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All Young Carers Needs Assessments in Sheffield are carried out by the new Young Carers Needs Assessment Team (YCAT) within Sheffield City Council.
YCAT work to ensure that every young carer receives the right support and advice in line with statutory guidance. By centralising the process, the council aim to provide consistent, high-quality support for young carers and their families across Sheffield. This approach supports the principle of a whole-family assessment, helping to identify needs early and prevent inappropriate levels of caring responsibilities for children.
Once the YCAT have completed their assessment, they will refer the young carer on to support services to help them and their families. This might include a referral to us and/or to other services that can best meet their needs.
Find out how to apply for a Young Carers Needs Assessment here.
If you have any questions about the Young Carers Needs Assessment process, please contact the Young Carers Assessment Team: YoungCarersAssessmentTeam@sheffield.gov.uk
Referral process for young carers aged 8-17:
Since November last year, a Young Carers Needs Assessment needs to be offered to all young carers aged under 18 before they can access our service.
Young carers aged under 18 are entitled to a Young Carers Needs Assessment. This is a way to make sure young carers and their families get the support that they need. This support might come from our service, but other services might be able to offer useful support too.
Once the Young Carers Assessment Team completes their assessment, if the young carer meets our criteria, they will refer on to us. They will also be able to access other support services for the young carer and their family.
Find out how to apply for a Young Carers Needs Assessment here.
If you have any issues or questions about the assessment process, please contact:
Young Carers Assessment Team, Sheffield City Council
YoungCarersAssessmentTeam@sheffield.gov.uk
Tel: 0114 2056076
Referral process for young carers aged 8-17:
Since November last year, a Young Carers Needs Assessment needs to be offered to all young carers aged under 18 before they can access our service.
Young carers aged under 18 are entitled to a Young Carers Needs Assessment. This is a way to make sure young carers and their families get the support that they need. This support might come from our service, but other services might be able to offer useful support too.
Once the Young Carers Assessment Team completes their assessment, if the young carer meets our criteria, they will refer on to us. They will also be able to access other support services for the young carer and their family.
Find out how to apply for a Young Carers Needs Assessment here.
If you have any issues or questions about the assessment process, please contact:
Young Carers Assessment Team, Sheffield City Council
YoungCarersAssessmentTeam@sheffield.gov.uk
Tel: 0114 2056076
Referral process for young adult carers aged 18-25:
Step 1: Please complete our online referral form with as much information as possible.
Step 2: We will email referrers or families/young people for self-referrals to confirm we have received the form and let you know if we require any further information at this stage.
Step 3: If you give us consent to text, we also send a text every month while you’re on on our waiting list, to keep in touch and send useful information while you’re waiting to join SYC.
Step 4: Once your referral reaches the top of our waiting list, one of our workers will get in touch to speak over the phone or come and meet you, to talk through the support we can offer.
Please note - The online form is several pages long and progress cannot be saved, so please ensure you have full details to hand before starting to fill in the form. Before completing the referral form online, we recommend that you use the Word version here to gather all the information you need in advance.
Families/self referrals: If you have any problems or need any help completing our online referral form, please call us on 0114 258 4595 and we can arrange a time to call you and fill it in over the phone.
Having trouble downloading the files? Contact us and we will email the forms over to you.
If you prefer to complete a paper form, please send it to us via:
Referral process for young people aged 8-25 who are impacted by familial substance misuse but are not a young carer:
Step 1: Please complete our online referral form with as much information as possible.
Step 2: We will email referrers or families/young people for self-referrals to confirm we have received the form and let you know if we require any further information at this stage.
Step 3: If you give us consent to text, we also send a text every month while you’re on on our waiting list, to keep in touch and send useful information while you’re waiting to join SYC.
Step 4: Once your referral reaches the top of our waiting list, one of our workers will get in touch to speak over the phone or come and meet you, to talk through the support we can offer.
Please note - The online form is several pages long and progress cannot be saved, so please ensure you have full details to hand before starting to fill in the form. Before completing the referral form online, we recommend that you use the Word version here to gather all the information you need in advance.
Families/self referrals: If you have any problems or need any help completing our online referral form, please call us on 0114 258 4595 and we can arrange a time to call you and fill it in over the phone.
Having trouble downloading the files? Contact us and we will email the forms over to you.
If you prefer to complete a paper form, please send it to us via: