MHEW support teams
A whole school approach mobilises the whole school to promote student and staff wellbeing and address mental health issues. It ensures your school considers mental health and wellbeing in each area of school life.
Free support for all schools and colleges
The MHEW in Education Team offer the following support:
- Helping you develop and implement whole school approaches to mental health and emotional wellbeing.
- Providing training to identify pupils with mental health problems and set up appropriate support. There is training for Senior Mental Health Leads or whole school and college staff in INSET days or staff meetings.
- Help to audit mental health practice and make achievable MHEW action plans.
- Sharing good practice and developing resources in response to current mental health themes.
Auditing MHEW
Audit your provision using a tool such as the:
- School Health Check
- Whole school approach mapping and planning tool [213.3 KB] [xlsx]
Contact us to discuss plans to improve your social, emotional and mental health areas of the tool.
Mental health policy support
We can help to develop or review your mental health policy. This ensures it meets Department for Education and Public Health England guidance.
Training for whole setting staff
We encourage all school staff and governors to be aware of mental health and know:
- when support may be needed
- how to access support
We can help determine your training needs and deliver packages on mental health themes to all school staff.
Parent and carer support
We offer:
- Workshops on mental health and wellbeing, or semi-structured coffee mornings, for parents and carers. These take place in your setting.
- Bespoke support for settings to develop whole school approaches to engaging and working with parents and carers.
Me & My Mind team (Mental Health Support Team)
The Me & My Mind service, known nationally as the Mental Health Support Teams, work with many schools to offer mental health support. The team provide short-term support for children aged 7 to 17 with mild to moderate mental health difficulties.
We also work with school senior mental health leads to develop their whole school approach plans.
Download a list of Me & My Mind host schools [15.9 KB] [docx]
- Me and My Mind Team
MHST Parent and carer team support information for schools
Would your parents and carers like to know how to help their child more with anxiety & worry? Or maybe they would like some support around helping their child with transitions or exam stress? The MHST parent and carer team are available to help parents support their child’s emotional wellbeing, we can offer drop ins, coffee mornings, online or face to face workshops and short courses on specific subjects.
We offer:
- Free workshops on mental health and wellbeing, or semi-structured coffee mornings and drop ins, for parents and carers. These take place in your setting, or at local family hubs, we also offer parents and carers access to online pre-recorded webinars and live online workshops.
- Bespoke support for settings to develop whole school approaches to engaging and working with parents and carers.
Me and My Mind Parent and Carer Practitioner Offer
Me and My Practitioners can support your school to develop ways of engaging parents and carers to improve the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people.
In addition, the practitioners can complement the schools plans by delivering mental health themed workshops or coffee mornings.
How does it work?
We begin by meeting with you to discuss our offer, your school, and the needs of your parents and carers. We’ll explore what has worked well previously and identify any gaps we can address. Afterward, we provide a short introductory blurb and an online survey for you to share with parents and carers. Using the feedback collected, we develop a bespoke offer tailored to their needs.
The MHST Parent Carer Team offers free support to all schools, parents, and carers. Our relaxed and informal approach aims to equip parents and carers with the skills to support their child through emotional challenges, fostering confidence to handle tricky situations early and maintain positive emotional wellbeing. We also signpost to specialist support or alternative services when needed.
Contact mhst.info@eastsussex.gov.uk to request this support.
Contact us
Me and My Mind host schools and colleges
Contact your link Senior Mental Health Practitioner:
Email: mhst.info@eastsussex.gov.uk
All other schools and colleges
Contact the MHEW in Education Team:
Email: mhew@eastsussex.gov.uk
