Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (UASC)
Trusted, Person-Centred Care You Can Rely On
Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (UASC)
Empowering young lives through care, guidance, and protection.
Alpha Health & Social Care Services provides safe accommodation and specialist support for Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (UASC) who would have arrived in the United Kingdom. Working closely with Local Authorities, we respond quickly to urgent situations including placement breakdowns, police custody releases, and young people at risk of Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE).
We offer tailored shared or solo placements based on individual risk and impact assessments, ensuring safety, stability, and wellbeing. Our experienced staff provide personalised support, including access to food banks, clothing assistance, translation services, legal guidance, and referrals to specialist agencies.
Each young person is assigned a dedicated key worker who delivers one-to-one support sessions focused on safe relationships, online grooming awareness, positive decision-making, emotional wellbeing, and reducing risky or offending behaviours, helping young people build confidence, independence, and a secure future.
What’s Included
- Supporting young people to maintain their health and wellbeing, including registering with a GP, dentist, and optician, and attending routine healthcare appointments.
- Providing trauma-informed support to help young people manage the impact of past experiences that may have contributed to their asylum journey. Our staff are trained in Trauma-Informed Practice, and our accommodation offers a safe, therapeutic, and supportive environment for recovery and emotional wellbeing.
- Assisting with food and clothing shopping while ensuring dietary, cultural, and personal needs are respected and accommodated.
- Helping young people become familiar with their local community, including local services, amenities, and the use of public transport.
- Supporting individuals to practice their chosen faith or religion, including access to places of worship and religious resources where appropriate.
- Assisting young people to attend legal appointments, Home Office interviews, and meetings with other professionals involved in their asylum process.
- Supporting communication and language needs by arranging interpreter services and using translation tools and resources to ensure young people can express their views, wishes, and feelings effectively.
- Recognising and respecting cultural celebrations, traditions, and important events, while providing opportunities for young people to observe and participate in them.
- Encouraging young people to develop a positive sense of identity, self-worth, and understanding of their cultural background and personal experiences.
- Office: 09:00 - 17:00
03335 774 565
- After Hours
07399 071 191
Useful Links
- Asylum Aid - Legal Representation
- British Red Cross - Support for refugees and vulnerable migrants
- Coram Voice - Help with advocacy
- Refugee Council - Support for all refugees
- The Children's Society - Protecting children from abuse, exploitation and neglect
- Turn2us - Benefits information for asylum seekers