Mental Health Support Team (MHST)

We are really pleased to be involved with the NHS Mental Health Support Team project, working with (amongst other team members) Nicola Boswell, Morven Parker and Katie Brunskill to help support our children to better understand mental health and our feelings. This is a new project in the county that delivers evidence-based psychological interventions in school, specifically for children with mild to moderate mental health difficulties.

The three core functions of the MHST are:

•Delivering evidence-based interventions for mild to moderate mental health issues

•Supporting the senior mental health lead in each education setting to introduce or develop their whole school or college approach

•Giving timely advice to school and college staff, and liaising with external specialist services, to help children and young people to get the right support and stay in education

Click the button below to find a leaflet explaining more about the MHST

Meet the team

Please click on the names below to see the profile and meet the team:

Referrals

For any parents that would like to make a referral for their child, please first enquire about this with Mr Wright at school who would then follow this up in a consultation with MHST if it is appropriate.

Podcasts

Below you will find the MHST podcasts, which are a really great tool for parents to listen into and/or share relevant parts with their child. The podcasts are about 10 minutes long and offer tips on topics such as sleep, health, food and much more. We would encourage parents to listen to the podcasts themselves first before sharing sections with their child.

There is a also link to a survey which will help the NHS team influence further podcasts:

https://ratemynhs.co.uk/survey/ba5be8de-0744-4f5d-9684-cda725e26b0d

Promoting positive mental health for children and young people We know last year has been extremely difficult for everyone, so we the Mental Health Support Team (MHST) have continued to work hard to find creative ways to reach out to the children and young people that we work with.

Promoting positive mental health for children and young people... Join us to celebrate the launch of our new service! MHST is now working as a live mental health service in schools to support children and young people with their mental health. Meet the team and hear about our party tricks!

Promoting positive mental health for children and young people... As January is coming to an end, how have you been doing with your New Year's resolutions? Join us as we chat about our own resolutions and how we have been keeping on top of them.

Promoting positive mental health for children and young people... Join us to chat about the national campaign, Time to Talk, featuring our special guests from the peer support team.

Promoting positive mental health for children and young people... Do you need to show yourself some self-love? Join us to hear how we keep on top of managing our own wellbeing and see if you can take any tips to try at home.

Promoting positive mental health for children and young people... Does health and nutrition seem to be an extra pressure in your daily life? It doesn't have to be that way! Check out this podcast for easy and fun ways to stay on top of your health and nutrition.

Promoting positive mental health for children and young people... Do you crave getting those eight hours a night? Check out our podcast for useful hints and tips and say goodbye to counting those sheep at night.