Hertfordshire's Children and Young People's Mental Health Services (CYPMHS) system newsletter

GPs in Hertfordshire CYPMHS News Bulletin: May 2026

In this edition you can:

• Share resources and services to help children and young people take action to improve their mental health.

• Find out about the emotional wellbeing support in Herts to help with school transitions including With Youth’s Road to Year 7 programme.

• Have your say on Hertfordshire's online, virtual and digital mental health support for children and young people.

• Understand how a new sensory room for young people who are in HPFT’s Forest House is benefiting their wellbeing, especially those with neurodiversity..

• Read some fantastic examples of partnership working and how it is benefiting young people, parents and carers who are using Herts CYPMHS by listening to them about improvements in their communications e.g. information leaflets, forums, youth ambassadors and even a cute panda!

• Learn about the Hertfordshire Mind Network pilot for young people approaching 18 aiming to provide them with  a smoother transition from Herts CYPMHS.

• Find out about the changes in support for Hertfordshire’s young carers

• And lots more!

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We hope you find these quarterly bulletins useful to update and support you with the latest information and guidance on CYPMHS. It includes lots of information to help make it easier for you to help your young patients, as well as their parents and carers. Find out how to pin this news bulletin to the home screen of your mobile device, so you can quickly access all the latest news and updates in the Quick Link Web Access section of the Key Contacts page.