Guidance, organisations and contacts
The following is an overview of information and support relating to Mental Health (0-25) in Coventry. This information is also available to download in PDF format.
Coventry Local Agencies
Coventry Rise
Coventry’s Rise team is made up of a number of different services, each led by mental health specialists, who work with other local services such as schools to support you.
The services that come under the Rise family are:
- Dimensions
- Mental Health in Schools Teams
- Primary Mental Health Teams
- Targeted Emotional and Mental Health Support
- Looked After Children (LAC)
- Specialist Mental Health Services
- Eating Disorders
- Neurodevelopmental Service (conditions such as Autism and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)
- Crisis and Home Treatment Team
- Learning Disabilities (LD)
Most RISE services require a referral made to the ‘RISE Navigation Hub’. The majority of RISE services, are only able to currently accept referrals for children and young people who are aged up to 17 years, from professionals who are involved with or working with the young person and/or family, e.g. GPs, Schools, Social Care, School nurses, Health visitors.
Contact the RISE navigation hub
Dimensions of Health and Wellbeing
Dimensions of Health and Wellbeing is a free, online tool providing self-care information to support adults, children and young people in Coventry and Warwickshire. Self-care information is tailored to a person’s own needs and the challenges they face and is available 24/7.
- Use Dimensions
- View a video about how Dimensions can support you.
More information
If you have any feedback on the tool contact: dimensions@covwarkpt.nhs.uk
The Primary Mental Health Team (PMHT)
The Primary Mental Health service gives general advice, guidance, consultation and group training for those who work with children, such as school-linked professionals or social care roles. They help children and young people who may be displaying signs of emotional distress and emerging mental health difficulties by working with those around the child, such as teachers in order to put in place plans to manage issues and stop them becoming more serious.
Referrals should be submitted to the ‘Navigation Hub’ information on how to refer can be found via the 'Primary Mental Health Service' page of the RISE website.
Rise Mental Health in Schools Teams (MHST)
The Mental Health in Schools Team is a service consisting of qualified and trainee Educational and Specialist Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs). Working across Coventry and Warwickshire, they work with Schools to provide low-intensity mental health interventions and support, through a ‘whole school approach’ in order to support positive emotional wellbeing and mental health. They can also work with children and young people in groups or on a one-to-one basis.
For more information about the MHST visit the MHST page of the RISE website.
Rise CLA (MH) Team Coventry (Children Looked After)
The service is an integrated mental health service for Children Looked After (CLA) also known as Looked After Children (LAC). In Coventry the service is called 'Rise CLA (MH) Team Coventry'
The focus is on supporting social workers and carers to improve the young person's mental health and wellbeing, as well as undertaking specialist assessment and intervention where required.
Referrals should be sent to the navigation hub and completed by a professional who is involved with or working with the young person and/or family, e.g. GPs, Schools, Social Care, School nurses, Health visitors.
CAMHS – ‘Child and Adolescent
Mental Health Services’
CAMHS is an NHS service that is part of the ‘Core Specialist Mental Health Services’. They assess and treat young people (up to their 18th birthday) with emotional, behavioural or mental health difficulties including;
- depression
- problems with food
- self-harm abuse
- violence or anger
- bipolar disorder
- schizophrenia and anxiety
*This is not an exhaustive list, see the webpage for more information
The people who work within Rise have had specialist training in the way young people think and feel and know how to help them feel better. They will see children/young people accompanied by their parents/carers or on their own if that is preferred.
Referrals should be sent to the navigation hub and completed by a professional who is involved with or working with the young person and/or family, e.g. GPs, Schools, Social Care, School nurses, Health visitors.
The Neurodevelopmental Service (Children’s)
The Neurodevelopmental Service works with children and young people from pre-school up to 17 years of age. It is a specialist service consisting of highly skilled multidisciplinary team responsible for the assessment and diagnosis of neurodevelopmental disorders including:
- Autism Spectrum Condition(ASC)
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
The service is tailored to meet the needs of children and young people with these disorders and to improve the child/young person’s life chances by reducing/preventing co morbid acute mental health problems e.g. anxiety.
Referrals are usually completed via a relevant professional such as School SENCo or a GP.
You can also access pre-assessment and post-diagnosis resources via RISE.
Community Autism Support Service (CASS)
CASS offers support to those with an autism diagnosis, those awaiting an autism assessment, or those who may self-identify as autistic and are living in Coventry or Warwickshire.
