Who are Thrive Hubs?
Thrive Hubs are a single point of entry, front door approach to the emotional wellbeing and mental health offer for young people aged 5-18. Our service is designed to advise, guide, signpost and get help for young people within Manchester currently facing mental health and emotional wellbeing issues.
The Thrive team will work alongside community-based services not traditionally acknowledged for their role in the improvement of good mental health and wellbeing, to enhance their offer. The aspiration is that young people and families will no longer be removed from their community, schools or colleges when seeking help for their emotional health and well-being.
Types of service we offer
M-Thrive is a low-level intervention service, operating within the ‘getting advice’ and ‘getting help’ sections of the thrive framework quadrant. Our service is designed to advise, guide, signpost and get help for young people within Manchester
Our Vision
Our vision is for Manchester to be a place where young people feel empowered. We want our young people to feel confident in reaching out for support in times where they may be struggling.
Our Mission
Our mission is to ensure all young people in Manchester can get the desired support they require, whether that is through engaging a young person in some activities within the local community, providing 1-1 sessions or linking them with specialised services.
Our Purpose
Our purpose is for every young person to be able to feel accountable and manage their mental health and wellbeing, and not let it take its toll in difficult situations. Through different strategies we aim to inspire and motivate our young people to be the best version of themselves possible.
Thrive Hubs Locations
- Nearest stop: Rochdale Road – just a short walk away.
- Bus routes that stop nearby: 17, 18, 53, and 163.
- For live times and the best route from your location, visit tfgm.
- If coming from Manchester city centre it will take approx. 10-15 mins.
- There is parking across the road at Harpurhey Shopping Centre.
- Easily walkable from Harpurhey, Blackley, or Moston areas.
Contact Details:
Opening Hours:
Monday to Friday 08.30am – 17.30pm
Drop In Times:
Monday – Wednesday 14.30pm – 17.30pm
How to get to us:
By bus:
By car:
On foot:
- Nearest stop: Moss Lane East / Playfair Street – just a short walk away.
- Bus routes that stop nearby: 15, 728 and 742.
- For live times and the best route from your location, visit tfgm.
- If coming from Manchester city centre: head south‑west through Hulme via the A5103/Princess Road / Moss Lane East area.
- There is parking at the rear of the building, off Parsonage Street.
- Easily walkable from Hulme, Moss Side or central Manchester.
Contact Details:
0161 455 0211 ext . 811
mthrive.central@mft.nhs.uk
Opening Hours:
Monday to Friday 08.30am – 17.30pm
Drop In Times:
Tuesday & Thursday 14.30pm – 17.30pm
How to get to us:
By bus:
By car:
On foot:
- Nearest stop: Selstead Road – opposite.
- Bus routes that stop nearby: 11, 43, 103, 368 and 716
- For live times and the best route from your location, visit tfgm.
- If coming from Manchester city centre: follow the A5103 towards Wythenshawe.
- There is free car‑parking next to the building.
- Easily walkable from the Wythenshaw area.
Address:
Woodhouse Park Lifestyle Centre, 206 Portway, Woodhouse Park, Wythenshawe, Manchester, M22 1QW
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Opening Hours:
Monday to Friday 08.30am – 17.30pm
How to get to us:
By bus:
By car:
On foot:
- Nearest stop: Bury New Rd – just a short walk away.
- Bus routes that stop nearby: 52, 97, 98 ,99, X41 and X43.
- For live times and the best route from your location, visit tfgm.
- If coming from Manchester city centre: take the A6 north or use Bury New Road and turn into Rigby Street.
- There is free car‑parking next to the building.
- Easily walkable from Lower Broughton or Salford areas.
Contact Details:
Opening Hours:
Monday – Friday 08:00am – 16:30pm
How to get to us:
By bus:
By car:
On foot:
- Nearest stop: Cavendish Road – opposite.
- Bus routes that stop nearby: 254, 255 and 256.
- For live times and the best route from your location, visit tfgm.
- If coming from Manchester city centre: take the A56 / Chester Road towards Stretford, then turn into Cavendish Road as directed.
- There may be on‑street parking locally – always check for restrictions and signage.
- Easily walkable from Stretford or nearby.
Contact Details:
Opening Hours:
Monday to Friday 09.00am – 17.00pm
How to get to us:
By bus:
By car:
On foot:
Our People
Our team is made up of pathfinders, navigators and practitioners who all liaise with the relevant schools and partners and offer different levels of support.
Pathfinder
- Understanding the child’s needs
- Sign posting – guiding young people to the next steps
- Liaising with other services, as well as schools & Parents/Carers
- Low level emotional health & wellbeing support such as emotional regulation sessions to Primary schools
Navigator
- Understanding the child’s needs
- Offer up to x3 sessions around emotional health and wellbeing & building resilience
- Liaise with other services/schools around implementing strategies of support & supporting Parents/Carers
- Onward referrals to EH/Specialist services
Practitioner
- Understanding the child’s needs
- Offer up to x6 sessions exploring around “getting help” – this might look like local offers
- Liaise with other services/schools around implementing strategies of support & supporting Parents/Carers
- Early Help/CAMHS Consultations
- Training to Stakeholders
In need of urgent help?
Get Urgent Help NowThrive Hubs Referral System
As a single point of entry, access to our service comes via a referral form. The referral forms can be completed by parents/carers, schools, general practitioners. A self-referral form can also be completed via the self-access form on our website. If a young person engages with our service and gets their desired outcome, however further down the line a new issue presents itself, the option to re-refer into the service is always available.
Any organisation can refer a child or young person aged between 5-18 (or 25 years if the individual is on EHCP). Self-referrals are also accepted
Our Manchester M-Thrive | Home acts as a digital front door. This is a single Emotional Health and Well-Being Directory offering a wealth of resources and signposting to services, organisations and activities that are aligned to resources to assist children and young people and their families, services and partners
Frequently Asked Questions
You can visit a Thrive Hub in person, or you (or your parent/carer) can fill in a form to get support.
- Ages 5–8: Parents, carers, or schools can help children this age come to the Hub. We can give advice, talk about worries, and sometimes run group sessions.
- Ages 8–18: Young people can come on their own for help and advice.
- Ages 18–25: Young adults with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) can also use the Hubs.
No. Thrive Hubs don’t give medical diagnoses. We help early on to stop problems from getting bigger.
If a diagnosis might help, we can tell you where to go and who can do it.
We meet in different places depending on what works best for you.
Most sessions are at your local Hub, but we can sometimes meet at school, a youth centre, or even at home.
We’ll always check with you and your family first to decide the best place.
Before any sessions, we ask for your permission to share information.
Sometimes, we need to tell other people who help children and young people so everyone can make sure you’re safe and get the right support.
We only share what’s needed and always keep your information private and safe.