The primary task is to produce a document with all the resources available to the family and the young person.

Editing this document

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Culture and Language

This is a key area to consider: See Mapping cultural and language resources

Family resources

See FamilyHistory and FamilyWork.

Also consider Family expertise: The family may have information about additional agencies that are unknown to the KW or the team, and they should be asked about this. The kind of agencies that might provide support are local hospital transport schemes, self-help groups (such as Carers' groups for people caring for individuals with mental health problems) and support groups for people with specific disabilities (for instance there are many local groups for families affected by Autistic Spectrum Disorders).

• N.B. Sharing information: It is important to emphasise to the family the value in their communicating which groups/agencies they are involved with to the KeyWorker; this should minimise the opportunities for splitting and the provision of multiple/parallel interventions.

Social activity resources

Are there particular reseources in the local area such as parks, leisure centres, swimming pools, clubs, churches, etc

Team resources

See Working with your TEAM - consider things like people or organisations who might be useful to the team for Cultural consultation.

Local health resources

Compile a list (with contact numbers) of the following:

• Local GP practice
• Health visitor
• Local A&E department
• Voluntary agencies.

To some extent this will be a database that the Team as a whole needs to take responsibility for documenting, and updating on a regular basis, which should be available to all keyworkers in the Team.

Young person's social network

Map the young person's existing social network including the extended family - who does he/she see, where do they meet and how often? Friends, family members, clubs, etc.

• Ask about the network as it was before the current crisis, and check with the young person who she would be seeing at this time if things were back to normal.
• In consultation with the family and young person, (as well as drawing on information available to the Team, who may know far more than some - e.g. refugee - families) list the resources available locally:
• Youth clubs (including arts centres, music clubs, etc); what social interests did the young person have before, and what would they be doing now if things were back to normal?
• Sports clubs/centres, swimming pools etc.: What sporting interests if any did the young person have before, and what would they be doing now if things were back to normal?
• Volunteer agencies: These may be useful in two respects:

1. For enlisting volunteers to help the family/young person (e.g. local Befriending Schemes, local Mentoring schemes.)
2. For the young person to engage in voluntary work as a normative social activity.

• Local charities: Some local charities have funds for helping with holidays for young people and carers with special needs, etc., or may provide other services to families in need. (It would be important to gauge the family's attitude towards putting themselves forward for such support, as some might object or be offended.)