Refugee Council

Refugee Council is a national charity, supporting refugees to rebuild their lives, integrate into communities and play a part in Britain.

They provide services across the country.

In Sheffield the Refugee Council provide the following services:

Children and Families Wellbeing Support

This service works with vulnerable refugee children and their families, who come to the UK through:

• VPRS (Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme)
• VCRS (Vulnerable Children’s Resettlement Scheme)
• Gateway Protection Programme
• UKRS (United Kingdom Resettlement Scheme)
• Afghan resettlement programmes e.g. ACRS (Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme) and ARAP (Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy)

They are unable to work with unaccompanied child refugees who arrived outside resettlement schemes or came from Europe to join family.

Their therapists and interpreters specialise in working with refugee children and families. Through early intervention and crisis point management, they help children feel safe and secure, enable them to benefit from education, and support them in understanding and expressing themselves. They can also help parents/carers and teachers to understand and manage the child’s difficulties.

They provide training for educational staff working with refugee children and can also help schools put in place effective support strategies.

More info and referrals about Children and Families Wellbeing Support service: Web: refugeecouncil.org.uk/get-help/children-and-families-wellbeing-support ; Tel: 07391 014 071; Email: [email protected]

Sheffield Therapeutic Service for Resettled Refugees

This service works with refugees aged 18 and over who have settled in Sheffield as part of a relocation or resettlement programme.

They offer:

• An assessment to determine your therapy needs
• Up to 12 sessions of therapy
• Where possible, your choice of gender for your therapist and interpreter
• Individual therapy
• Relationship therapy

They can see people:

• In their homes
• At nearby community centres
• At therapy rooms in their office in Sheffield
• Online

More info and referrals about Sheffield Therapeutic Service for Resettled Refugees service: Web: refugeecouncil.org.uk/get-help/sheffield-therapeutic-service-for-resettled-refugees ; Tel: 07552 589 269; Email: [email protected]

Ukrainian Children’s Therapy Service

They offer therapeutic support to:

• Children/young people living in Sheffield who arrived in the UK under the Homes for Ukraine programme or family visa scheme
• Children/young people from Ukraine affected by the recent conflict, who live in Sheffield

Theirr therapist and interpreters specialise in working with Ukrainian children and young people. Through early intervention and crisis point management, they help children feel safe and secure, enable them to benefit from education, and support them in understanding and expressing themselves.

They can also help parents/carers and teachers to understand and manage the child’s difficulties.

The therapy offered is flexible and tailored to need. Additional family therapy is available, where required. Visits can take place at school, home or agency facilities.

More info and referrals about Ukrainian Children’s Therapy Service: Web: www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/get-help/ukrainian-childrens-therapy-service ; Tel: 07391 014 071; Email: [email protected]