We are Mental Health Support team in Leeds, known as MindMate support teams locally. We are an early intervention mental health service.
Introducing the MindMate Support team
The service aims to improve access to support for children and young people, up to the age of 18 years old, in education settings across Leeds, to prevent any emotional wellbeing difficulties becoming harder to manage. We also support young people of the same age who are electively home educated and not on roll with a school. The MindMate Support team is made up of registered professionals working as part of the National Mental Health Support Team project.
What do the MindMate Support team do?
We work with staff in education settings across Leeds to help build environments where wellbeing is prioritised for all.
MindMate support teams have 3 core functions
To give timely advice to school and college staff and liaise with external specialist services to help children and young people get the right support and stay in education.
To support the senior mental health lead in each education setting to introduce and develop a whole setting approach to mental health.
To deliver evidence-based low intensity cognitive behavioural therapy interventions for mild to moderate mental health issues within groups and individually.
How can I access support?
If you wish to access MindMate Support team support, check whether you or your child attends one of the education settings we are working with (from the list below) and ask to speak to the designated mental health lead within school.
The designated mental health lead can then contact the team on your behalf using our “request for support” form and organise an education staff consultation.
If you or your child is not in one of these education settings please refer for emotional wellbeing support via MindMate SPA.
Beeston Hill St Luke’s Church of England Primary School
Beeston Primary
Blackgates Primary
Bracken Edge Primary
Bramham Primary
Bramley Park Academy
Bramley St Peter’s C of E Primary
Calverley C of E Primary
Calverley Parkside Primary
Carlton Primary
Castleton Primary
Chapel Allerton Primary
Christ Church C of E Primary
Christ the King Catholic Primary
Clapgate Primary
Cobden Primary
Cockburn Haigh Road Academy
Collingham Lady Elizabeth Hastings
Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Colton Primary
Co-op Academy Beckfield
Corpus Christi RC Primary
Cottingley Primary Academy
Crawshaw Academy
Cross Gates Primary
Crossley Street Primary
Deighton Gates Primary
Dixon Unity Academy
East Ardsley Primary Academy
East Garforth Primary Academy
Elements Primary School
Farsley Farfield Primary
Farsley Springbank Primary
Farsley Westroyd
Fieldhead Carr Primary
Five Lanes Primary
Grange Farm Primary
Green Lane Primary Academy
Green Mount Primary
Greenhill Primary
Grimes Dyke Primary
Harehills Primary
Harewood C of E Primary
Hill Top Primary Academy
Hillcrest Academy
Hollybush Primary
Holy Family RC Primary
Holy Rosary & St. Annes
Holy Trinity C of E Primary Academy Rothwell
Hovingham Primary
Hugh Gaitskell Primary
Hunslet Carr Primary
Hunslet Moor Primary
Ingram Road Primary
Lane End Primary
Lawns Park Primary
Low Road Primary
Lower Wortley Primary
Manor Wood Primary
Manston Primary
Manston St James C of E Primary
Meadowfield Primary
Meanwood C of E Primary
Micklefield C of E Primary
Middleton Primary
Middleton St. Mary’s C of E Primary
Ninelands Primary
Oulton Primary
Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary
Park Springs Primary
Park View Primary Academy
Parklands Primary
Primrose Lane Primary
Pudsey Bolton Royd
Pudsey Grammar and Sixth Form
Pudsey Greenside Primary
Pudsey Lowtown Primary
Pudsey Primrose Hill Primary
Pudsey Waterloo Primary
Raynville Academy
Robin Hood Primary
Rothwell Primary
Rothwell St Mary’s RC Primary
Ryecroft Academy
Scholes Primary
Seacroft Grange Primary
Shadwell Primary
Sharp Lane Primary
Southroyd Primary
Southway Independent
St Anthony’s Catholic Primary School, Beeston
St Bartholomews C of E Primary
St Benedict’s Catholic Primary
St Edward’s RC Primary
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
St James’ C of E Primary Wetherby
St Joseph’s Catholic Primary , Wetherby
St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Hunslet
St Mary’s C of E controlled primary Boston Spa
St Marys Church of England Primary Academy
St Matthew’s C o E Primary
St Philip’s Catholic Primary
St Theresa’s Catholic Primary
St. Joseph’s Catholic Primary , Pudsey
Stanningley Primary
Strawberry Fields Primary
Summerfield Primary
Swarcliffe Primary
Swinnow Primary
Templenewsam Halton Primary
The New Bewerley Community School
The Temple Learning Academy Primary
Thorner Church of England Primary School
Thorp Arch Lady Elizabeth Hasting Primary
Thorpe Primary
Valley View Community Primary
Victoria Junior School
Westerton Primary Academy
Westwood Primary
Whingate Primary
Whinmoor St Paul’s Church of England Primary School
White Laith Primary
Whitecote Primary
Whitkirk Primary
Windmill Primary School
Woodkirk Academy
Woodlesford Primary
How the MindMate Support team support young people
How can the MindMate Support team help me?
MindMate Support team offers short term low intensity cognitive behavioural therapy (LICBT) for emotional well-being difficulties. Find out more about LICBT on our supported interventions page below.
We offer support for emotional difficulties such as:
when you are feeling anxious, worried or stressed
when you can’t sleep or are sleeping too much
when you are experiencing changes to your mood
when you are experiencing a racing heart and don’t know why
We offer support in different ways:
1 to 1 support with a trained professional
Group support with other young people experiencing similar difficulties
Parent support: where parents learn strategies to support you
Provide resources to help you manage your emotions (have a look at our free resources on the link below)
Direct/Support you to access other appropriate services
Support education staff to work with you in your school or education setting to support your emotional wellbeing
Delivering workshops and assemblies in your education setting
When MindMate Support team might not be suitable to meet your needs
If you feel you need longer term support, You can refer yourself to MindMate SPA
As a service we are unable to triage requests for neurodiversity assessments, these requests would go via the MindMate Single point of access ND assessment for school aged children
Is the service confidential?
Yes! We keep your information private and confidential. We do share information with your education setting, unless you ask us not to. This will usually include letting them know you are receiving support from our service and letting them know when this support finishes.
We will always try to discuss information we need to share outside of our team with you first so that you know what we might say and why.
How does the MindMate Support team help young people?
The team offers short term low intensity cognitive behavioural therapy (LICBT) for mild to moderate emotional well-being difficulties. Find out more about LICBT on our supported interventions page below.
MindMate Support team can offer support for common mild to moderate mental health difficulties in young people, such as:
Anxiety
Worrying a lot about school, friends, or the future.
Feeling nervous or panicky in certain situations (like tests or social events).
Avoiding things because of fear
Low mood
Feeling sad or down most of the time.
Losing interest in things they used to enjoy.
Feeling tired or having trouble sleeping
Stress
Feeling overwhelmed by schoolwork or responsibilities.
Struggling to relax or switch off.
Getting headaches or stomach aches from worry
We offer support in a number of ways
1 to 1 support with a trained professional
Group support with other young people experiencing similar difficulties
Parent support: where parents learn strategies to support young people
Provide resources to help young people manage their emotions (have a look at our free resources using the link below)
Direct families to access other appropriate services
Support education staff to work with young people within their school/education setting to support their emotional wellbeing
Delivering young person and parent workshops and assemblies in education settings
Delivering staff training to education staff to equip them with a deeper understanding of emotional mental health difficulties
When the MindMate Support team may not be appropriate?
If your young person is expressing thoughts around harming them self or suicidal thoughts and requires immediate support by visiting the MindMate: Urgent help webpage
As we are an early intervention service offering low intensity, short term support you may wish to refer to the MindMate Single Point of Access if you feel our low intensity offer may not be the most suitable approach for your child’s needs. You can refer to MindMate SPA
As a service we are unable to triage requests for neurodiversity assessments, these requests would go via the MindMate single point of access ND assessment for school aged children
Is this service confidential?
We keep your child’s information private and confidential, but we do share some things with the education setting unless you ask us not to. This will usually include letting them know when this support finishes.
We will always try to discuss information we need to share outside of our team with you first so that you know what we might say and why.
We utilise SystmOne and share information with GPs, however always discuss with you who information will be shared with before this happens.
How does the MindMate Support team help young people?
The team offers short term low intensity cognitive behavioural therapy (LICBT) for mild to moderate emotional well-being difficulties. Find out more about LIBCT in the support interventions section below.
Mild to moderate mental health difficulties are emotional challenges that affect how they feel, think, or behave but they’re not so severe that the young person can’t cope with daily life.
Mild
Recently emerging difficulty
Minimal impact on day to day functioning
Low level difficulties
No risk or self-harming
First intervention
Moderate
Ongoing difficulties
Considerable impact on day to day functioning
Some risk of self harming
Co-morbidities of mental health issues
Some previous accessed as part of a graduated approach
Severe
High risk and severe self-harming
Enduring
Significant impact on day to day function
Active suicidal plans or intent
Exhausted numerous previous support services
MindMate Support team can offer support for common mild to moderate mental health difficulties in young people, such as:
Anxiety
Worrying a lot about school, friends, or the future.
Feeling nervous or panicky in certain situations (like tests or social events).
Avoiding things because of fear
Low mood
Feeling sad or down most of the time.
Losing interest in things they used to enjoy.
Feeling tired or having trouble sleeping
Stress
Feeling overwhelmed by schoolwork or responsibilities.
Struggling to relax or switch off.
Getting headaches or stomach aches from worry
We offer support in a number of ways
Support education staff to work with young people within their school and education setting to support their emotional wellbeing
Delivering workshops and assemblies in education settings
Delivering staff training to education staff to equip them with a deeper understanding of emotional mental health difficulties
1 to 1 support with a trained professional
Group support with other young people experiencing similar difficulties
Parent support: where parents learn strategies to support young people
Provide resources to help young people manage their emotions (have a look at our free resources on the link below)
Direct families to access other appropriate services
How can young people get support from the MindMate Support team?
If the young person attends one of the education settings we offer support to, the Mental Health Lead within the school can contact our team using our “request for support” form.
With parent and carer consent we will then be able to offer a staff consultation in the first instance to discuss the concerns and create a shared plan of support for the young person. Find out more about education staff consultations on the link below.
When the MindMate Support team may not be appropriate
MMST do not offer a crisis intervention and are not able to provide intervention where risk management is the main presenting problem (for example, suicidal intent or risk to others). MMST are able to offer information about which services a young person or setting can contact in an emergency utilising leaflets and conversations. However MMST should not be the first point of call when a young person is in crisis. In these situations useful information regarding supporting young people in crisis can be found on the MindMate: Urgent help webpage
We are a short-term service, therefore do not offer long term support. If you are looking for longer term support for a young person they can be referred through MindMate SPA
As a service we are unable to triage requests for neurodiversity assessments, these requests would go via the MindMate single point of access ND assessment for school aged children
Is the service confidential?
Yes! Young people’s information is kept private and confidential, but we do share some things with the education setting unless asked not to. This will usually include letting them know when this support finishes.
We will always try to discuss information we need to share outside of our team with young people first so that they know what we might say and why.
We utilise SystmOne and share information with GPs, however always discuss with you who information will be shared with before this happens.
