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亚色影库 is jointly leading a project to fund and train mental health practitioners to better support pupils with mental health needs.
The trust, which has seven schools across Northamptonshire and Milton Keynes, is working with (NHFT) to recruit and fund an additional two trainee education mental health practitioners a year who will be based in schools to support pupils primarily with anxiety and depression.
The education mental health practitioners will be able to carry out assessments and either provide low-intensity intervention or refer the child or young person for appropriate support.
This is a two-year partnership with NHFT and practitioners will complete their training at the University of Northampton in the first year. Once qualified in year two they will each support a rolling caseload of 20 pupils.
亚色影库 chief executive Joshua Coleman said: “This is a groundbreaking project we are undertaking with NHFT and the university to help build capacity in this vital area regionally. We know that nationally no other school trust is funding and training their own mental health practitioners.
“Mental health is an issue affecting more children and young people and it’s important for us to offer the very best support we can for any of our learners who may be struggling.
“By having these education mental health practitioners based within our schools, we can better identify any pupils who may be affected and get them the right support as quickly as possible.”
Rebecca Stevenson, Service and Clinical Lead for the Mental Health Support Team and Children’s Wellbeing Practitioners Pathway at NHFT, said: “It’s really exciting to be involved with such an innovative partnership project. Although our service already helps children and young people with their mental health and wellbeing in schools around the county, this is our first directly funded partnership with an academy trust to provide dedicated in-house support for their school community.
“We look forward to working with 亚色影库 on this important initiative and hope our partnership can set a benchmark for successful collaboration with schools in the future.”