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What do you need help with: Mental Health Support Team in Schools (MHST)

The Mental Health Support Team in Schools (MHST) helps children and young people in Devon (excluding Plymouth) who are experiencing mild to moderate common mental health difficulties (anxiety, low mood and behavioural difficulties etc).

How to make a referral yourself

To make a referral you will need to download and fill in one or more forms and answer questions about what you need help with. Your answers will give our clinical specialists the essential information they need. 

It helps if you can give us as much detailed information as possible, such as:

You may need to share information from a doctor, nurse, other healthcare professional, or school SENCO (Special Educational Needs Coordinator).

MHST referral form

NOTE: Please use the MHST referral form for mild to moderate common mental health difficulties. To confirm whether your school is covered by MHST please visit The Mental Health Support Team in Schools (MHST) – Children and Family Health Devon, or if you have any questions, please feel free to call the Single Point of Access (SPA) on 0330 0245 321.

PLEASE ONLY USE THIS FORM IF MHST ARE WORKING IN YOUR CHILDS SCHOOL. If you are unsure if we are working in your/your childs school please check the schools list here: Mental Health Support Team – Children and Family Health Devon
If we are not working in your child’s school, please instead refer in using the ‘General referral form’ on the website:

CFHD referral form

CFHD referral form (Young person self referral)

Sending the form back to us

We’d prefer that you email the form back to us at cfhd.devonspa@nhs.net.

When you email us, please make sure:

If this is tricky for you, you can print out the form, fill it in by hand, and post it back to us at: Single point of Access, 1a Capital Court, Sowton Industrial Estate, Exeter EX2 7FW