If a young person is at immediate risk and needs urgent help with their mental health, please call the 24/7 urgent mental health line by calling NHS 111 and choosing the mental health option.
MyMind has lots of information about the different ways you can find support to help you with mental health and wellbeing. This guide was built to help children, young people, and their families to navigate MyMind and the different ways to find support in Cheshire and Wirral.
What can you do if you need advice or support with your mental health?
You can talk to the Mental Health Lead in your school
The Mental Health Support Team (MHST) is part of CWP Children and Young People's Mental Health Services (CYPMHS) and is a service designed to help meet the mental health needs of children and young people in education settings.
In the MHSTs, children and young people’s wellbeing practitioners (CYWPs) and education mental health practitioners (EMHPs) offer support for mild to moderate mental health and wellbeing difficulties, and support education settings to develop their whole school approach to mental health.
Our 'helping myself' section contains a range of self-help resources and guidance to help you look after your own mental health and wellbeing. This may be useful if you are waiting to access support from a service like our Children and Young People's Mental Health Services.
Our 'helping myself' section on MyMind also contains information about community services that are available in your area. You can visit the websites below to find services local to you.
You can get help by making an online referral through MyMind
If you (or the young person who needs support) lives in Cheshire East or Cheshire West and Chester, you can make a self-referral into Cheshire Children and Young People's Mental Health Services (CYPMHS) using the button below.
You can also speak to your GP. If they think CYPMHS is the best service to help, they will get in touch with us.
You can get help by making an online referral through Branch
If you (or the young person who needs support) lives in Wirral, you can make a self-referral into Wirral Children and Young People's Mental Health Services (CYPMHS) using the button below.
Branch is an online mental well-being hub for young people. Branch can match you to a local service to support your identified needs. Wirral CYPMHS is one of the offers that Branch can match to.
You can also speak to your GP. If they think CYPMHS is the best service to help, they will get in touch with us.
If you are referring for an ADHD or autism assessment in Wirral, please find more information about Wirral's Graduated Approach and the 'This is Me' tool. 'This is Me' is the first step in understanding neurodiversity in children and young people aged 0 to 19.
You can call NHS 111 and choose the mental health option
If your mental or emotional state quickly gets worse and you feel like you can't cope with how you're feeling, this can be called a ‘mental health crisis’. In this situation, it is important to get help quickly.
Please call NHS 111, select the mental health option and dedicated local staff will support you to access the help you need. The phone line is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week and is open to people of all ages, including children and young people. Parents and carers can also call the crisis line if they are worried about a young person who is experiencing a mental health crisis.
You should still call 999 or go to A&E if you have an immediate, life-threatening emergency requiring mental or physical health assistance.
