Referrals & Admissions

We have an inclusive ethos within 24/7 which affords the opportunity to give consideration to every referral made.

Referral Criteria

Referrals are accepted for young people presenting a range of multiple complex needs and challenging behaviours.  In the case of young people with learning disabilities, physical impediments and diagnosed mental health problems, our pre-entry assessment will provide the required information to ascertain the ability of the organisation to comprehensively meet the needs of the individual young person.

Great care is taken over the admission of all young people to 24/7 to ensure that the specific needs of each young person can be met and that their transition is as smooth as possible.  We have to ensure that the needs of the referred child can be met without having a negative impact on the children already accommodated.

The initial referral process and subsequent assessment period requires specific information to allow the full compilation of a young person’s care file.  This information is gathered from:

• health documents;
• legal reports;
• education documents;
• youth offending documentation;
• child protection documents;
• care paperwork;
• psychological/psychiatric reports;
• details of antecedents;
• CAMHS assessment;
• family background information

Dependent upon the referral status a transition plan will be arranged or alternatively in the case of an emergency, assistance will be offered in transportation of the young person.

Emergency Referrals

24/7 ensures the safety of all young people placed with us by adopting stringent assessment procedures.  Through our assessment processes, we are able to accept emergency referrals for full-time care/education placements, respite placements and holiday/activity placements ensuring at all times that certain criterias are met to effect appropriate matching procedures.

Making a referral

To make a referral contact the office on

Telephone : 01460 271634

Facsimile : 01460 271011

Mobile : 07929 503907

24 7 Residential Care On-Line Referral Form