ArticleJournal of mental health (Abingdon, England)2024
Implementing mental health support teams in schools and colleges: the perspectives of programme implementers and service providers.
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- The association of positive educational experiences with adolescents' depressive symptoms: longitudinal evidence from a trial cohort in English secondary schools.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Do all adolescents benefit equally from school-based mental health interventions? A subgroup analysis by depression severity at 12 and 18 months follow-up.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Characteristics of young people referred for treatment of depression and anxiety in a school-based mental health service.The British journal of clinical psychology · 2025Article
- Feasibility randomised controlled trial of a brief psychological intervention for adolescents with borderline personality disorder symptoms delivered with schools and colleges.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundBetween 2018 and 2025, a national implementation programme is funding more than 500 new mental health support teams (MHSTs) in England, to work in education settings to deliver evidence-based interventions to children with mild to moderate mental health problems and support emotional wellbeing for all pupils. A new role, education mental health practitioner (EMHP), has been created for the programme.
aimsA national evaluation explored the development, implementation and early progress of 58 MHSTs in the programme's first 25 'Trailblazer' sites. This paper reports the views and experiences of people involved in MHST design, implementation and service delivery at a local, regional and national level.
methodsData are reported from in-depth interviews with staff in five Trailblazer sites (n = 71), and the programme's regional (n = 52) and national leads (n = 21).
resultsInterviewees universally welcomed the creation of MHSTs, but there was a lack of clarity about their purpose, concerns that the standardised CBT interventions being offered were not working well for some children, and challenges retaining EMHPs.
conclusionsThis study raises questions about MHSTs' service scope, what role they should play in addressing remaining gaps in mental health provision, and how EMHPs can develop the skills to work effectively with diverse groups.
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