Type
Mental Health Support TeamsMental Health Support Teams (MHST) have been created to offer early intervention, low intensity, mental health support within schools for children and young people with mild to moderate mental health difficulties.
The MHST will also support the Mental Health Lead in each education setting to introduce and develop their Whole School Approach. The MHST will also offer support and advice to education setting staff to identify the most appropriate services for their need and help liaise with other appropriate services.
Schools need to sign up to work with our team and referrals are made via the Mental Health Lead in the School.
Who is this service for? School aged children and young people in education
Contact us
You can email us at: CYP.MHST@nhft.nhs.uk
How do I register for this service?
All referrals go via the Mental Health Lead within school.
Referrals will be made following the current pathway for emotional health and wellbeing needs for Children and Young People via the Referral Management Centre (RMC).
The RMC provides a single point of access for professionals to make referrals into children and young people's specialist community health services. The RMC aims to manage all referrals to ensure that children and young people are seen by the right person, with the right skills at the right time.
Teachers can also make a referral - the video below has been created to support professionals making a referral.
Meet the team
Our three teams are currently based in Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough.
Each of our teams consists of
- Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioners
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) Therapists and Supervisors
- Mental Health Practitioners and Supervisors
- Administrative Support Team
- Operational Team Lead
- Clinical Team Lead