Mental Health Support Teams

Nottinghamshire CAMHS Mental Health Support Team

The CAMHS Mental Health Support Team is a new collaborative service across health and education, available in project schools across Nottinghamshire.

We are an early intervention mental health and wellbeing service in schools aimed at providing support for children, young people and families around low-level emotional wellbeing needs, such as anxiety, low mood, managing emotions, and sleep. We link in directly with Nottinghamshire CAMHS teams and provide in school sessions to promote positive mental health. Our work is delivered on a 1:1 and group/workshop basis.

We also provide additional well-being training for teachers to promote and maintain their own mental health as they promote a wider whole school approach to mental health.

The schools included in this project have a member of staff who is a designated Mental Health Lead, who will act as the link between the service and school and they can refer directly into our service. For a list of schools, currently signed up to the project please follow this link.

We will also take self referrals from young people and their families directly into the CAMHS Single Point of Access (SPA) on 0115 854 2299. We will ask your permission before informing school of your participation in the project.

Referrals should please be sent to SPAReferrals@nottshc.nhs.uk (please note this email address is case sensitive and once received you will be sent an automatic reply to acknowledge receipt)

For enquiries please contact CAMHSMHSTTrailblazer1@nottshc.nhs.uk or call the office on 0115 876 0167.

Schools list

MHST Bassetlaw

Outwood Academy Portland
Outwood Academy Valley
Retford Oaks Academy
Serlby Park Academy
St Giles School
The Elizabethan Academy
Tuxford Academy

MHST Broxtowe

Albany Infant and Nursery
Albany Juniors
Alderman Pounder Infant and Nursery
Bramcote Church of England Primary
Bramcote College
Bramcote Hills Primary
Beeston Fields Primary and Nursery
Chilwell School
Greasley Beauvale Primary
Hall Park Academy
John Clifford Primary
Lawrence View Primary and Nursery
Priory Catholic Voluntary Academy
Round Hill Primary
St John's Church of England Primary
Springbank Primary and Nursery
Sunnyside Spencer Academy Primary and Nursery
The Alderman White
The Florence Nightingale Academy
The Lanes Primary (2 sites)
Trowell Church of England Primary
Wadsworth Field Primary

MHST Gedling

Burton Joyce Primary School
Carlton Junior Academy
Carlton Le Willows
Christ the King
Derrymount School
Good Shepherd School
Haddon Primary School
Holy Cross Primary R/C
Netherfield Primary School
Parkdale Primary
Porchester Junior School
Sacred Heart Primary R/C
St John Baptist Primary School
Standhill Infants School
The Carlton Academy
Westdale Infants School
Westdale Junior School
Willow Farm

MHST Mansfield and Ashfield

Ashfield School
Birklands Primary School
Church Vale Primary
Eastland (The Welbeck Federation of Schools)
Greenwood Primary School
Hetts Lane
High Oakham
Huthwaite All Saints Infant School
King Edward primary
Kirkby Woodhouse School
Mansfield Primary Academy
Mapplewells Primary
Meden School
Netherfield infant and Nursery school (The Welbeck Federation of Schools)
Orchard Primary
Sherwood Junior School
St Peters C of E Primary
The West park Academy
Woodland View Primary

MHST Newark and Sherwood

Barnby Road Academy Primary and Nursery
Bilsthorpe Flying High Academy
Bishop Alexander LEAD Academy
Christ Church Church of England Infant and Nursery School
Chuter Ede Primary (2 sites)
Coddington Church of England Primary and Nursery
Forest View Academy
John Hunt Primary and Nursery
Kneesall Church of England Primary
Lovers Lane Primary and Nursery
Magnus Church of England Academy
Maun Infant and Nursery
Mount Church of England Primary and Nursery
St Mary's Church of England Primary
St Peters Cross Keys Church of England Academy
The Dukeries Academy
The Kings Church of England Primary Academy
The Newark Academy
The Parkgate Academy
The Sir Donald Bailey Academy
The Suthers School
Walesby Church of England Primary
Winthorpe Primary

MHST Rushcliffe

All Saints Elston
Archbishop Cranmer
Ash Lea Special School
Carnarvon Primary School
Cotgrave Candleby Lane School
Cotgrave C of E Primary School
Cropwell Bishop
East Bridgford St Peters C of E
Flintham Primary School
Greythorn Primary School
Gunthorpe C of E Primary School
Jesse Gray Primary School
Heymann Primary and Nursery School
Langar C of E
Orston Primary School
Radcliffe-on-Trent Infant and Nursery school
Radcliffe-on-Trent Junior school
Robert Miles Infants School
Robert Miles Junior School
South Nottinghamshire Academy
Toothill School
West Bridgford School
West Bridgford Infant School

Contact details:

Telephone: 0115 876 0167
Email: CAMHSMHSTTrailblazer1@nottshc.nhs.uk
Postal: MHST, Underwood House, Highbury Hospital, Nottingham, NG6 9DR

Mentally Healthy Schools Award

Bronze award evidence may include:

Awareness of MHST’s and Mental Health support within schools through Bulletins, Assemblies and Posters.
A specific person with mental health training should be available for young people to talk to.
Social space and activities such as clubs or after school activities.
Mental health days at least once a year.
Undertake an audit that identifies themes and subsequent action that will help pupils to achieve and maintain good health and wellbeing.
Teachers to be aware of MHST’s and sign post them to students when required.
Named Mental Health lead for the School
Attendance at consultation/Link meetings with MHST Staff
Young people should understand what can and cannot be kept confidential by the school.

Silver Award evidence may include:

MHST colleagues to go into classrooms to introduce themselves and their role within schools.
Emotional/Mental Health policies and procedures
Evidence of young people and parent participation in promoting emotional health and wellbeing in the school environment
Therapeutic space for MHST Interventions.
More use of the facilities that they already have e.g., having lessons outside in good weather, using and fields or sport areas during breaks and lunches.
Support for young people that are struggling academically.
Check in’s with students.
The signs and symptoms of poor mental health should be explained to both students and teachers.

Gold award evidence may include:

Teachers should have mental health training to help spot the signs of mental distress and help signpost young people who need it.
Mental Health events involving parents and governors to promote support for positive mental health awareness amongst young people within the school
Practical daily activities to promote good mental health
Have open dialogue between the school and the pupils. Allowing concerns and suggestions to be raised in a safe and controlled environment.
Clearly communicated measures to support staff wellbeing
Staff wellbeing policy

Please submit evidence to CAMHS MHST Admin - CAMHSMHSTTrailblazer1@nottshc.nhs.uk

View our section 'Mentally Healthy Schools Application Form' to complete a survey.

Mentally Healthy Schools Application Form

Check the mental health of your school by completing this survey which is designed to take no longer than 10 - 15 minutes.

Mentally Healthy Schools Application Form March 2024.docx[docx] 124KB

Please send in your completed application form and collated evidence back to the MHST admin team, this will then be reviewed by the panel: CAMHSMHSTTrailblazer1@nottshc.nhs.uk

Alternatively collate this evidence and pass on to your link worker to send to the panel for review.

Guidance can be found from our Mentally Healthy Schools Award proposal here.

Once the self-assessment checklist has been completed by the Senior Mental Health Lead, please provide evidence to support the level of achievement. Evidence can include reflective accounts, signed and dated witness statements from parents or professionals, visual evidence (screen shots / posters / data.

We would recommend, where possible and appropriate, to provide numerous pieces of evidence to support the self-assessment.