Social, Emotional and Mental Health
Early Help for Mental Health
Early Help for Mental Health (EH4MH) aims to build resilience in children and young people by tackling mental health issues before they become more serious. It uses a range of approaches, including face-to-face counselling, online support and self-help advice and guidance. EH4MH also offers comprehensive help to schools, offering training, advice and clinical supervision, and raising awareness of emotional health and wellbeing among the school workforce in order to help change the culture around mental health.
The EH4MH service is split into two elements:
- staff in all Devon schools have been supported to develop their knowledge of mental health conditions affecting young people and strategies for supporting children with early signs of mental and emotional stress;
- direct support, delivered by Young Devon and Xenzone, gives secondary school aged young people access to self-help tools, good information, online counselling and appropriate levels of support (online via KOOTH.com and face-to-face via Young Devon).
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS)
CAMHS work with young people, their families, and other involved services. CAMHS provide specialist assessment and evidence-based interventions for moderate to severe, complex and enduring mental health problems.
How do I access the service?
You can request the service via the Single Point of Access:
Children and Family Health Devon
Single Point of Access Team
1a Capital Court
Bittern Road
Sowton Industrial Estate
Exeter EX2 7FW
email:TSDFT.DevonSPA@nhs.net
tel: 0330 0245 321
Single Point of Access Referral form
Useful links:
- Babcock LDP Social, Emotional Mental Health and Wellbeing Support Team
- Young Minds – includes a parent carer helpline
- Search Pinpoint Devon for mental health support
- CEDA Bisnet training courses for parents and families
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)
updated 11/04/19 sendlocaloffer@devon.gov.uk