Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) Children's Social Care, Early Help and Emotional Wellbeing & Mental Health
Multi Agency Referral Form
STOP: IF YOU BELIEVE A CHILD IS AT IMMEDIATE RISK OR HARM CALL 999
This form should be used to refer a child and family for one of the three following services:
1) Children's Social Care (CSC): Where you are worried about the safety of a child, or the child may be at risk of harm if specialist services are not given to them or their family. This is the threshold for an assessment led by children's social care under Section 17, Children Act 1989, or children in acute needs who are suffering or likely to suffer significant harm under Section 47, Children Act 1989.
2) Early Help: Where you are worried for a child's wellbeing and/or the child may be disadvantaged by their circumstances and the family has asked for support. You (or other organisations) have tried and not been able to improve their circumstances. Support is needed by one or more organisation. You can also request parenting programmes through this form.
3) Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health service: Where you are worried about the emotional wellbeing or/and mental health of a child/young person. This service is for children, young people under 18 and their families who live, go to school, work or have a GP in Croydon. We cover the following conditions:-
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Stress
- Eating disorders
- Psychosis
- Suicide
- ADHD
- Autism spectrum
- Emotional and behavioural difficulties