specially trained Young People's Domestic Abuse Practitioner to provide the most appropriate support package to meet their needs.

It is important not to make assumptions about the impact on a child of parental drug and/or alcohol misuse. However, a parent's practical caring skills may be diminished by misuse of drugs and/or alcohol. Some substance misuse may give rise to mental states or behaviour that put children at risk of injury, psychological distress or neglect. Some substance misusing parents may find it difficult to give priority to the needs of their children. Finding money for drugs and/or alcohol may reduce the money available to the household to meet basic needs or may draw families into criminal activities.

York Young Person's Drug and Alcohol Team offer support for young people in the community or a school, at a mutually convenient place and time. Approach is flexible and based upon reducing the harm drugs and alcohol can cause. Referrals can be made by the Young People themselves, by family, friends and other professionals. The only requirement is that the young person is aware the referral is being made and they are willing to meet. All aspects of our service is free to access.

Support may include:

Making a Drug and Alcohol Team referral

Please complete the Young People's Substance Misuse Referral Form, which is available on the Changing Lives website.

Email completed forms to: [email protected] .

Changing Lives also offer a drug and alcohol dependency service for adults.
Contact details:
Address:

York Drug and Alcohol Service
3 Blossom Street
York
YO24 1AU

This following services have been commissioned by the North Yorkshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner.

North Yorkshire SOS+ St. Giles Trust

North Yorkshire SOS+ St. Giles Trust is delivering North Yorkshire SOS+, an exploitation support service for children and young adults in York and North Yorkshire. The SOS+ service will:

Support those aged 10-25 who have been victims of, or are at risk of all forms of exploitation, and those who repeatedly go missing

Focus on early intervention and prevention via community outreach and awareness raising across youth and educational settings

Provide support to victims of exploitation to cope with the immediate impacts of the crime and to rebuild resilience from the harm experienced

Provide bespoke support via keyworkers, who will establish the most appropriate type of support dependent upon needs, support can be offered via brief intervention or longer-term support

Include support from those with lived experience of exploitation

Capture the voice of the child/young adult and ensure this is fed into local arrangements

Raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of all forms of exploitation

Improve outcomes for the individuals supported by the service, across a range of pathways.

If you have any queries please contact the St. Giles Trust Service Manager [email protected] .

To make a referral, complete the St Giles Trust referral form.

Ivison Trust

Ivison Trust (formally known as Parents Against Child Exploitation - PACE) offers a Parent Liaison Officer (PLO) support service in North Yorkshire for parents and carers of children who are, or who are at risk of being, exploited by individuals from outside the family. This includes all the main forms of child exploitation, including child sexual exploitation (CSE) child criminal exploitation (CCE) modern slavery, human trafficking and criminalisation (including county lines) and those who repeatedly go missing from home. The service deals with medium and high risk referrals, which can be referred into Ivison Trust by statutory and third sector agencies, self-referrals are also welcome.

Ivison Trust also run online webinars to work with low-risk parents/guardians to help them recognise the signs and symptoms of child exploitation.

The PLO service accepts self-referrals or agency referrals. For further information or to self-refer contact Leah Taylforth on email: [email protected] .

Crossroads: Adult Diversion Scheme

Provided by Humankind, the Crossroads Adult Diversion scheme goal is to prevent or intervene early to divert people from the criminal justice process by addressing the underlying causes of their offending behaviour. The overall aims of the Adult Crossroads Diversion scheme are to:

reduce the number of first-time entrants into the Criminal Justice System

reduce re-offending and antisocial behaviour

assess the needs of those on the scheme across the criminogenic pathways and evidence positive progress to address those needs

The Crossroads Adult Diversion scheme works with women and men aged 18 and over to offer trauma-informed support to address underlying causes of offending. Each individual will receive a tailored support package, the intensiveness of which will be responsive to their assessed needs. A dedicated keyworker will be allocated who will provide direct interventions, advocate and signpost into specialist agencies where necessary.

The scheme has 2 elements, a Community-Based Support Scheme and a Pre-Court Diversionary Support Scheme.

Community-Based Support Scheme

A Community-Based Support Scheme, for adult women or men who may be at risk of entering the Criminal Justice System or are known to North Yorkshire Police. The scheme will engage with individuals, at an early stage before criminal behaviour becomes habitual, to improve circumstances for both them and the local community.

