Bury mental health support team (MHST) - thrive in education
We support young people who are experiencing anxiety, low mood, worry, or other difficulties affecting wellbeing. We can help from age 5 to 18 years.
Pennine Care run the service in partnership with local charity Early Break, working with schools and colleges across Bury.
Our aim is to help you reach your full potential by offering the right support, in the right place, at the right time.
We’re here all year round, including school holidays.
We can help with mild to moderate mental health difficulties, such as anxiety and low mood. This means problems that are starting to affect everyday life but can often improve with early help.
There are three main ways we help:
- One-to-one or group support for young people, parents or carers
- Advice, guidance, and signposting to other services
- Working with schools and colleges to support pupils and staff wellbeing
You can be referred by your school mental health lead or link worker. We will look at your needs to make sure the right support is offered.
We also support parents and carers, to help you understand and respond to your child’s difficulties.
You can read these guides for more information about who we are and how we can help:
Bury mental health support team is run with mental health practitioners from Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust and Early Break.
These schools are covered by Pennine Care practitioners. If your school isn't in the list, please check the Early Break tab below.
Primary schools
- Bury and Whitefield Jewish (coming in March 2026)
- Cams Lane Primary School
- Chesham Primary School
- Christ Church CE Primary School Walshaw
- Emmanuel Holcombe Primary School
- Hazelhurst Community Primary School
- Higher Lane Primary School
- Hollins Grundy Primary School
- Park View Primary School
- Peel Brow Primary
- St Hilda’s CE Primary (coming in March 2026):
- St John’s with St Mark’s CE Primary School
- St Joseph’s RC Primary School
- St Mary’s CE Hawkshaw
- St Mary’s CE Primary School Prestwich
- St Stephen’s CE Primary School
- Summerseat Methodist Primary School
- Wesley Methodist Primary School
- Whitefield Community Primary (coming soon)
- Woodbank Primary School
Secondary schools
- Ash Grove PRU
- Brookhaven Specialist School
- Bury Church High School
- Elms Bank Specialist School
- Elton High School
- Hazelwood High School
- Parrenthorn High School
- The Derby
- Tottington High School
- Unsworth Academy
- Woodhey High School
Colleges
- Bury College
- Holy Cross College
Bury mental health support team is run with mental health practitioners from Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust and Early Break.
These schools are covered by Early Break practitioners, for school enquiries please contact Early Break directly.
If your school isn't in the list, please check the Pennine Care tab above.
Early Break primary schools
- East Ward Primary
- Elton Primary
- Fairfield Primary
- Guardian Angels RCP
- Holy Mount RC Primary School
- Holy Trinity Primary School
- Our Lady of Lourdes
- St Andrews Radcliffe
- St John’s CE Primary School
- St Joseph and St Bede’s RC Primary School
- St Thomas’s CE Primary School
Early Break secondary schools
- Philips High School
- Star Radcliffe Academy
- St Gabriel’s RC High School
Please speak to a teacher, the school’s mental health lead, or school link worker about how our service can help you. They can make a referral for support.
You can see the schools and colleges we cover in the sections further up this page.