Supporting young refugees, asylum seekers and those who are young carers
“Our good practice resource will enable all agencies to stay informed about the needs, rights and entitlements of young refugees and asylum seekers – including those who take on inappropriate caring roles for another person and could be a young carer. This tool will enable you to ‘think family’ and carry out effective and appropriate signposting and joint working.
By using this resource you will help to ensure that those who are refugees or seeking asylum have better access to health services and support appropriate for their needs. Together we can reduce the negative and inappropriate impacts upon the health and well-being of refugee children and young people.”
Who is this tool for?
“Funded by NHS England, our toolkit is for all health services and social care agencies, including adult and children’s service practitioners, educational professionals, and all other agencies in contact with refugee and asylum seeking individuals and families – particularly those affected by ill-health and disability.
This resource is not designed as a book to be read from cover to cover. It is an electronic tool for ALL practitioners to access the information that is most useful to them in their role.”
More detailed support
“Our refugee toolkit features information about:
- Support for children and young people – including information about children and informal interpreting, child sexual exploitation (CSE), trafficked children and supporting young carers in refugee families
- Education and School
- Accessing health care services and support including barriers and solutions to accessing healthcare and information about the nature of illness and disability in regards to victims of torture, blood borne viruses and HIV and mental health
- Support for adults with care needs
- Accomodation “
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