No Limits backs Young Futures Hubs Blueprint

11th March 2025

No Limits are backing a blueprint produced by the Fund the Hubs campaign to help government officials in the design and development of Young Futures hubs. The blueprint calls on the Government to set out a roadmap to deliver a hub in every local authority area, building on existing early support hubs.

Fund the Hubs campaign was founded in 2020 in response to growing mental health needs experienced by children and young people. This campaign is led by the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition, Centre for Mental Health, Youth Access, YoungMinds, Mind, The Children’s Society, Black Thrive Global and the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.

This blueprint is intended to support the Department for Education, the Home Office, and the Department of Health and Social Care, as well as No.10 and wider government departments in the design and development of Young Futures hubs.

No Limits will be joining other YIACS (youth information, counselling, advice and support services) in presenting the blueprint at a round table discussion with civil servants today.

The blueprint includes seven recommendations for the Government:

1. Use the upcoming Spending Review to commit to a multi-year funding package for the roll out of Young Futures hubs. We estimate that £169 million per year is required to roll out a hub in every local area, with a further £74m to £121m needed for capital and set up costs.

2. Carry out a comprehensive, cross-government consultation on delivering open access support for children and young people. This should include meaningful engagement with existing service providers, as well as establishing a ‘national design panel’ to co-design these services with young people.

3. Take a cross-departmental approach throughout the development of the Young Futures programme, ensuring that it aligns with long-term, cross-departmental strategies such as the Youth Strategy, the Child Poverty Strategy, and the 10-year Health Plan.

4. Develop joint commissioning guidance for local areas on implementing Young Futures hubs. This should include a mandated level of funding for hub services to ensure they are adequately resourced.

5. Work with existing hub providers to design a clear and consistent outcomes framework that captures both quantitative and qualitative data.

6. Set out a workforce development plan to support the roll-out of hubs.

7. Put in place a mechanism to capture and share learning and quality practice from hubs to support continuous development.

Read more here: cypmhc.org.uk/publications/a-blueprint-for-young-futures-hubs