Preparing for Adulthood

The Young Adult Transition and Learning Disability Team are a team of social workers working alongside children's social workers, the young adult, Education, Health Professionals, Carers and a wide range to voluntary and independent sectore providers to complete Care Act (2014) assessment to identify eligibility and need. 

The team commence an adult assessment usually referred through the Transition Operational Group (TOG) but also through direct conversations with the children's social worker and/or the referrer; working in partnership with the young person and their family/carer where appropriate.

The detail below is some of the services that can be accessed following a Care Act Assessment although the list is not exhaustive:

Direct Payment

A direct payment often creates a seamless transition because the young person will often have been already accessing services through this method. Some young people access:

• horse riding
• personal trainers
• tailored transport
• Life Style North East - garage based hub with varying activities
• Guys and Dolls
• Roaring Mouse
• Families First
• Brighter Days (Local social and support agencies)
• Catcote Futures (Life Long Learning following end of educational funding). 

Individual Service Fund (ISF Framework through HBC)

• Home Group (local social and housing support agency)
• Real Life Options (RLO)
• Dale Care
• Coastal Care
• Voyage 

Contracted provision 

• Dale Care
• Coastal Care
• Voyage (Greenfields respite provision)
• numerous residential care options
• carer support including young carers

In-House commissioned 

• Hartlepool Internal Day Services
• Transport

Voluntary Sector 

• Hart Gables (support service for those who identify as LGBTQ+ across the Tees Valley area)
• Hartlepool Community Hubs across the town offering activities, advice, community led support

For further information contact Hartlepool Support Hub on 01429 272905 or email [email protected]