Education Mental Health Teams (EMHTs)
The Liverpool Whole School Approach CAMHS offer is delivered by a range of services working in partnership to support children, young people, families and staff in education.
The Education Mental Health Teams (EMHTs) operate across North, South and Central Liverpool to facilitate a coordinated approach. All schools/education establishments are aligned to one of the two EMHT teams: North/Central and South/Central.
The Whole School Approach pathway model aims to support school staff in identifying the level of support needed for a child or young person and also guides them as to what support is available.
It is another step towards the national initiative to have fully trained mental health leads in all schools and will be utilised by the developing mental health support teams in schools.
Click on the images below to view the pathways:
EMHTs consist of a range of providers/services that deliver across the pathway, some working within targeted levels and others across levels of need.
The Alder Hey MHSTs work with schools across Liverpool in collaboration with partner agencies within the Education Mental Health Teams (EMHT).
The teams offer support to children and young people who are experiencing:
- low mood
- worry
- anxiety and avoidance (e.g. 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 ‘Whole School and College Approach’.
The YPAS Seedlings project is a traded therapeutic service based in Liverpool primary schools allowing schools to access support for children at the orange level of need in a timely manner.
This includes both 1:1 sessions and group work:
- Talking therapies
- Art therapies
- Support and advice for families
- Providing education and resources to help staff deal with difficult emotional issues
Liverpool CCG currently commission some Seedlings support for Liverpool primary schools that don’t commission Seedlings which can be accessed via the YPAS community hubs.
The YPAS Wellbeing Clinic is a service offered in all secondary schools in Liverpool. It runs for half a day each week during term time. Each school has a dedicated YPAS practitioner who meets with young people one-on-one.
The YPAS team of practitioners includes Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) workers and Children & Young People’s Wellbeing Practitioners (CYWPs).
The Wellbeing Clinic aims to give young people who may not have received any help before access to mental health and emotional wellbeing support early on in a convenient way.
The Wellbeing Clinic can offer support for a variety of difficulties, such as:
- Worries and anxiety
- Low mood and depression
- Problems with sleep
- Feelings of panic
- Phobias
- Understanding emotions
- Managing stress
Wellbeing Clinics work in partnership with MHSTs to support secondary schools around transition.
School-facing workshops and training for school staff.
The RAISE Team provide support around the Whole School Approach to mental health in education.
Contact details
YPAS Wellbeing Clinic referral contact details:
Secondary Schools should liaise with their identified YPAS practitioner or contact Hannah Coles Wellbeing Clinic Team Lead on ceri.tinkler@ypas.org.uk
0151 702 6057
Referrals.liverpoolypas@nhs.net
Who can make referrals?
Any secondary schools Wellbeing clinics
Opening hours
9am-5pm Monday – Thursday 9am-4pm Friday
Alder Hey – Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) for Infant, Junior and Primary Schools
Schools should liaise with their identified practitioner or contact their hub team lead.
North/Central: deborah.hyland@alderhey.nhs.uk
South/Central: louise.buckley@alderhey.nhs.uk
Who can make referrals?
School staff who identify young people who experience low-level anxiety and low mood and teachers requiring consultation and discussion.