Engagement will be on a voluntary basis. The community-based scheme is open to those who are not offending or have been involved in antisocial behaviour or committed very low-level offences. Various agencies may be working with individuals at this stage, and any agency can refer to this element of the scheme.

You can make a referral online. You will be required to enter your email address and then you will be sent an email, click on the appropriate link for the Crossroads Adult Diversion scheme. Once submitted, the referral form will go directly to Humankind who will then make contact with the individual to arrange an appointment.

Referrals can also be made via a referral form and Humankind also welcome self-referrals. To self-refer, request a referral form or for further information contact email: [email protected] , or call telephone: 07939 209087.

Pre-Court Diversionary Support Scheme

A Pre-Court Diversionary Support Scheme, for adult women or men at point of arrest or voluntary attendance at police custody. This is an alternative to prosecution, and if the individual accepts the referral to the Crossroads Adult Diversion scheme, engagement will be mandatory, otherwise the individual may be referred back to North Yorkshire police to face prosecution. Only North Yorkshire Police are able to refer to this element of the scheme.

Adult Sexual Assault Referral Centre - Mountain Healthcare

The Adult Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) provides crisis support and forensic medical services to collect any evidence for all adult victims of rape or sexual assault. The PFCC for North Yorkshire, NHS England, Humberside PCC, South Yorkshire PCC, and West Yorkshire PCC have jointly commissioned a single Regional Adult SARC Service for the Yorkshire and Humberside region. The service is delivered by Mountain Healthcare. Support is available for any victim of rape or sexual assault aged 16 years or over. Support is available for all genders and regardless of sexual orientation. The service offers:

immediate triage, advice and support

specialist one-to-one Crisis Support

forensic medical examination if appropriate to collect any forensic evidence

onward referrals and/or liaison with other agencies and support services as appropriate

Referrals can be made by police officers and other professionals working with victims as well as self-referrals, and support is available whether they want to make a formal report to the police or not.
Contact details:
All referrals are initially screened by a specialist hub worker who will provide immediate advice over the phone and make any onward referrals into our Independent Sexual Violence Adviser service and/or Sexual Health services where required. If appropriate, a forensic medical examination will be carried out by Forensic Nurse Examiners at North Yorkshire's specialist SARC premises where any physical forensic evidence will be collected; if a victim does not wish to report to the police, any forensic samples collected are securely stored for a period of up to 7 years to allow the individual time to consider if they would like to report at a later date.

The services are available 24/7 including Bank Holidays, however examinations are usually booked for daytime weekday hours (9.00am to 5.00pm) wherever possible and in agreement with the victim. Victims from North Yorkshire are able to be seen at any of the three other regional SARC premises.

Child Sexual Assault Assessment Service - Mountain Healthcare

The Child Sexual Assault Assessment Service (CSAAS) provides crisis support and forensic medical services to collect any evidence for all child victims of rape or sexual assault. The PFCC for North Yorkshire and NHS England have jointly commissioned a single CSAAS for North Yorkshire. The service is delivered by Mountain Healthcare. Support is available for all children and young people aged 0 to 16 years who have disclosed sexual abuse or assault, or where it is suspected that it has happened. Older young people up to their 19th birthday may also be seen by the CSAAS if they have additional needs or it is deemed to be clinically appropriate. The service offers:

Referrals can only be made by police officers or Social Workers; it is not a self-referral service.

Both forensic and non-forensic medical examinations will be carried out at North Yorkshire's specialist SARC premises which will include a full detailed clinical history and examination. Young People aged 13 years or over can be seen by specialist Forensic Nurse Examiners 24/7 including Bank Holidays, however examinations are usually booked for daytime weekday hours (9.00am to 5.00pm) wherever possible.

Children aged 12 years or under are seen by specialist Forensic Paediatricians at weekly clinics at North Yorkshire's specialist SARC premises, or West Yorkshire CSAAS premises if an urgent examination is required outside these hours.

Further information regarding Forensic CAMHS is available within the CYSCP One Minute Guide:

Independent Sexual Violence Adviser service - IDAS

Delivered by Independent Domestic Abuse Services (IDAS), support is available for any victim or survivor of all forms of sexual violence or abuse, including historic child sexual abuse. Support is available for all ages and genders, regardless of sexual orientation. The service offers:

The overall objective of the Independent Sexual Violence Adviser (ISVA) service is to enable all victims and survivors of sexual abuse, assault and rape to cope with the immediate impacts of crime and recover from the harm experienced; and reach out to more people to encourage an increase in self-reporting to get the help they need. The aim is for victims and survivors to be able to support themselves independently or through an appropriate peer support network by the end of the provision of support.

