Mental health 'traffic light' posters rolled out to Rutland schools
The new scheme's part of Children's Mental Health Week
Last updated 8th Feb 2023
A new Leicestershire Partnership Trust (LPT) scheme will bolster wellbeing and mental health support for students in schools across Leicester and Rutland.
As part of Children's Mental Health Week, traffic-light-style posters are being brought into Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR) secondary schools.
The posters are designed to help young people understand how to look after their emotional wellbeing and where to go for help.
More specialist practitioners
10 new trainee educational mental health practitioners (EMHPs) have also been working with students across LLR to offer an extra level of mental health support.
Educational mental health practitioners (EMHPs) offer face-to-face or virtual, individual and group sessions with students, at a time which suits them either during school time or on holiday.
John Edwards, associate director for transformation in mental health in the LLR NHS said, said:
“A wide range of mental health support is available for young people across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR). Partners across the NHS, local authorities and education settings are all trying to support young people’s mental health – but it can be difficult to know where to start if you’re a young person who needs help, as the support isn’t all provided by one organisation.
“By coming together with our partners, we have tried to streamline what help is available to make it easier for people to get the right help and advice they need at the right time.”