Family Action Manchester Young Carers Service - Referral Pathway

Family Action Manchester Young Carers have been commissioned by Manchester City Council to provide a city wide family support and respite service for young carers aged 8 -18.

Family Action Manchester are in the process of making alterations to their current referral process and have been liaising with Manchester City Council and the MCAF Team to incorporate the MCAF (Manchester Common Assessment Framework) into their work with Young Carers.

In line with this from 8 July Family Action Manchester will be asking professionals to use the Section 1: MCAF Registration form alongside a short appendix form in order to refer young people/families into the service. The information included within the form is no different to the information requested within the previous referral form but the process does require that an MCAF is opened and registered with the MCAF Team.

This registration process is simple and easy and can be done by emailing: [email protected]. Please note that consent must be obtained before an MCAF can be registered so you will need to speak to the family prior to making a referral.

Once this form is completed and returned, and the MCAF registered, Family Action Manchester will then act as the initial Lead Professional for the Young Carer and proceed with a full assessment of need.

In all cases Family Action’s details should be inputted in Section 6 highlighting them as the organisation who will carry the MCAF forward to Section 2. In addition to this Family Action will continue to invite professionals/staff to contact them should they have any queries regarding a possible referral and they will support accordingly.

For further details see attached.

For further information, contact Rachel Leah, Young Carers Co-ordinator, on 0161 682 1500.