Mental Health Support Team - support for children and young people

The Mental Health Support Team (MHST) will support children and young people with emerging, mild or moderate mental health difficulties which may be affecting day to day life. The project initially is for those pupils on roll at 12 schools in Wokingham.

Depending on the age of the child or young person, we may work either directly with them or with their parents. The Mental Health Support Team will also work with school staff and offer support on different levels with the aim of developing and supporting a whole school approach to mental health.

The team consists of:

Senior Educational Psychologist
Primary Mental Health Workers
A Specialist CAMHS practitioner
An Outreach worker
Educational Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs)
Administrator

How To Access the Service

Young people under 16 years old

Parent/Guardians can use the Wokingham Mental Health Support Team referral form (PDF document)
Parent/Guardians can speak to the Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO) or Senior Mental Health Lead (SMHL) at school and they will complete the referral form with you.
Young people can also speak to a member of school staff, School Nurse, their GP or any other professional who works with them who could support them with completing a referral.

Young people who are 16 years or over

Can self-refer
Or a referral can be supported with consent from the young person.

Urgent help

The MHST is unable to provide urgent or emergency support.

If your concerns are serious, urgent or complex in nature, please visit the Berkshire NHS Healthcare Children, Young Poeple and Families website where you will find all contact details as well as other sources of support and what to do if you are concerned about a child or young person's safety.

Contact information

Telephone: 0118 974 6000 0118 974 6000
E-mail: mhstadmin@wokingham.gov.uk

When is it On/Open ?

Date & Time Information: Our service is open Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.

Accessing this service

Eligibility Criteria

Participating schools:

Our service is only available to children and young people who attend, or are on roll at one of the following schools, and with emerging or mild to moderate emotional and mental health difficulties:

The Forest
The Holt
Maiden Erlegh
St. Crispins
Foundry College
All Saints Primary
Hawkedon Primary
Keep Hatch Primary
South Lake Primary
Winnersh Primary
Loddon Primary
Hawthorns Primary

For children and young people who live in Wokingham, but do not attend these schools, please visit Emotional Wellbeing Hub.

What is the Emotional Wellbeing Hub?

The Emotional Wellbeing Hub provides a central point of contact for young people, families, and professionals to access emotional wellbeing services.

This service is for people who have concerns about the emotional wellbeing of a child or young person aged between 0 and 19 years (25 years for those who are disabled) living within Wokingham Borough. Young people aged 12 years and above can self-refer, with parental consent, whilst those aged 16 years plus do not require consent (unless disabled or in specific circumstances).