Referral Form

Important update Thursday 16th January – please read before making a referral.

Referrals in West Yorkshire remain open and you can refer the usual way, our current time scales are 12-14 weeks.

Referrals in Greater Manchester are currently on a pause; you may still complete the referral form and you will be added to our waiting list. This will be regularly reviewed throughout the year, please check back on this page for updates.

If you are a Local Authority who has families you wish to prioritise, you can access our commissioned Outreach or Complex Case services in either area by contacting commissioning@gmt.team and someone will be in touch to discuss the bespoke  commissioned options with you.

Whilst we work hard to support those families on our waiting list as quickly as possible, we invite parents/carers to explore some of our other support while you wait, please see links below for our community groups, 1-2-1 sessions and coffee mornings. Please check back regularly for updated sessions.

Outreach events in Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire

https://www.eventbrite.com/o/great-minds-together-80352597273

Autism Central events in the North West

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/great-minds-together-66850137073

Follow our social media pages for daily updates

https://www.instagram.com/greatmindstogether/?hl=en

https://www.facebook.com/greatmindstogether/

Refer a child, young person or family to Great Minds Together here

Great Minds Together supports children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities and/or social, emotional, and mental health needs. We provide a free wraparound support service to children and young people under the age of 18 (up to 25 with an EHCP) and this support also extends to their families.  Support includes but is not limited to: mentors for both adults or children/ young people and Wraparound Coordinators to help manage and coordinate contact with services.

We offer a holistic service with a multidisciplinary team so are able to provide both virtual as well as practical support where appropriate. Great Minds Together supports families with all aspects of their education including applications for EHCPs as well as help to access housing, benefit advice, parenting advice, signposting and mediation services, etc.