Referrals

Mental Health Support Teams in Schools (MHST)

Mental Health Support Teams in Schools (MHST) are part of a national programme to reduce inequalities and increase access to mental health support for children and young people.

The LPT service works with almost 100 schools across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

The teams offer support to children and young people who are experiencing:

low mood
worry
anxiety and avoidance (eg simple phobias or separation anxiety)
sleep difficulties

The team can provide techniques and strategies to children and young people, either on a direct 1:1 basis, or within school groups. MHST also work closely with parents/carers to help them understand and support their child’s mental health.

The team work collaboratively with the school’s mental health lead and senior leadership team to raise awareness and promote better mental health for everyone as part of the school’s ‘Whole School and College Approach‘.

Referral criteria

MHST provides support to children and young people aged 5-18 years (in education) who attend one of the participating schools. MHST is an early-intervention service for children and young people who are experiencing low to moderate mental health concerns.

Referral process

Mental health concerns regarding specific children and young people are referred by the school’s mental health lead following discussion with the MHST team. Consent is obtained from parents/carers prior to consultation. Advice and signposting to other appropriate services can also be provided by MHST.

Criteria exclusion

The team cannot help with more serious, complex or clinical mental health disorders. For example, a young person needing help for clinical depression could not be helped by this service - instead they would need to speak to their GP to get further support from a different service.

How to access this service

If your child is based in a school with a Mental Health Support Team, they can speak to a teacher, member of school staff or mental health support lead to find out more about when the team visit.

Alternatively, young people who need support can speak directly to one of our Educational Mental Health Practitioners if they see them around school.

Where are the team working?

City East
Primary	Secondary
Abbey Mead Primary Academy	Orchard Mead Academy
North Mead Primary Academy	Rushey Mead Academy
Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy	Crown Hills Community College
Thurnby Mead Primary Academy
Willowbrook Mead Primary Academy
Green Lane Infant School
City Central
Belgrave St Peter’s C of E	Judgemeadow Community College
Spinney Hill Primary School	The City of Leicester College
Avenue Primary School	Beauchamp City College 6th Form
Taylor Road Primary
Sparkenhoe Community Primary School
City West
Braunstone Frith Primary Academy	Castle Mead Academy
Caldecote Community Primary School	Fullhurst Community College
Dovelands Primary School	New College
Forest Lodge Academy
Inglehurst Infants
Inglehurst Juniors
Parks Primary School
Braunstone Community Primary
Christ The King Catholic Voluntary Academy
Queensmead Primary Academy
St Mary Fields Primary
City South
Granby Primary School	Lancaster Academy
Marriott Primary School	Sir Jonathan North Girls College
Millgate School	Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School
Overdale Infant School	Millgate School
Overdale Junior School
Rolleston Primary School
Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School
Eyres Monsell Primary
Montrose School
St John the Baptist Primary School
City North
Avanti Fields School (3-18yrs)	Avanti Fields School (3-18yrs)
Krishna Avanti Primary	Gateway 6th Form College
Sandfield Close Primary School	Soar Valley College
Whitehall Primary School
City North-West
Alderman Richard Hallam Primary School	Babington Academy
Fosse Mead Primary Academy	Beaumont Leys Secondary
Stokes Wood Primary School	Brook Mead Academy
Woodstock Primary Academy	English Martyrs’ Catholic School
Leicestershire – Charnwood
Broomfield Primary School	Martin High
St Winefride’s Catholic Voluntary Academy	The Roundhill Academy
The Merton Primary School	The Cedars Academy
Woolden Hill Primary School
Hinckley and North West Leicestershire
Broom Leys Primary School	Ibstock community College
Forest Way School	Redmoor Academy
Newlands Community Primary School	Saint Martin’s Catholic Academy
Richmonds Primary School	The Castle Rock School
St Simon and St Jude C of E Primary School	The Newbridge School
The Fusion Academy	The Fusion Academy
Townlands C of E Primary Academy	Forest Way School
Warren Hills Primary School
Westfield Infant School
Loughborough
Christchurch and Saint Peter’s CofE Primary School (Mountsorrel)	De Lisle College
Cobden Primary School	Limehurst Academy
Holywell Primary School	Rawlins Academy
Mountfields Lodge School	Woodbrook Vale School
Robert Bakewell Primary
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
St Mary’s Catholic Primary School
Thorpe Acre Infants
Thorpe Acre Primary
Rendell Primary School
Woodhouse Eaves St Paul’s Church Of England Primary School
Melton and Rutland
Brooke Hill Academy	Casterton College Rutland
Brownlow Primary School	Catmose College
Cottesmore Academy	John Ferneley College
Edith Weston Academy	Long Field Spencer Academy
English Martyrs’ Catholic Voluntary Academy	Melton Vale Sixth Form College
Exton & Greetham CofE Primary School	Uppingham Community College
Great Casterton CofE Primary School
St Francis Catholic Primary School
Sherard Primary School
St Mary & St John C.E.V.A. Primary school
St Nicholas C of E Primary School
Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre
The Grove Primary School
Oadby and Wigston
Brookside Primary School	Manor High School
Water Leys Primary School	Wigston Academy
Langmoor Primary School – OWLS Academy Trust	Beauchamp College

What conditions do you cover

low mood
worry management
anxiety and avoidance (eg simple phobias or separation anxiety)
panic management
sleep difficulties
irritability
problem solving
challenging thoughts

Contact info

llr.mhst@nhs.net