With the agreement of the young person and their family anyone can refer a young person to Gloucestershire Young Carers – this could be the young person themselves, a member of the family, a family friend or a professional working with the family (eg. GPs, social workers, health workers, teachers, educational staff and community workers).
Please check our eligibilty criteria here
Following triage, our initial offer of a service is a strengths and needs based assessment to establish the level of caring responsibility. The outcome of the assessment will determine the level of support and services GYC can offer the young person and their family, therefore not all our services are guaranteed to every young carer. As a standard, with parental consent, we will liaise with schools and GPs, and families will receive our regular newsletter. Please be aware that we are currently experiencing a high volume of referrals and have implemented a short waiting list, therefore they may be a delay in contacting families and completing assessments. Should you wish to discuss a referral that has recently been made, please call us on 01452 733060
