The Children and Young People’s Mental Health and Substance Misuse Specialist Nurse is available to provide support and guidance to paediatric teams, the Emergency Department and other ward staff to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team. This helps to liaise effectively with other agencies and services to ensure that individualised safe packages of care are implemented for vulnerable children and young people admitted to the hospital. If any safeguarding concerns are recognised, information will be shared with the appropriate agencies such as Children’s Social Care and the Integrated Safeguarding Team. The overall aim is to work closely with mental health services to support paediatric and Emergency Department staff to facilitate safe discharge planning, working alongside relevant services to ensure safe and timely follow-up arrangements. The role also helps with education, teaching and advice for all staff within paediatrics and Emergency Department.
Direct referrals are not accepted into this service. Children and young people should be referred to the most appropriate service for them at the time of admission, for example mental health or substance misuse services.
Pennine 24/7 Helpline (freephone)
0800 014 9995 24 hours a day 7 days a week
This mental health helpline is here for anyone in the area requiring urgent mental health support - this includes people already know to mental health services, those who are not known and carers.
111 Mental Health
111
NHS in England is one of the first countries in the world to offer access to a 24/7 full package of mental health crisis support through one single phone line. People of all ages including children, who are in crisis or concerned family and loved ones, can now call 111, select the mental health option and speak to a trained mental health professional.
Childline
0800 1111 or www.childline.org.uk
Samaritans
08457 90 90 90 or www.samaritans.org
A confidential national helpline supporting people in mental health crisis.
Papyrus
www.papyrus-uk.org/help-advice
A charity which offers support to young people feeling suicidal.
SEND Health Navigator Service
0161 342 5550 or www.ourkidseyes.org/contact-us
Advice and additional support for health and mental health services for parents.