Mental health support teams (MHST) help young people at school and college, who are experiencing mental health difficulties such as anxiety and low mood.

Our teams are are a partnership between Pennine Care NHS and specialist mental health organisations.

The support we offer includes:

  • One-to-one and group therapy or skills sessions for children and parent or carers
  • Advice or signposting to other services who can help you and your child
  • Support for schools and colleges around their wellbeing for pupils and staff

Click the links for more information about the support we offer and details of each local team.​​​​​

Parents and carers' guide
Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale MHST
Children's guide
Oldham MHST
Teenagers' guide
Stockport MHST
Bury MHST
Tameside MHST

It is important to know you and your family are happy to receive support from us, therefore we need your consent in advance.

Your information will remain confidential at all times. We will explain who we will share your information with.

Information sharing

Usually, we will only share information about you and your family with your permission. There may be a need to share without asking you first, for example if we think there is a risk to your wellbeing or a safeguarding concern; or if we are required to by law.

Where we use your information to review the performance of the service or write reports and communications, your information will be anonymised so that no-one will know it’s about you.

Any information about you will be treated confidentially and in accordance with data protection legislation.

Your information will be held securely on Pennine Care’s electronic record.

Information about how your information is processed is available at: penninecare.nhs.uk/yourinformation

Mental health support teams are part of the child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) within Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust.

We use the same electronic records system as CAMHS. When consenting to a referral, you are agreeing that information held on our electronic records system can be shared with school as part of the consultation and assessment process.

Our CAMHS resources page has a range of websites, apps, guides and information offering help, support and advice.

You can also find more information on wellbeing at: penninecare.nhs.uk/wellbeing

For any urgent help and advice, call NHS 111 and choose the mental health option 2.