0 to 25 Disability Social Work Team

The 0 to 25 Disability Social Work Team is a social work service.

The service works with children and young people with severe and enduring disabilities from 0-25 years old and their parents/carers. The Social Care Referral Eligibility Criteria set out which children and young people they support.

Services provided include:

• support for children and young people and their families and carers,
• assessments of children and young people's need,
• ensuring the safety of disabled children and young people,
• identification of additional resources required,
• care of looked after children and young people with disabilities, and
• organisation of short breaks
• Personal Budgets and Direct Payments.

The attached leaflet sets out your options to manage your child's Direct Payments. 

For children (0-17) Referrals;

You can make a referral to the 0 to 25 Team by calling the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) on 020 8871 6622 (email mash@wandsworth.gov.uk ) and asking for Duty in the 0 to 25 Disability Social Work Team.

If your child or young person is already known to the 0 to 25 Team, please call 020 8871 7192 or email on 0-25disabilityteamduty@richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk.

For adults up to 25 years old referrals;

Referrals can be taken as early as 14 however services (if considered eligible) would not start until the young person’s 18^th birthday

You can make a referral to 0-25 Disability Team by calling the adults Access Team on 020 8871 7707 or emailing accessteam@richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk .

If your child or young person is already known to the 0 to 25 Team, please call 020 8871 7192 or email on 0-25disabilityteamduty@richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk.

If you are looking for assessed short breaks ("respite care") please ask MASH for a Children and Family Assessment, with a view to short breaks.

If your child or young person is already known to the 0 to 25 Team, please call 020 8871 7192.