IThrive Support
Access guides and toolkits designed to support children’s mental health.
How IThrive Support Can Help
Bolton Together’s iThrive initiative offers specialised resources and support for parents, professionals, and young people, aiming to promote mental health and wellbeing within the community. We are here to guide you through the emotional wellbeing and mental health journey.
Finding the Right Support for You
IThrive Support is designed to help different people in different ways.
Choose the area that best fits your situation to access tailored guidance.
- Parents & Carers – support for helping your child
- Young People – advice and guidance just for you
- Professionals – resources to support the young people you work with
- Neurodiversity – resources to support the neurodiverse community
✔ Understanding the emotional wellbeing and mental health support available in Bolton
✔ Explaining how pathways like CAMHS work and what to expect
✔ Guidance on referrals and accessing the right services
✔ Helping you prepare for appointments or next steps
✔ Signposting to alternative or additional support when needed
✔ Ongoing guidance to help you feel more confident navigating the system
✖ We are not a clinical or diagnostic service
✖ We do not carry out assessments for autism, ADHD, or mental health conditions
✖ We cannot make clinical decisions or act on behalf of services like CAMHS
If you are unsure about the pathway or what stage you are at, our team can talk this through with you and help you understand your options.
You are not expected to navigate this alone.
IThrive Support Resources




External Support
Crisis Support
Urgent Mental Health Support (Greater Manchester)
If you need urgent mental health support but it is not a 999 emergency:
NHS 111 (Press 2)
Available 24 hours a day
Free from mobiles and landlines
This will connect you to the local urgent mental health service.
Samaritans (All Ages)
If you are feeling overwhelmed or distressed:
Call 116 123
Available 24 hours a day
Free and confidential
CAMHS Crisis Support
If your child is already open to CAMHS, you can:
Contact your CAMHS team directly
Ask for the CAMHS Duty Worker
If you are unsure who to contact, NHS 111 (Press 2) can guide you.
Support for Young People
If a young person would prefer to speak to someone confidentially:
Childline – Call 0800 1111
Available 24 hours
Free and confidential
Online chat is also available at childline.org.uk






