How to make a referral

Who can refer?

We accept referrals from GPs, health care professionals, schools and other local organisations working in the community. Parents/carers can also self-refer themselves or another family member directly into our service.

Referral criteria

Please ensure the person you are referring:

Child or young person criteria:

• Live in Blacon, Lache, or Kingsway, or attend school in Blacon or Lache or the district of Kingsway.
• Is from a low-income household and unable to afford private therapeutic services.

Adult criteria:

• A parent/carer (or someone who may become a parent/carer in the future) and, lives in Blacon, Lache or Kingsway.

OR

• Registered to a GP in Blacon or Lache, from a low-income household and unable to afford private therapeutic services.

Clients must meet all of the above criteria to be eligible for our service.

Making a referral 

To make a referral for someone or in case of self-referral for yourself or another family member please:-

1. Complete the online referral form
2. If the person you are referring is under 18 years of age, please download and complete a consent form and upload this to the online referral form (referrers only).
3. For a primary school age child, please could the school referrer or parent (in case of self-referral) complete a parent or teacher SDQ evaluation.

Safeguarding

We come into contact with children/young people and/or vulnerable adults through the delivery of our counselling services and general contact. We take seriously the welfare of all children/young people and/or vulnerable adults that we work with and our safeguarding policy seeks to ensure that Platform for Life undertakes our responsibilities with regard to their protection and responds to concerns appropriately. You can read our full safeguarding policy here.