Housing for Children – Roundabout and Sheffield YJS Partnership (2020)

Summary: 

Sheffield YJS has a partnership with the housing charity – Roundabout to support children coming out of custody.

Description:

Sheffield Youth Justice Service have a strong partnership working partnership with a housing charity – Roundabout, which has been built over the last 16 years. Roundabout is able to provide rolling single unit accommodation, which supports to reduce associated risks with shared living, to 11 children at any one time and if they are not able to support an individual child they will take the lead in creating partnerships with organisations that can support said child.

Roundabout accommodation worker completes a further assessment specific to accommodation and support needs, on the basis of the case managers assessment. The assessment also helps to identify any relevant skills, strengths and achievements.

Following the assessment, a support plan is developed, with the child, family and other professionals which aims to support the child. The support plan can include anything from basic skills such as budgeting or life skills or more complex areas such as substance misuse or mental health.
The cost of the contract with Roundabout represents a significant saving in comparison to other placement types available to young people in Sheffield particularly those coming out of custody.

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