Primary Mental Health Workers (PMHWs) are a community point of contact within Blackpool Children and Young People’s Primary Mental Health Service.
We offer support and advice regarding the emotional wellbeing of children and young people at an early stage when difficulties first arise.
PMHWs are professionals from a variety of backgrounds who are trained and experienced at working within mental health such as mental health nurses, accredited counsellors/therapists and experienced teachers.
PMHWs link with many community settings to help promote positive wellbeing, to raise the importance of young people's mental health and provide appropriate guidance in accessing the correct services to support young people's mental health.
PMHW’s can also offer advice on referrals, implement pathways of support and provide information about other services available to children and young people’s emotional mental health development.
Families are welcome to attend our weekly drop-ins around Blackpool. Drop-ins are a confidential space with a Primary Mental Health Practitioner to discuss worries and concerns relating to a young person's emotional mental health.
- PMHWs can offer immediate support and advice in young people’s mental health development. This maybe guidance around emotional regulation or linking in with other services to promote positive mental health and wellbeing. PMHWs can also make appropriate suggestion of onward referrals into services
- Follow the link to our drop-ins each week: Primary Mental Health Worker - FYi Directory
- PMHWs are connected to all of the Blackpool Schools. You can always ask your school to link in with PMHW if you think this would help
A great resource for families around self-help and the importance of self-care for families and carers is the Anna Freud website.
Do you follow us on social media
- For X, follow @cyp_pmhs
- For Instagram, follow @cyp_primarymentalhealthservice
We share many evidence base interventions and strategies in supporting a variety of young people’s emotional mental health development needs. This where you can also find up to date information of our drop-in and other events.
Making a referral
PMHWs are connected to all Blackpool schools. You can ask a child/young person’s school to link in with PMHW if you think this would help. Check out out drop-in sessions on the FYi directory.
Families are welcome to attend our weekly drop-ins around Blackpool. Drop-ins are a confidential space with a Primary Mental Health Practitioner to discuss worries and concerns relating to a young person's emotional mental health.
PMHWs can offer immediate support and advice in young people’s mental health development. This maybe guidance around emotional regulation or linking in with other services to promote positive mental health and wellbeing. PMHWs can also make appropriate suggestion of onward referrals into services.
- Follow the link to our drop-ins each week: Primary Mental Health Worker - FYi Directory
- PMHWs are connected to all of the Blackpool Schools. You can always ask your school to link in with PMHW if you think this would help
A great resource for families around self-help and the importance of self-care for families and carers is the Anna Freud website.
Do you follow us on social media?
Ox X follow @cyp_pmhs
On Instagram follow @cyp_primarymentalhealthservice
Our social media pages shares many evidence base interventions and strategies in supporting a variety of young people’s emotional mental health development needs. This where you can also find upto date information of our Drop In and other events.
Making a referral
PMHWs are connected to all Blackpool schools. You can ask a child/young person’s school to link in with PMHW if you think this would help. Check out out drop-in sessions on the FYi directory.
All professionals can link in with a PMHW.
Telephone 0800 121 7762 (Option 4) or email bfwh.
If you do not already have contact with a PMHW, please email bfwh.
Primary Mental Health Workers are skilled in delivering Youth Mental Health First Aid. Please email a PMHW directly or email bfwh.
The Anna Freud website has some helpful resources for professionals.
Blackpool PMHW are not an urgent response service. The service does not provide evidence-based interventions for young people who are at a very high risk or those who present with some complex mental health disorders. We are happy to discuss these cases with you and provide you with advice.
