Mental Health Support Team (MHST) for children and young people

Wokingham Borough Council, in partnership with Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust, has launched the Mental Health Support Team (MHST). The team will support children and young people with emerging, mild, or moderate mental health difficulties which may be affecting day-to-day life. The project initially is for those pupils on roll at 12 schools in Wokingham.

Depending on the age of the child or young person, we may work either directly with them or with their parents.  We also work with school staff and offer support on different levels to develop and support a whole school approach to mental health.

The team consists of:

• Senior Educational Psychologist
• Primary Mental Health Workers
• Specialist CAMHS practitioner
• Outreach worker 
• Educational Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs)
• Administrator

Our service is only available to children and young people who attend or are on roll at one of the following schools:

• The Forest
• The Holt
• Maiden Erlegh
• St. Crispins
• Foundry College
• All Saints Primary
• Hawkedon Primary
• Keep Hatch Primary
• South Lake Primary
• Winnersh Primary
• Loddon Primary
• Hawthorns Primary

For children and young people who live in Wokingham, but do not attend these schools, contact the Emotional Wellbeing Hub service to discuss your concerns.

Urgent, crisis or emergency referrals

We are unable to accept urgent or emergency referrals or queries. If you are concerned that there is a risk to the life of a child or young person call 999.

For contact information, including urgent or crisis support please visit the Berkshire Healthcare NHS Children, Young People and Families services website.