Thursday 9 October
The Yor Community Wellbeing Hub was made possible following over £2.4m of funding from NHS England. It brings together our trust, Council and voluntary service partners to provide a range of wellbeing and mental health support to adults aged 18+.
The Yor Community Wellbeing Hub is the second hub to open in the city, with a third in the planning. The hubs offer local people wellbeing and mental health support in the heart of their local communities, without the need to travel across the city.
What to expect
Open six days a week initially – Monday and Tuesday 9am to 5pm and Wednesday to Saturday 8am to 8pm, the hub will provide a calm and comfortable environment for anyone needing mental health and wellbeing support. A multidisciplinary team, including trust staff, statutory and voluntary services staff will be on hand to provide a comfortable space and a listening ear if you need to talk, access to support for a range of mental health needs and build connections to wider support available in the community.
A partnership approach
The hub is part of the Connecting our City programme and supports the ambitions of the NHS 10-year health plan to move from hospital to community provision. Thanks to the NHS England funding plans are also in place to eventually extend the hours of the Acomb Garth hub to 24-hours a day, seven-days-a-week.
The development of the hub has been a collaborative approach with partners from across the York Mental Health Partnership, people with lived experience, carers and local residents, all having input into its design and delivery.
It’s been fantastic to work with both partners and people who have experience of using our services, to develop the new hub. We’ve listened to the views of local people to really understand what will make a difference to them and to make sure that the Hub building and the services offered meet the needs of the local community. It’s wonderful to be able to open the doors to people for the first time.
Brian Cranna, Director, Care Group Director of Operations and Transformation at Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust (TEWV)
The hub brings staff from a wide range of services together under one roof to work closely to meet the varied needs of those looking for support. Their wide range of skills, experience and knowledge allows people to access the support that’s right for them quickly and easily.
The new Yor Community Hub gives people in the west of York access to fast and effective support, as the hub at Clarence Street does for residents in the north of the city. We continue to plan for a third hub to ensure the whole city is covered with community-based, high quality mental health support
Councillor Lucy Steels-Walshaw, Executive Member for Health and Adult Social Care at City of York Council
The new mental health and wellbeing hub at Acomb Garth is an exciting neighbourhood-based development, offering a friendly and welcoming place and space. The hub is testimony to the dedication and collaborative commitment of the Connecting Our City programme team, mental health partners, people with lived experience and the hub team. We know from a pilot phase that people really value being able to access local, compassionate and caring support
York Mental Health Partnership Co-Chairs, Professor Lynne Gabriel OBE and Dr Steve Wright
