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Early Break Salford:

Local Youth & Family Support

Specialist substance use support for young people and families in Salford

Early Break’s Salford hub offers locally focused support across advocacy, family services, wellbeing, peer groups, and training, all embedded within your community.

We provide specialist support for young people and families in Salford affected by substance use!

Salford, home to over 255,000 residents, is a dynamic mix of urban renewal around MediaCityUK and a strong community identity focused on education, heritage, and diversity.

Early Break brings support into this evolving borough at the heart of Greater Manchester.

Serving Salford youth and families

Salford, home to over 255,000 residents, is a dynamic mix of urban renewal around MediaCityUK.

Strong community identity focused on education, heritage, and diversity (salford.gov.uk). Early Break brings support into this evolving borough at the heart of Greater Manchester.

Our Services in Salford

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    Advocacy

    Supporting positive change around substance use

    Confidential, person-centred support for young people with drug or alcohol-related needs, offering both short and long-term interventions tailored to individual goals and circumstances.

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    Holding Families Programme

    Whole-family support through substance use challenges

    Comprehensive support for families affected by parental substance use, with two pathways, both creating space for children's voices and empowering positive family change.

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    Emotional Health & Wellbeing Groups

    Comprehensive support for mental wellness

    A range of services for children, young people and families, including mindfulness sessions, counselling, wellbeing groups and family support, all delivered with a flexible, person-centred approach in accessible community settings.

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    Cared For Children

    Emotional wellbeing support for young people in care

    Confidential, person-centred support for young people in Oldham's care system aged 5-21 (up to 25 with additional needs), offering regular sessions and drop-ins to build coping skills.

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    SafeZones

    Supporting young people through crisis moments

    A flexible, tailored service for 5-18-year-olds experiencing crisis, offering 5-7 sessions to help you move from crisis to safety.

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    Community Outreach

    Supporting Young People in Their Communities

    Early Break’s community outreach team supports young people in the places they spend time: parks, youth clubs, schools, events, and local neighbourhoods. We provide a friendly face, trusted advice, and a link to services, without pressure, judgement or formality.

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    VCSE Navigator

    Bridging support after CAMHS treatment

    Short-term support (5-8 sessions) for 5-18 year olds in Bury and Rochdale who have been discharged from CAMHS but still require assistance in maintaining progress with their emotional wellbeing.

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    Local Support Groups

    Our local support groups offer safe, welcoming spaces for young people

    These groups focus on emotional wellbeing, identity, recovery, and peer support, often shaped directly by young people’s voices and lived experience.

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    Training Courses

    Evidence-Informed CPD for Professionals

    Explore Early Break training courses for professionals. Build confidence in drug, alcohol, wellbeing and therapeutic support through CPD-accredited sessions.

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Why Work with Early Break in Salford?

We…

  • Are embedded within a borough of regeneration, education & creative growth.

  • Address local priorities like youth mental health, family stability & care experience.

  • Partner with local schools, GP networks, youth services and community organisations.

  • Are strategically located close to central transit at The Beacon Centre, London Street.

Local Partners & Agencies

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  • Logo for Bolton Safeguarding Children with text "Keeping children safe in Bolton" and a silhouette of three children in pastel colors.
  • Colorful spiral logo with the words 'Bury Youth Service' next to it.
  • Logo for First Point Family Support Services featuring stylized illustrations of diverse family members and support icons.
  • NHR Care Group logo with colorful lowercase letters and a red heart above the letter 'i'.
  • Logo with a house outline and the letters 'GM' inside, with the text 'Housing First' below.
  • Lancashire Children’s Safeguarding Assurance Partnership logo with colorful hands and text.
  • Logo of NHS Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
  • LGBT Foundation logo with bold black letters LGBT and colorful line beneath, with the word foundation in lowercase underneath.
  • Logo of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust with NHS branding
  • Logo with the text 'my no' in colorful letters and the tagline 'Meeting Your Needs Oldham' underneath.
  • Manchester City Council logo with a blue crest featuring a lion and a bird above the text 'Manchester City Council' in red and blue.
  • Logo of NHS Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.
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  • NHS Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust logo with blue and black text on a white background.
  • A circular badge with a pink and gray design that reads "the PROUD Trust" and "home of LGBT+ youth."
  • Logo of Rochdale Connections Trust featuring the acronym 'RCT' in blue with a stylized blue heart shape above and the full name beneath.
  • Logo for Living Well with the names Heywood, Middleton, Rochdale, and Pennines beneath the text.
  • The Kite Trust logo with a colorful kite and text promoting gender and sexuality support for young people.
  • Logo of Mahdlo, an OnSide Youth Zone, with the name in bold yellow and black, and the OnSide Youth Zone logo in green and black.
  • RBSCB logo with yellow sun icon, text reads Rochdale Borough Safeguarding Children Partnership
  • The word "spark" in bold red lowercase letters with a starburst design emanating from the letter "k."
  • A logo with a teal heart shape surrounding an orange circle and orange text that reads 'Safeguarding Oldham'.
  • Text reading 'The Children's Society Resolve@' on a white background.
  • A logo with a tree in the center, with green leaves forming the canopy and a brown trunk, surrounded by the text 'Thriving Young Minds' above and 'Supporting Young People and Families' below in green and brown fonts.
  • Cover page for the Trafford Strategic Safeguarding Partnership with colorful hand illustrations forming a circle.
  • Logo with the text 'TURNING POINT' in bold red letters, 'inspired by possibility' in smaller red font, and an abstract colorful butterfly or flower graphic.
  • Logo of Greater Manchester Police featuring a badge with a crown and the words 'Greater Manchester Police' and 'ER' in the center.

Meet a few of the Salford team

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    Urszula

    Emotional Health & Wellbeing
    Trauma Therapist

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    Robyn

    Advocacy Worker

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    Tia

    Holding Families Worker

  • A man with a beard and short hair, wearing a gray Nike T-shirt with a red rose logo, standing against a solid purple background.

    Reiss

    Advocacy Worker

View Our Full Team

Get in touch

Contact Early Break Salford

We're here when you need us.

The Beacon Centre, 6 London Street, Salford M6 6QT

For opening hours, check our group locations page

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Early Break Salford FAQ’s

  • We are a youth and family charity offering free, confidential support for emotional wellbeing, drug and alcohol use, and family life challenges across the North West.

  • We serve the entire borough, from Eccles, Little Hulton, and the Crescent to MediaCity and Kersal Green.

  • Yes. Self-referral is open for advocacy, holding families, wellbeing groups, and family services. Training and structured courses may require a brief enquiry step.

  • We’re based in the Beacon Centre, just off Chapel Street and close to public transport routes (tram & bus).

  • Absolutely. Our Cared‑For Children team offers bespoke advocacy and transition support.

  • Yes. Salford’s diverse population is reflected across our services, welcoming and respectful of every identity.

  • Yes. We deliver face-to-face and online CPD training courses at the Beacon Centre and community venues.

  • Yes, our peer support groups are open to all young people and families across the borough.

  • We work alongside schools, primary care, youth services, and community projects. Contact us to explore collaborations.

  • You can stay connected to Early Break in various ways listed below:

  • If you or someone you know needs urgent help, you can access our list of emergency and useful helpline numbers by clicking the Get Help Now. 

    This will open a quick-reference popup with 24/7 services and support lines for mental health, safeguarding, substance use, and crisis care.