Referrals can be made by police officers, SARC or CSAAS and other professionals working with victims and survivors as well as self-referrals, and support is available whether individuals want to make a formal report to the police or not.

Contact details:

A live web chat facility is also available via the IDAS website.

All referrals will initially be reviewed by specialist staff in a centralised referral hub who will complete an initial assessment looking at risk and need, providing triage, immediate advice, support and safety planning as required. For those that require further support, the hub team will refer on to a Lime Culture Accredited ISVA to provide specialist one-to-one support to meet their individual needs.

Yor Sexual Health (YSH) runs a free and confidential counselling service for people of all ages living within York who wish to seek support around different aspects of sexual health. This can be accessed via self-referral or professional referral on the YSH website.

Booking for virtual and face-to-face consultations is via the central booking telephone line: 01904 721111.

A mobile phone text contact point is available for those aged 17 and under, they can text on telephone: 07973 775692 to make an appointment Monday to Thursday 8.15am to 5.00pm, and Friday 8.15am to 3.30pm. This is also advertised on the YSH website for young people.

YSH have reinstated the Young Persons Clinic at York. This is a drop-in clinic every Tuesday from 4.00pm to 6.30pm, specifically for under 18s.

YSH also have a clinical outreach team that complement the face-to-face clinical services. They deliver outreach care for vulnerable and at risk groups within the community facilitated by a professional referral. They provide consistency/ continuation of care to build trust and provide timely support to facilitate sexual health care and attendance at face-to-face clinical services. The online referral process to SCCOT for professionals is via the YSH website:

For those who are HIV positive, YSH offer treatment services. They also offer well being support for carers and for HIV positive individuals via social support groups and one-to-one support. This can be accessed via the YSH website.

Further information and useful links for professionals is available on the professional arm of the YSH website. This includes links to clinical and virtual training that they deliver.

Supporting Victims in North Yorkshire

Supporting Victims is a telephone based service providing support for anyone affected by crime in North Yorkshire, whether reported to the police or not. This includes victims, bereaved relatives, those under 18 with consent, parents or guardians of victims under 18 and members of staff where a business has been a victim of crime.

Individuals can self-refer to Supporting Victims and agencies can make direct referrals.
Contact details:
Supporting Victims is also the Independent Reporting route for victims of hate crime (whether reported to the police or not).

Victims will be asked a few questions to find out how they have been affected by the crime and to identify the support that can be provided. This includes immediate practical and emotional support over the phone; onward referral into specialist services, including those commissioned by the PFCC; and signposting to other support organisations as appropriate. Supporting Victims staff are trained and experienced in helping victims understand what has happened and supporting them to cope with the immediate impact and recover from the harm experienced.

Independent Victim Adviser service - Victim Support

The Independent Victim Adviser (IVA) service is provided by Victim Support. It provides face-to-face support in the community for victims of serious crime, vulnerable, persistently targeted and young victims (excluding sexual or domestic) whether or not they have made a report to North Yorkshire Police. The service provides a range of practical and/or emotional support for victims of in order to help them to cope and recover.

Referrals are made via the Supporting Victims team.
Contact details:
Alternatively, individuals can create a free account on My Support Space - an online resource containing interactive guides to help manage the impact that crime has had.

Youth Commission - Leaders Unlocked

North Yorkshire Youth Commission (NYYC) was established in 2015 with PFCC grant funding. It enables young people aged 14 to 25 to inform decisions about policing and crime prevention in North Yorkshire using a peer-research and engagement approach.

NYYC offers young people the opportunity to influence the work and direction of the PFCC, North Yorkshire Police and associated partners based on the key priorities young people have reported affect them.

These priorities are:

Young People's Relationship with the Police

Hate Crime

Drugs and Alcohol

Abusive Relationships

Missing and Exploitation

Mental Health

Any young people aged 14 to 25 interested in getting involved with the Youth Commission should email: [email protected] .

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York services for children and young people - CYSCP

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There are a number of services in York that are available for Children and Young People in York and their families.

