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Providing Care with Purpose

Empowering Young People to Overcome Crises with Resilience, Support and Hope.

Young Crisis Hub a CQC‑regulated provider delivering bespoke, therapeutic care and support for children and young people with high-level needs. Grounded in relational neuroscience and trauma-informed practice, our goal is to help young individuals return to their developmental pathway and reach their full potential.

Who Can We Support?

We work with children and young people aged 8–25 who present with a range of challenges.

Discover the Services Available

We provide responsive care across a spectrum of needs, from crisis diversion to supported living, always tailored to the individual.

Make a Referral

Ready to refer? Fill out a simple form and one of our dedicated team of nurses and support workers will get back to you.

Our Service Pathways

Hospital Diversions

We offer effective hospital diversion services to support young people in distress and reduce unnecessary hospital admissions.

Edge of Care

Our edge of care service is designed to support young people and their families at critical points - before a crisis escalates or statutory care becomes necessary

Short Breaks & Respite

Short Breaks, also known as respite care, provide children and young people with opportunities to spend time away from their primary carers.

About Young Crisis Hub

The Young Crisis Hub offers an innovative and evidence-based therapeutic model derived from a nuanced understanding of healthy childhood development, relational neuroscience, and the impacts of trauma and attachment.

Emphasising the importance of improving outcomes for children and young people, the Young Crisis Hub ensures theory translates effectively into practice with clear goal-directed implementation ‘road maps’, and robust review processes. Through blending social and medical models of care, the Young Crisis Hub aims to successfully and efficiently support children and young people back onto their appropriate developmental pathway, to achieve their full potential.

TESTIMONIALS

What People Have to Say about Young Crisis Hub

Our Team

We are a multi-disciplinary group of professionals who care deeply about making a difference in young lives. From frontline carers to senior clinicians, each team member is trained in trauma-informed, neurodiversity-affirming practice – and shares our commitment to compassionate, consistent care.

Michael Wigington

Founding Director/CEO

Linda Stanbury

Director of Operations

Meggi Sparkes

Head of Governance, Quality and Safeguarding

Jenna Blackshaw

HR Manager

Ella Martin

Care Co-ordinator

Emily Southwell

Partnerships Manager

Looking for Non-Crisis Support?

Young Crisis Hub is for children and young people who are in high level of need. For those who need non-urgent assessments, we operate Young Wellbeing Hub and Harley Street ADHD.

Harley Street ADHD provide high-quality assessments and support to adults with neurodevelopmental and mental health needs.

Young Wellbeing Hub is a CQC-registered provider of high-quality neurodevelopmental assessments, mental health assessments and support for children and young people.

Looking for non-crisis support?

Young Crisis Hub is for children and young people who are in high level of need. For those who need non-urgent assessments, we operate Young Wellbeing Hub and Harley Street ADHD.

Harley Street ADHD provide high-quality assessments and support to adults with neurodevelopmental and mental health needs.

Young Wellbeing Hub is a CQC-registered provider of high-quality neurodevelopmental assessments, mental health assessments and support for children and young people.

Young Wellbeing Hub Chief Executive Michael Wigington

Michael Wigington

Founding Director/CEO

Michael has been working consultatively with some of the leading NHS trusts and private services in the UK, helping them to attract the very best talent and reduce their waiting times considerably for the past 7 years.

At 15, growing up in Dagenham, Essex, Michael was forced to leave school before completing his GCSEs due to his own mental health challenges and is now passionate about helping young people have better access to mental health and education support.</p>

Michael founded the Young Crisis Hub, from his desire to provide children and young people with access to the very best clinicians within the UK, ensuring they are delivered the highest levels of care and service.

Meggi Sparkes

Head of Governance, Quality and Safeguarding

Meggi is Head of Governance, Quality and Safeguarding for Young Crisis Hub. She is the named person for CQC and Designated Safeguarding Lead and chairs the governance meetings.