Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs)

We want you to know about our Mental Health Support Team in Nottingham City!

Our Mental Health Support Team (MHST) in Nottingham City is a special group of people who help others when they're feeling sad, worried, or not quite themselves. Our team has caring professionals who can talk to you and help you feel better. They're like superheroes for your feelings! If you ever need someone to talk to or feel down, you can ask a grown-up to find these teams to help you. It is important to remember that it's okay to ask for help when you are not feeling your best.

Our Mission in Nottingham City:

We are committed to working in participation with children, teenagers and their families to make sure they are part of decisions that shape the services they receive.

We are committed to teaching everyone to be aware of their thoughts and feelings and making sure that children, young people and families have a say in getting help and support.

We are accountable for gathering information about what happens to make sure we’re doing a good job in helping children and young people feel happy and healthy.

We ensure that our service is accessible for all, making it easier for young people to use our services and get involved.

We use Evidence- based treatments and plans that we’re sure are good at helping children and young people feel better.

Mental Health Referral Form

More about us

The Mental Health Support Team (MHST) in Nottingham City currently offers support across over 70 schools and colleges within the city. This team is part of a project funded by the NHS to make sure that Children in both Primary and Secondary schools, as well as colleges gain timely mental health support they need and deserve.

MHST’s have three core functions:

1) They offer evidence-based support for mild-to-moderate mental health issues.

2) Educational Mental Health Practitioners (EMHP’s) and a team of specialist practitioners assist the Senior Mental Health Lead in schools and colleges to create or develop a whole school or college approach.

3) Provide timely guidance to education staff and connect with specialists to ensure children and young people receive the right support and stay in education.

Click on the links below to be introduced to our MHST

Intro to MHST Primary link

Intro to MHST Secondary link

MHSTs offer support to help you if you are feeling sad, worried or are struggling with your feelings.

For more information about the overarching aims of the development of MHST teams the National Health Service (NHS) have developed the following page:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/mental-health/cyp/trailblazers/

What we offer – Information for Children & Young People

We offer interventions that have been shown to help support children and young people overcome difficulties with their mental health and wellbeing. These may be offered on a 1-1 basis or with your parents/caregivers.

Most of our interventions use Cognitive Behavioural Therapy approaches. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is a type of therapy that focusses on your thoughts, feelings, and behaviour and how these three things interact.

Here is a link which gives a nice overview of accessing CBT from the perspective of a young person. A film about Children and Young People's Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Programme (CYP IAPT) by young people from Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust.

Nottingham City Targeted CAMHS team and the Nottingham City MHST teams have been working together to develop video clips for Children and Young People and professionals around ways of coping with worry, problem solving, mood management, grounding techniques and other areas.

Have a look at the link YouTube CAMHS Nottingham City

What we offer – Information for Parents & Professionals

We deliver a range of evidence-based interventions focused on mild to moderate anxiety, low mood, and behavioural difficulties.

This may include interventions such as:

Helping Your Child with Fears and Worries programme: An individual guided self-help intervention for parents of anxious children aged 12 and under.
The Incredible Years: An individual guided self-help parenting intervention for parents of primary aged pupils (3-8 years old).
Worry management for children experiencing anxiety (Year 6 and above).
Graded exposure (facing feared situations step by step) for children with phobias and other anxiety difficulties (Year 6 and above).
Brief Behavioural Activation Support for young people to explore and develop helpful coping strategies specific to improving low mood (Year 6 and above).
Within our team we also have both Trainee and qualified Cognitive Behavioural Therapists who can support with symptoms indicative of specific anxiety difficulties such as OCD (obsessive compulsive behaviour), GAD (generalised anxiety disorder) or trauma related difficulties and symptoms indicative of moderate depression.

Here is link to our MHST Brochure:

Current MHST partner Schools and Colleges

Bilborough College

Bluecoat Aspley Academy

Bluecoat Beechdale Academy

Bluecoat Bentinck Primary School

Bluecoat Primary Academy

Bluecoat Wollaton Academy

Bluecoat Sixth Form

Blue Bell Hill Primary and Nursery School

Brocklewood Primary and Nursery School

Bulwell Academy

Bulwell St. Mary’s Primary & Nursery School

Burford Primary School

Cantrell Primary School

Claremont Primary School

Crabtree Farm School

Denewood Academy

Djanogly City Academy

Djanogly Strelley Academy

Dovecote Primary and Nursery School

Edale Rise Primary & Nursery School

Ellis Guilford School

Farnborough Spencer Academy

Firbeck Academy

Glapton Academy

Glenbrook Primary School

Heathfield Primary School

Highbank Primary and Nursery School

Huntingdon Academy

Jubilee L.E.A.D. Academy

Middleton Primary School

Nethergate Academy

Nottingham Academy – Wells Road

Nottingham Academy – Site 1 – Greenwood Road

Nottingham Academy – Site 2 – Sneinton Boulevard

Nottingham Primary Academy

Nottingham Emmanuel School

Nottingham Free School

Nottingham Girls’ Academy

Nottingham University Samworth Academy

Nottingham College – City Hub, Adams, Wheegate, Basford Hall, Stoney Street

Oakfield School and Special Sports College

Oakwood Academy

Parkvale Academy

Portland Spencer Academy

Rosslyn Primary and Nursery School

Rufford Primary and Nursery School

Seely Primary School

Snape Wood Primary and Nursery School

Springfield Academy

Sneinton St Stephens C of E Primary School

Southglade Primary School

Stanstead primary School

St Ann’s Well Academy

St Augustine's Primary School

Sycamore Academy

The Farnborough Academy

The Wells Academy

Trinity School

Victoria Primary School

Warren Academy

Walter Halls Primary School

Welbeck Primary School

Westbury Academy

Whitegate Primary and Nursery School

Whitemoor Academy

William Booth Primary School

Windmill L.E.A.D. Academy

Woodlands Academy

The MHST also offers support to school staff by:

Delivering training on various mental health topics.
Offering consultations (individual or group) where staff can think through. their concerns or difficulties regarding students or class groups.
Working with staff to support students individually.
Supporting staff wellbeing.
Delivering bespoke workshops in schools for children and young people. addressing a range of themes, such as emotional resilience, preparing for transition and managing fears or preparing for exams and managing stress.
Peer mentoring within secondary schools.

Have a look at the link YouTube CAMHS Nottingham City

We have a YouTube playlist for frontline professionals who have everyday contact with the children & young people of Nottingham - Professionals - How You Doing?

We hope that these short videos can provide you with an understanding of different mental health presentations as well as strategies to support children & young people manage in the following areas:

Biological regulation – the links between body and mind
Worry Management – how to overcome excessive worrying
Problem solving – a practical guide
Coping Skills – how to enhance resilience
Mood management – strategies to improve mood

All the above also come with links to useful resources – this can be found in the description of each video.

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Who to contact

E-mail: MHSTNottsCity@nottinghamcity.gov.uk

Other Details

Availability

Referral required

Yes

Referral Details

If Children or Young People are experiencing severe difficulties, where symptoms are having a significant impact on their daily life, requiring more help you can refer to your local Targeted CAMHS Single Point of Access via 0115 876 4000.

If you are a young person or parent needing urgent support outside of office hours after 5pm, then please contact the CAMHS Crisis Team on 0808 196 3779. This number is accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If you are concerned that you or someone you are calling about is at immediate risk of harm to themselves, then please attend your local A&E department.

Young people under 11 years’ old and on roll of a project school

Parent/Caregivers can use the online Mental Health Referral Form

Parent/Caregivers can call: 0115 876 4899

Parent/Caregivers can Text: 07874 633 715

Parent/Guardians can speak to the Senior Mental Health Lead (SMHL) at school, and they will complete a simple referral form with you.

Young people can also speak to a member of school staff who works with them who could support them with completing a referral.

Young people who are 11 years or over and on roll of a project school

Can self-refer using the online Mental Health Referral Form

Can self-refer by calling: 0115 876 4899

Can self-refer by Texting: 07874 633 715