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You will need to enter the code: MHA000258

If asked, the parent organisation is North Yorkshire Council - click next to continue to the login page.

If you have not accessed the site before, please put in your email address and click next, and the system will prompt you to set up a password. If you have registered, then you can enter your password and login.

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We offer training to professionals, supporting schools, children and young people’s services practitioners and community groups to ensure their organisation is inclusive and accessible to LGBT+ young people, their teams are proactively challenging discrimination and prejudice, and are confident in supporting young people & families around gender identity and sexuality.

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The Barnardo's Positive Identities Service provides support to children, young people, families and professionals around sexuality and gender identity. We work with young people who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, and other related identities (LGBT+), those who may be questioning their gender identity and/or sexuality, and their with families and other professionals supporting them, empowering them to support young people with their identity.

We run a variety of different areas of support, including 121 support for young people, support for families, and support for trans parents & carers. We work mostly within North and West Yorkshire, however our online support around gender identity is available to young people, their families and trans parents & carers across the North of England. Please visit our Support section to find out what we have available in your area.

We also offer training to professionals, supporting schools, children and young people's services practitioners and community groups to ensure their organisation is inclusive and accessible to LGBT+ young people, their teams are proactively challenging discrimination and prejudice, and are confident in supporting young people & families around gender identity and sexuality. More information about the training and support we offer to professionals and community groups can be found in our Support for Professionals section.

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Supporting LGBTQ+ children, young people and their families

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What is good mental health?

Looking after your mental health is not something we should just do if we are struggling, or feeling low, anxious or stressed. It's actually something we should think about all the time and really invest in, just like with our physical health.

Staying on top of our mental wellbeing is good for us now but also helps us deal manage difficult times in the future. Over time, it can also reduce our risk of physical health problems.

There are lots of things we can do to look after our mental health and wellbeing every day - make a start with these 7 top tips.

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The York Card is a residents' card that offers some great discounts at top attractions and leisure facilities across the city of York. Available to all who live or work within the York area, the York Card costs £6 for adult residents or £10 for non-residents who work in the city and is free to children and young people up to the age of 18.

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In this short film two teachers share their experiences and approaches to promoting good mental health amongst both teachers and students.

Graham Rutland, who teaches English and Media Studies at Jo Richardson Community School, takes the brave step of revealing his own anxiety issues to students.

He hopes it will inspire them and others to be more open about mental health issues: "I think to encourage people to talk more about mental health you have got to model it. You've got to show people that you can do it and you can be unafraid in doing it and you can be accepted in doing it."

At Eyres Monsell Primary, a school that has won the Princess Royal Training Award for its mental health training programme, foundation year teacher and mental health lead Laura Nykolyszyn talks about the importance of having an open culture: "It works exactly both ways for the adults and the children and I think initially having that open culture of just conversation and be willing to speak about it will start something positive in the school to do with mental health and well-being."

This is the second in our series of short films with teachers sharing tips based on experience. for our top tips to help students through exam season.

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The Wheel of Life allows you to get a snapshot of how satisfied you are in your life at this moment in time.

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Bereavement support for children, parents and professionals

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e.masterman@yorkhigh.elt.org.uk

e.crotty@yorkhigh.elt.org.uk

or contact the year group Progress Leaders

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If you have a concern that a child is vulnerable or at risk of significant harm please contact the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub in York.
The MASH is a multi-agency team made up of representatives from a range of services, including Social Care, Early Help, Police and Health Professionals and is a single point of contact for all concerns about children. This partnership approach will make it easier to get children, young people and families to get the right level of support as quickly as possible.

Referrals on situations that are not immediately urgent should be made via completing the MASH referral form and sending to mash@york.gov.uk. If you need advice on completing the MASH Referral Form, please firstly speak with the Safeguarding Lead within your own organisation.

Phone: 01904 551900

Email: MASH@york.gov.uk

Post: MASH, West Offices, Station Rise, York, YO1 6GA
Outside office hours, at weekends and on public holidays contact the emergency duty team telephone: 0300 131 2 131
If you are a member of the public contacting about your own family or a family you know, you can contact the MASH via the telephone number or email address above.

Contacting the MASH
Referrals on situations that are not immediately urgent should be made via completing the MASH referral form and sending to mash@york.gov.uk
When contacting the MASH via telephone, you will be offered several options depending on your request.

