Mental Health Support Team
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About the service
Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) are for children and young people in primary, secondary and further education (ages 5 to 18) and the education settings in which they learn.
The team has staff who are trained to deliver evidence-based low-level interventions (CBT informed) that are delivered to children and young people who are experiencing mild to moderate mental health issues – these are called Education Mental Health Practitioners/Children’s Wellbeing practitioners.
Each practitioner works into one of the allocated schools and supports the school in identifying young people who would benefit from support for their mental health. The practitioners work using a consultation model and meet with a designated person in the school titled the Senior Mental Health Lead.
During the consultation, they meet to discuss children who would benefit from one-to-one support but they also ensure that using the THRIVE model, children are signposted to the right service to meet their needs as soon as possible.
The consultation is also used to plan what the school needs from a whole-school approach to continue to make sure that children are supported to thrive in the school environment. The team delivers groups/workshops and training to school staff, as well as parents and carers.
Location
Dragon Square Community Unit 4 & 5, Dragon Square, Chesterton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 7HL
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