Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Emotional Health and Wellbeing Service

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

Where to get help in a crisis

If you, or a child or young person that you know, are experiencing a mental health crisis, call NHS 111 and select the mental health option to speak to an NHS professional.

You can also:

call Papyrus on 0800 068 41 41 or text 88247
call Samaritans on 116 123
call Childline on 0800 1111

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.

If you are a professional, you can contact our service Monday to Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm, by emailing ccs.ehw@nhs.net.
Our Mental Health Support Teams (MHST) work directly in specific schools across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. We promote a 'Whole System Approach' to improve the mental health of the entire organisation, including the mental health and wellbeing of staff.

If you are a professional, you can contact our service Monday to Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm, by emailing ccs.mhst@nhs.net.

Find advice, information and support

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Young people

Find useful resources for young people and discover how to make a referral to the Mental Health Support Team.

Make a referral

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 to complete the referral.

We accept referrals from young people, parents, carers and professionals.

Young people can complete this form if they are looking for support around worries or low mood and you attend an MHST (Mental Health Support Team) school.
Parents, carers and professionals can complete this form for a primary school aged child experiencing fears/worries/behavioural difficulties, or a secondary school aged young person experiencing worry and/or low mood.

If the difficulty is around something else, or you/they do not attend a school supported by MHST, please complete a referral form to YOUnited.

Make a referral to MHST

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