If you know the name of the person you would like to speak to please press 1

If you are calling regarding a family, you know is open to a social worker or child and family support practitioner please press 2

If you are calling regarding an early help referral please press 4

If you are calling regarding urgent child safeguarding concerns please press 5

Information requests
Please ensure you include in your request the purpose of your request, whether you have obtained consent of the person you are seeking the information about or under what lawful duty we need to share this information.
Requests for information must be sent via email directly to mash@york.gov.uk

Threshold document

The threshold document is a guide and a starting point to provide help and guidance to practitioners at all levels, working in the statutory, public, voluntary and independent sectors who work with children and their families. It allows practitioners to identify levels of need and risk through the use of indicators related to outcomes. It also supports practitioners in determining how their service can best support and work alongside children.

The MASH and wider children's services use various tools to identify the most appropriate level of support. One of these tools will be the Levels of Need descriptors, within the CYSCP Threshold Document. When working with a child/young person/family you should use this to help identify the most appropriate support for them

Consent

It is important that services in the City of York work alongside families. It is crucial that organisations adopt a 'working with' and not 'doing to' approach, when working with families and seek to build family resilience. The importance of engaging children, young people, and families from the outset and of securing their consent to work with the child and family is crucial to ensure long term improved outcomes for children.

Child protection concerns are the exception to this. In this circumstance the practitioner should respond in line with safeguarding guidance procedures, such as Children who are at risk of exploitation, fabricated and induced illness (FII), unborn and non-mobile baby protocol.

Where consent has not been obtained, and professionals feels that after speaking with their safeguarding lead/manager that a referral is still warranted, professional should submit a referral detailing their actions and inform parent and carer of their actions.

What happens after my referral?

The information you provide is shared to The Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH). MASH is a multi-agency team made up of representatives from a range of services, including Social Care, Early Help, Police and Health Professionals who come together to review information sent to them, sharing information and using professional judgement and threshold document to make right decision at the right time for a child following a referral. This partnership approach will make it easier to get children, young people and families to get the right level of support as quickly as possible.

In order for MASH to efficiently make decision, you must ensure that all relevant information, including parental consent or clear reasons why this has not been obtained, is provided to ensure that the referral can be progressed as effectively as possible.

You will be notified via email of the outcome of your referral via a MASH referral response form.

MASH Referral Form

If you are a professional working with a family and need to make a referral to the MASH, please complete the MASH Referral Formand send to MASH@york.gov.uk

If the family have been supported by Early Help, please also provide a copy of this with the referral form including the reviews and action plans, evidencing that the support has affected no change. The Social Worker can then review this as part of their initial assessment process.

Early Help

Early help is a collaboration not a service. In its simplest terms everyone is involved in the delivery of early help. This includes families, communities, voluntary groups, "universal" provision, schools, health etc. Many universal agencies will use service specific tools to identify, assess and respond to need. However in order to support our city wide approach to early help and joint working partner agencies have produced common guidance and tools.

Where the needs of a child or family meet those of Level 2 according to the threshold document, involved professional(s) should initiate a Early Help Assessment to explore what further support is required from a single agency or from a team around a child or family.

Where the needs of a child or family meet those of Level 3 according to the threshold document, involved professional(s) should initiate a Early Help Assessment to explore what further support is required. It may be that there is a role for the Targeted Intervention Service and it should be considered whether a referral is needed to explore this.

Where you feel the family needs can be supported at an early help level, you can speak with a MASH Early Help Coordinator who can provide advice and support about early help assessments, processes, and interventions.

If making a referral for Targeted Early Help support, please submit a completed early help assessment to mash@york.gov.uk

The MASH need you to submit a completed early help assessment because you are best placed to provide the information regarding the current support in place and any currently unmet needs requiring targeted support, so that they can make a timely, proportionate and effective decision about what help and support the child and their parents or carers need.

The Early Help Assessment Tool and other documentation is available on the CYSCP Early Help webpage.

Concerns about a professional

If you have a concern or allegation about a professional (including volunteers) who works with children and young people and the way they have behaved towards a child, please go to the page giving details of how to contact the Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO)

Partnership Information Sharing Form

The North Yorkshire and City of York Partnership Information Sharing Form can be used if you think you have information to share with the policeabout situations in which children, young people or adults may be vulnerable to exploitation. If someone is at risk of immediate harm you need to call 999.

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