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Who we are
Our Mental Health Support Team service will provide direct mental health support to 38 primary and secondary schools in St Helens.
The service aims to promote the early detection and prevention of mental health problems across the whole school and strengthen links between schools and mental health services.
The team will provide direct, ongoing support to schools around mental health and wellbeing. This will include:
- Providing direct interventions to pupils with mild to moderate mental health conditions, such as anxiety, low mood or behavioural difficulties.
- Where young people require specialist support, making onward referrals for pupils to local services, such as child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS).
- Providing training, education and advice to school staff to help them better support their pupils around mental and emotional wellbeing.
- Championing mental wellbeing and resilience across the whole school community, providing guidance around issues such as bullying and coping with exam stress.
The service will sit alongside and complement any existing mental health support that schools have access to.
Who is our service for?
The service will eventually provide mental health support to 39 schools in St Helens. We are currently only accepting referrals from Wave 4 Schools and our identified placement schools in Wave 6 but will be rolling the service out to all 39 schools later in the year.
Carr Mill Primary |
Cowley International College |
Holy Cross |
Holy Cross Primary School |
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School |
Merton Bank Primary School |
Parish CE Primary School |
Queen’s Park CE/URC Primary School |
Rivington Primary School |
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic High School |
St Cuthbert's Catholic High School |
St.Anne’s Catholic Primary School |
St.Mary & St.Thomas’ CE Primary School |
St.Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Birchley |
St.Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Blackbrook |
St.Peter and St.Paul Catholic Primary School |
St.Theresa’s Catholic Primary School |
St.Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School |
Allanson Street Primary School |
Haydock High School |
Legh Vale Primary School |
Rainford Brook Lodge Community Primary School |
Rainford CE Primary School |
Rainford High School |
St Teresa’s Catholic Primary School |
Ashurst Primary School |
Bleak Hill Primary School |
Broad Oak Community Primary School |
Chapel End Primary School |
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School |
Eccleston Mere Primary School |
Garswood Primary School |
Grange Valley Primary School |
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School |
Rectory CofE Primary School |
St Aidan's CofE Community Primary School |
St Austin's Catholic Primary School |
St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School |
St James' Church of England Primary School |
St John Vianney Catholic Primary School |
St Julie's Catholic Primary School |
MHST has now implemented a new consultation process therefore we no longer require a referral form to be completed. Please speak with the practitioner allocated to your school or contact the team on 01925 664120. You will be asked to confirm the demographic information for the young person you are referring, and confirm that parental consent has been given.
Name of Course |
Course description |
Who is this for/ How to book on |
Course duration |
Introduction to MHST |
An introduction to MHST, who we are, what we offer and the interventions we provide. Guidance around consultation and referral process |
Staff.
|
Half a day course. Can be adapted to twilight session |
What is Mental Health? An introduction |
To gain knowledge around recognising the signs and symptoms of mental health issues in CYP |
Staff |
1-1.5 hour |
Anxiety Awareness |
Classroom presentation covering signs, symptoms, causes and where to get support. |
Pupils (primary and secondary) and staff |
1-1.5 hour |
Transition support |
Introduction to Sessions and accompanying materials Tips for managing your child’s transition Signposting for additional support |
Pupils (primary and secondary), staff and parent/carer
|
1-1.5 hour |
Exam Stress |
To gain an understanding on how to recognise and cope with stress from exams |
Pupils (primary and secondary), staff and parent/carer Online workbook available as resource |
1-1.5 hour |
Emotional regulation |
To gain knowledge and understanding around recognising emotional dysregulation and tips on how to manage this. |
Pupils (primary and secondary), staff and parent/carers |
1-1.5 hour |
To arrange a training session, please contact your schools allocated EMHP on 01925 664120 or alternatively email
to request a training session or further information from your schools allocated EMHP.