Make a referral to the Mental Health Support Team

Before making a referral, please check that your school is covered by the Mental Health Support Team. If your school is not listed, please visit YOUnited - CPFT NHS Trust for support.

The referral may take around 15 to 20 minutes to complete. The information you provide helps us make sure that the child or young person gets the support which best meets their needs.

You cannot save the referral request once you have started.

You will need to provide some information in order to submit your referral. This includes:

• your full name, date of birth, home address and NHS number (if known)
• contact details
• details of your school
• the reason for this referral

The email address you provide must be used regularly. We will always attempt contact using the preferred contact method first.

When a referral is made to MHST, we will update health records with the information you have shared with us. Only the staff that are involved with this referral will have access to the information. It will not automatically be available to anyone outside of MHST and is viewed on a strict need to know basis.

Read the Privacy Notice.

After you have submitted a referral, the MHST will review the information.

Someone from MHST will then contact you to discuss the next steps (initially using your preferred contact method).