THRIVE Hull

THRIVE Hull Offer

In Hull the national THRIVE Framework has been adopted to describe the range of emotional and mental health provision available.  The successful Head Start Hull bid and subsequent implementation has no doubt helped strategic leaders to recognise fully the importance of good emotional and mental health for our children. This is reflected in the City’s Health and Wellbeing Strategy and Hull’s Early Help and Prevention Strategy where it is a clear priority over the coming years. In Hull we are continuing to embed the THRIVE framework to help plan and implement change in Hull. The revised priorities outlined in the CYP Transformation Plan for 2020/21 included further developing an integrated system of support that aligns with the THRIVE quadrants.

The THRIVE Framework provides us with a set of principles for creating a coherent and resource-efficient community of mental health and wellbeing support for children, young people, and families. The Framework is needs-led, and person centred, and our aim is to use the principles of THRIVE to further build and refine our provision.

The THRIVE Framework conceptualises five needs-based groupings for young people with mental health issues and their families. Each of the five groupings is distinct in terms of the: Needs and/or choices of the individuals within each group / Skill mix required to meet this need / resources required to meet the needs and/or choices of people in that group (as shown in diagram below):

HeadStart Hull was a National Lottery Community Fund programme, which aimed to:

“Enable children and young people to have positive mental health and well-being, thrive in ‘their communities’ and to ‘bounce back’ from life’s challenges”

It was one of six HeadStart programmes being run across England, from 2017 to 2022..

HeadStart Hull , now Thrive Hull, was a collection of services and interventions for supporting young people’s emotional health and well-being, based on the views of young people, staff, parents and the learning from its two-year pilot project.

The programme took an ‘asset-based’ approach, which meant making sure young people had the skills and support they needed so they can could with difficulties, such as:

• A trio of trusted adults

• Aspirations for the future

• Confidence and self-esteem

• Positive peer networks

• Stronger family networks

Who did HeadStart Hull work with?

• Young people, so they could help shape the HeadStart Hull programme and have a say on the issues regarding emotional health and well-being that mattered to them.

• Schools, youth centres and other organisations across Hull to help them support young people better.

• Other organisations who were able to provide extra support around emotional health and well-being, such as Turn2Us drop-ins, Play Rangers, Peer Mentors, group work, counselling or resilience coaches.