This page is for professionals

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Emotional Health and Wellbeing Service

This service is for children and young people living in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

Local support for families

For support in a mental health crisis, you can text the word HEAR to 85258, to be connected to a trained volunteer, who can offer calm in a time of crisis. This service is confidential and anonymous, free and open 24/7, to anyone of any age.
Keep Your Head have put together a helpful directory for local mental health support in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough for parents and carers.
YOUnited is available to those up to 25 years old and offers a range of support including therapies, counselling and guided self-help.

Contact us

If you are a parent or carer that is concerned about your child's emotional health and wellbeing, please visit YOUnited for help, support and information.

If you are a professional, you can contact our service Monday to Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm.

Emotional Health and Wellbeing email address - ccs.ehw@nhs.net
Mental Health Support Team email address - ccs.mhst@nhs.net

Welcome to our service

Our teams are made up of a variety of NHS staff with specific training and qualifications to support the emotional health needs of children, young people and families in the community.

Our Emotional Health and Wellbeing Practitioner (EHWP) team provide support to professionals working with children and young people. The EHWP Team work with professionals and schools not covered by the Mental Health Support Team.

The EHWP's do not work directly with children and young people.

For more information visit our Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Emotional Health and Wellbeing Practitioner Team page

Find the relevant emotional health and wellbeing team

You will be supported by the Emotional Support Wellbeing Practitioner Team and the Children's Wellbeing Practitioner Team.

For direct intervention for a child or young person, visit the Children's Wellbeing Practitioner Team page

For professional support, visit the Emotional Support Wellbeing Practitioner Team

Your school is supported by the Mental Health Support Team.

For more information visit the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Mental Health Support Team page

Your school is supported by the Emotional Support and Wellbeing Practitioner Team and the Children's Wellbeing Practitioner Team.

For direct intervention of a child or young person, visit Children's Wellbeing Practitioner Team

For professional support, visit Emotional Support and Wellbeing Practitioner Team

Your school is supported by the Mental Health Support Team.

For more information visit the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Mental Health Support Team page

Your school is supported by the Emotional Support and Wellbeing Practitioner Team and the Children's Wellbeing Practitioner Team.

For direct intervention of a child or young person, visit Children's Wellbeing Practitioner Team

For professional support, visit Emotional Support and Wellbeing Practitioner Team

More information about our services and offer

Behaviour, emotions and mental health advice

Emotional Health and Wellbeing Practitioner Team

Mental Health Support Team

Supporting primary school children

Delivering excellence in Children and Young People’s Services: a partnership between Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust and Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust.