South Yorkshire

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A fountain in a park in the city of Sheffield
  • CAMHS is an NHS service that provides therapy and emotional support for people with mental health challenges. You can find one in every local authority 
    Who is it for: children and young people, including unaccompanied children. 
  • Chilypep ‘Happy Group’ provides support to integrate into their local communities and offer opportunities to influence and shape services available in the area.  
    Who is it for: unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and young people up to age 25 

  • Kaleido Arts for wellbeing CIC delivers wellbeing programmes to people who have been impacted by war, abuse, or loss through art-based workshops, for example writing, craft, drumming and drama.  
    Who is it for: young people based in Sheffield 

  • Kooth is an online platform which provides a range of mental health support through online forums, messaging, magazines, and an activity centre.  
    Who is it for: young people who have access to internet.  

  • Levelling The Playing Field organises sport and physical activities to engage and improve wellbeing for ethnically diverse children.
    Who is it for: ethnically diverse children in London, Gwent, West Midlands and South Yorkshire.

  • Mind Doncaster runs a group support for refugees and asylum seekers. The services include various activities ranging from group discussions and English classes.
    Who is it for: asylum seekers and refugees.

  • Multi- agency Psychological Support for Looked After Children – MAPS is a team of professionals who support the mental health.  
    Who is it for: children and young people looked after by Sheffield City Council.  

  • New Beginnings Projects offers information and advice on volunteering, employment and education. They also run a range of social activities including walks, sports and workshops.
    Who is it for: asylum seekers and refugees in Sheffield.

  • Refugee Council offers a nationwide service for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children by providing advice, guidance and support throughout the asylum system.
    Who is it for: unaccompanied asylum-seeking children.

  • Refugee Council ‘My View’ and ‘My View Remote’ also offers therapeutic support which includes up to 12 sessions and has capacity for up to three urgent interventions for those with more complex cases.  
    Who is it for: children between 12 and 17 years who are in Yorkshire and Humber and remotely. 

  • Nation Citizen Service (NCS) offer all sorts of new experience for personal and skills development.  
    Who is it for: young people aged 15-17 in the UK with a proficient level of English and who are willing to spend time away from home. 

  • Safe Passage ‘Young Leaders’ provides workshops and training to develop leadership and campaigning skills, covering topics such as public speaking, media, filmmaking, storytelling and developing a voice to make a change.  
    Who is it for: young refugees and asylum seekers aged 16-25 based anywhere in the UK  

  • Sexual Health Sheffield provides a range of services, including youth clinic for anyone aged 18 or under. They offer free and confidential advice.
    Who is it for: young people aged 18 or under.

  • The Snowdrop Project provides support to survivors of modern slavery and exploitation, including casework, counselling and community activities.
    Who is it for: Anyone over 16 years old living in South Yorkshire with experience of exploitation, trafficking or modern slavery.

  • SPRING is a partnership of different organisation who provide advice and support to newly granted refugees.
    Who is it for: people who have been newly granted refugees’ status.

  • Torture-ID offer health assessment about migrant children and young people for solicitors and social workers. These can be submitted to the Home Office.  
    Who is it for: professionals working with migrant children in Yorkshire and Humber 

  • Migration Yorkshire provides a list of solicitors available to support young people with their asylum claim 

Contact for UASC hub

Your contact for Yorkshire and Humber is:

Delphine Jacobs - UASC Regional Coordinator
wyr@migrationyorkshire.org.uk