The young people’s mental health support teams, run by Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust in partnership with local voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations, first launched in Oldham and Rochdale in 2021 and most recently in Bury, Stockport and Tameside.
Working directly with schools, the specialist teams provide group and one-to-one sessions for children experiencing emotional and behavioural difficulties, such as worry or low mood; as well as supporting schools to develop their whole school approach to mental health and wellbeing.
Lisa Slater, service manager at Pennine Care NHS, said: “Schools have a hugely important role to play in supporting the mental health and wellbeing of their pupils. Our teams provide direct support for schools in the five Greater Manchester boroughs we work in.
“We help pupils with mild to moderate mental health problems; as well as a wide range of early intervention and prevention tools, such as delivering assemblies, education and training to staff, and workshops for parents.”
