What is MindMate
MindMate is the name for mental health and wellbeing work with children and young people in Leeds.
MindMate includes: the MindMate self-help website; MindMate SPA (Single Point of Access), MindMate Champion programme and MindMate Wellbeing Support.
What is the MindMate website for
The
MindMate website was developed in Leeds with young people, their families and the practitioners who support them. The aim is to help explore emotional wellbeing and mental health issues and offer information about where support is available.
The website has information for young people under the age of 25, their families and practitioners. The content has been developed and approved by young people themselves (or parents and carers) and a clinical panel of professionals in the city.
The website is not designed to diagnose emotional problems or mental health conditions but offers support and ways to help practitioners, or the children and young people they work with, and describes the services that are on offer in Leeds. In emergencies (e.g. serious injury or overdose) practitioners should make sure children and young people go to the Emergency Department (for under 16s this is at Leeds General Infirmary only) or call 999.
What is MindMate Single Point of Access
The MindMate Single Point of Access (SPA) works with all services available locally to find the right support for the child or young person. Practitioners can refer into the SPA, as can young people and parents and carers. Services that MindMate SPA can forward referrals to include, but are not limited to:
CAMHS,
The Marketplace,
Community Links Aspire and cluster multi agency teams including the Special Inclusive Learning Centre (SILC) cluster team.
For further information, including how to refer, please see the
MindMate SPA webpage.
What is MindMate Champions
MindMate Champions is a self-evaluation, training and awards programme for Leeds schools and children’s centres, including access to MindMate Lessons: a 5 to 16 years emotional literacy and mental health curriculum.
What is MindMate Wellbeing Support
MindMate Wellbeing Support is school cluster mental health support providing a range of multi-professional targeted support (the offer will vary according to the local cluster) including:
- school support
- family support
- short term and early intervention specialist mental health support
Other help for children and young people
Please visit the
professionals section of the website for information on key services in the city that support children and young people with their mental health and emotional wellbeing.
Key contacts and more information
Practitioners should familiarise themselves with
the MindMate website for both the professional pages and those for children and young people; and be ready to encourage young people to find information for self-management and know how they can
get more support if they need it.
You can make contact by emailing:
mindmate@nhs.net
To make a referral to MindMate SPA call tel: 0300 5550324 between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday.
Find
more information about MindMate Champions on the website.
For more information, you can read the
Future in Mind Strategy, a plan for Leeds that explains how people are working together to improve mental and emotional health for children and young people.
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