Wirral Mental Health Support Team (MHST) is part of Wirral Children and Young People’s Mental Health Service (CYPMHS).
The team support schools to promote good mental health and wellbeing by offering support to school staff, assemblies, parenting workshops, and emotional wellbeing education groups for children and young people.
MHST offers direct support to children and young people with mild to moderate mental health difficulties, with a particular focus on low mood, anxiety and behavioural difficulties. This takes place within school (or a community setting during holidays) and can be 1:1 or small group support.
Every primary school in Wirral has a designated mental health lead who directly links with a named practitioner from the MHST team.
The MHST are also working with the following secondary schools:
The majority of referrals to MHST are from schools but the team can accept self-referrals from families. MHST will always ask the family for permission to discuss the child with the school mental health lead.
School age children
During school hours
Within school or at a community setting during holidays
Free
If you think your child would benefit from this service, please discuss this with your child’s school.
For more information about Wirral CYPMHS:
