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Is 42nd Street right for me?

It can be hard to talk with other people about things that are worrying you.

But if the way that you are feeling is having a negative impact on your life the most important thing is not to hide it or bottle it up but to talk to someone. That’s why 42nd Street is here!

Here are some things about 42nd Street that might help you decide if we are the right service for you:
  • All our services to young people are free
  • We offer a confidential service – we won’t pass on information about you to anyone else unless you or someone else is at risk of serious harm
  • We will try and give you a choice of seeing a male or female worker
  • We will try and meet you somewhere you feel safe and can get to
  • Whether you are black, white, gay , straight, disabled, non-disabled, male, non-binary, gender fluid or female you are welcome to come to 42nd Street
  • We will treat you with respect
  • We will give you a say in the service

There are videos on each of our services as well as more information on our Services page. Here’s a short video explaining more about what we do in general and how we can help you. We made it in Salford but we do all of this across Manchester.
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Online Support

You can find out about our Online Support and make a referral to it here

Do you want to get in touch? Here’s how.

​We call this a ‘referral’ and you can refer yourself to 42nd Street.

You have to fill in this form to refer yourself to 42nd Street. It won’t take long but there are some things we need to know before we can start to support you. If you need help at any point you can call us on 0161 228 7321 between 9:30am - 5pm Monday to Friday.

Please fill in the self referral form here.

​What happens next?

​​Once we have your form, we’ll make sure we have all of the information we need to get you the right support. We’ll then arrange with you a good time to call you on the phone you if you’ve said it’s OK to do that. During that call, which might last for up to an hour, we’ll be able to talk together about how best to get you the support that you need as quickly as possible. We can answer any questions you might have about 42nd Street too.

Waiting list and times 

There is more detailed information on our Waiting Times page here.

Support while waiting 

You can join in most of our creative, group and social work programmes straight away to start with. Where you can meet other young people who may have similar interests and support needs to you. There’s no pressure, but meeting new people and getting involved in a group or project can be really helpful whilst you’re waiting for our support to begin.

There’s is more information on our Groups page as well as regular updates on our social media channels below.
We also have a list of self-help resources on our Other Resources page here, which may be useful to you. 

But if you find yourself struggling, don’t wait, get in touch with us. Our phone is operated from 9:30am to 5pm, Monday to Friday. Call us on 0161 228 7321 and tell us what’s going on.