The ‘all-age’ autism support service provides support using a single ‘front door’ approach via a single phone number and dedicated website.
Support is offered through a collaborative partnership with Coventry and Warwickshire Mind, Act for Autism and Autism West Midlands. The team will help with emotional support, and based on individual needs they can signpost, provide information and, if required, identify further personalised support.
RISE: Specialist Eating Disorders Team
The RISE Specialist Eating Disorders Team work in collaboration with children, young people and their families or carers to offer specialist assessment and treatment provision in order to restore both physical and psychological wellbeing.
The team works with children and young people with eating disorders, such as Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, or Binge Eating disorder offering supportive therapies focused on the eating disorder as recommended by the NICE guidelines.
The All Age Disability Team
The All Age Disability Service works alongside people with disabilities of all ages and their family carers to support their personal, social care and health outcomes. The service is split into two teams, one for children and young people aged 0-17 and a team working with adults aged 18+. The service offers information and advice to everyone. If your child is aged 0-5 you may be eligible for support from the Early Support Team. Referrals for 0-17 year olds should be made through Coventry MASH Email: mash@coventry.gov.uk Tel: 024 7678 8555
The children and young people team also support children and young people with mental health issues. For adults aged 18 and over support is provided by Adult Mental Health Services. Referrals can be made through professionals such as GP’s and District Nurses. Adults aged 18+ with a disability can refer themselves or a family member can contact Social care on their behalf.
Tel: Adult Social Care Direct on 024 7683 3003.
Kooth
Kooth is a safe, and confidential way for young people to access emotional wellbeing and early intervention mental health support. The service will be available to all young people across Coventry aged 11-25 years.
MIND - Coventry and Warwickshire
Coventry and Warwickshire Mind aim to increase awareness and understanding of mental health issues within the local community. It provides a range of services for people experiencing mental ill-health including drop-in centres, well-being courses, counselling, self-help tools, therapeutic work, and befriending services amongst others. There are a number of services for children through to adults.
Coventry Family Hubs
The family hubs offer help and support to families, children and young people. They will help you find and get help from different services in the area and will be able to give you information, advice and support. There will also be a range of services available for all (e.g. adult education classes) and some specifically for those in greatest need.
Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT)
IAPT services are for people (aged 16 and over) with mild, moderate and moderate to severe symptoms of anxiety or depression living in Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire (who are not already under the care of specialist mental health services).
IAPT offer services for those experiencing mental health difficulties such as stress, anxiety, low mood or depression, where this is affecting the young person or adult doing everyday things, like working and going out.
IAPT can be accessed via self-referral.
They also have a range of ‘self-help guides’ on their webpage that can be downloaded.
The Neurodevelopmental Service (Adults)
The Adult Neurodevelopmental Service is an assessment and diagnostic service for people who are over 17 years of age, with neurodevelopmental disorders such as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). To be eligible for this service you should have no known learning disabilities and should not currently be under the care of Acute or Community Mental Health Services.
Referrals are completed via the GP. A diagnosis can help you identify your unique strengths and abilities, rather than seeing your differences as difficulties. It will also help you access support so you can manage the difficulties you experience. Following a diagnosis they offer group and/or individual support and signposting beyond the service.
Coventry and Warwickshire Mental Health Wellbeing Line
'Wellbeing for Warwickshire': Coventry and Warwickshire Mental Health Wellbeing Line aims to help people before crisis. This is a non-clinical service. The service offers connection, advice, information and signposting to other services.
Compass Coventry
Compass support children and young people from 5 to 18 years, and up to 25, if they have Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) or are a Care Leaver. They also support parents, carers and professionals who are worried about a child or young person’s mental wellbeing. Compass provide self-help resources, information & advice, 1:1 or group intervention, counselling and family-based support. Supporting children & young people understand the issues they are struggling with, provide strategies to cope and achieve positive mental wellbeing.
Compass Coventry can support with issues such as:
- Low mood
- Mild to moderate anxiety
- Body image
- Eating difficulties
- Bullying & peer relationships
- Family conflict
- Difficulty managing change
- Parental divorce, separation
- Bereavement or loss
- Managing strong emotions
Visit their webpage to find out more and complete a ‘request for support form’.
Please note, compass currently only accept direct requests for support from young people (16+), parents and carers and Early Help professionals. If you are a professional and would like to complete a request for support, please continue to refer into RISE Navigation Hub