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.
Click the link below to refer to MHST
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.


Current MHST partner Schools and Colleges





Ambleside Academy




Bilborough College




Blue Bell Hill Primary and Nursery School




Bluecoat Aspley Academy




Bluecoat Beechdale Academy




Bluecoat Bentinck Primary




Bluecoat Primary Academy




Bluecoat Sixth Form




Bluecoat Trent Academy




Bluecoat Wollaton Academy




Brocklewood Primary and Nursery School




Bulwell Academy




Bulwell St. Mary's Primary & Nursery School




Burford Primary School




Cantrell Primary School




Claremont Primary School




Confetti College




Crabtree Farm School




Denewood Academy




Djanogly City Academy




Djanogly Northgate




Djanogly sixth form




Djanogly Strelley Academy




Dovecote Primary and Nursery School




Dunkirk Primary and Nursery




Edale Rise Primary & Nursery School




Ellis Guilford School




Farnborough Spencer Academy




Fernwood Primary school




Firbeck Academy




Forest Fields Primary




FUEL Independent School




Glade Hill primary




Glapton Academy




Glenbrook Primary School




Greenfields Community Primary School




Haydn Primary School




Heathfield Primary School




Hempshill Vale Primary school




HHLEC (Hospital and home education school)




Highbank Primary and Nursery School




Huntingdon Academy




Jubilee L.E.A.D. Academy




Melbury Primary




Mellors Primary School




Middleton Primary School




Nethergate Academy




Nottingham Academy - Site 1 - Greenwood Road




Nottingham Academy - Site 2 - Sneinton Boulevard




Nottingham Academy - Wells Road




Nottingham College:
City Hub,
Adams,
Wheeler Gate,
Basford Hall,
Stoney Street,
High Pavement - Sixth Form =x5 sites)




Nottingham Emmanuel School




Nottingham Free School




Nottingham Girls' Academy




Nottingham Primary Academy




Nottingham University Academy of Science and Technology




Nottingham University Samworth Academy




Oakfield School and Special Sports College




Oakwood Academy




Old Basford Primary school




Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School




Park Vale Academy




Portland Spencer Academy




Progression to Work




Rise Park Primary School




Rosehill School




Rosslyn Primary and Nursery School




Rufford Primary and Nursery School




Scotholme Primary and Nursery School




Seely Primary School




Snape Wood Primary and Nursery School




Sneinton St Stephens C of E Primary School




Southglade Primary School




Southwark Primary school




Southwold Primary School




Springfield Academy




St Ann's Well Academy




St Augustine's Primary School




St Mary's Catholic Academy




St Teresa's Catholic Primary School




Stanstead primary School




Sycamore Academy




The Fernwood School




The Wells Academy




Trinity School




Victoria Primary School




Walter Halls Primary School




Warren Academy




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.


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. More are being developed and there will be some targeted at supporting caregivers.
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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