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Location

Bristol

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Age

5-17

Please speak to a teacher or your School’s Mental Health Lead to sign up

Location

Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset

Contact Us

awp.mhstenquiries@nhs.net

01174038735

Mental Health Support Team [MHST]

What we do

The Mental Health Support Teams (MHST) model is delivered in educational settings for children and young people aged 5 up to their 18th birthday. We work with mild to moderate mental health difficulties. The teams deliver evidence-based individual interventions, group interventions and have a strong focus on whole school approaches to improve mental health outcomes for children and young people.

In Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG), the MHSTs programme is delivered in partnership with Off the Record (OTR) and Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust (AWP).

Our one-to-one interventions are called low intensity cognitive behavioural therapy (LI-CBT) and can include supporting children and young people with the following:

  • anxiety
  • low mood
  • exam stress

We work to deliver a ‘whole-school approach’ to wellbeing, supporting the entire school community – staff, students, and parents/carers – through engaging workshops, assemblies, training sessions, and useful resources.

Parent & Carer webinars

We offer a rolling programme of free online wellbeing sessions for all parents and carers. To join any session, simply complete and submit our sign‑up form.

Upcoming webinar topics include:

  • 5 Ways to Wellbeing
  • An Introduction to Anxiety
  • An Introduction to Low Mood
  • Understanding Emotions
  • Exam Stress
  • Transitions

Now booking: An Introduction to Anxiety
These sessions run every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 12pm–1pm.

After submitting the form, we will contact you with instructions on how to book a date and time that suits you.

Sign up for our online workshop here.

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