Redbridge Mental Health Support Team (MHST)
What is the Redbridge Mental Health Support Team (MHST)?
The Mental Health Support Team (MHST) was established in January 2021 and is part of the Redbridge Educational Well-Being Team (REWT) within the Educational Psychology Service.
Our MHST is made up of Educational Psychologists (EPs) and Educational Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs). EMHPs deliver evidence-based early intervention for children, young people and parents/carers in educational settings.
Parent and Carers in Mind: Webinar Sessions
Your monthly digest: Hear from Mental Health professionals about how to promote your child’s emotional health and wellbeing.
An introduction to Emotion Coaching
An opportunity to learn how to use Emotion Coaching to foster positive connections, improve behaviour and build emotional resilience in your children and family.
Wednesday 25 September 2024 7pm-8pm
The Importance of Parent Wellbeing
Being a parent can be challenging and therefore it is important that you look after your well-being as well. In this session, we will share positive psychological frameworks that support wellbeing.
Wednesday 16 October 2024 7pm-8pm
Supporting your child’s anxiety
Understanding how your child is experiencing anxiety can be difficult sometimes. In this session we will support parents to understand how children experience and express anxiety and provide strategies to cope.
Wednesday 13 November 2024 7pm-8pm
An introduction to Tics and Tourette’s
Understanding the difference between Tics and Tourettes, how it may present and exploring ways to support someone with Tics.
Wednesday 4 December 2024 7pm-8pm
For more information visit www.redbridge.gov.uk and search MHST or go to WWW.LINKTR.EE/REDBRIDGEMHST “
What do we offer young people and parents?
Our service provides a range of brief, evidence-based interventions to support children and young people experiencing anxiety, low mood and/or behavioural difficulties.
We work directly with students in secondary schools and with parents of primary age pupils. Our interventions involve weekly sessions with an EMHP lasting 6-8 weeks.
If you become involved with the MHST, we will meet with you or your child first to better understand your concerns and share more information about the interventions.
What do we offer schools?
- Auditing the school’s mental health provision
- Supporting the school’s senior mental health leads in positive mental health promotion and whole school approaches to improving emotional well-being
- Delivering peer-mentoring approaches and consultation to school staff
- Running group interventions for young people in schools
- Giving timely advice to school and college staff and signposting to external specialist services
Who do we work with?
We currently work with the following schools, but our service is expanding quickly so your child’s school may become involved in the future.
Primary Schools:
- Al Noor Primary
- Atam Academy
- Christchurch Primary
- Cleveland Road Primary
- Clore Tikva Primary
- Cranbrook Primary
- Farnham Green Primary
- Glade Primary
- Highlands Primary
- John Bramston Primary
- Mossford Green Primary
- Newbury Park Primary
- Roding Primary
- Seven Kings Primary
- Snaresbrook Primary
- St Peters & St Paul's CPS
- Uphall Primary
Secondary Schools:
- Atam Academy
- Beal Academy
- Caterham High School
- Forest Academy
- Ilford County High School
- Oaks Park High School
- Seven Kings Secondary School
- Trinity Catholic High School
- Wanstead High School
- Woodbridge High School
- Woodford County High School
Post 16:
- New City College
How to get involved?
If you think your child could benefit from our service, start by speaking to the designated Mental Health Link at your child’s school.
If you are a school and you would like to know more about working with the MHST, please contact us on the email below.
For further information you can contact us by phone or email.
Call: 0208 708 7494
Email: MHST@redbridge.gov.uk
