Who We Are, and What We Do
We are the Lancashire Emotional Health in Schools and Colleges Service (LEHSS), a small team of clinical psychologists working from Lancaster University. Our service is commissioned and funded by the Lancashire County Council Public Health Team.
We take a preventative and early intervention approach, supporting settings to promote positive mental wellbeing and identify early those who may need more emotional health support.
We are based at Lancaster University, and all of our training team are Clinical Psychologists registered with the Health and Social Care Professions Council.
Meet the Team
Dr Richard Slinger
Lead Clinical Psychologist
Dr Jenny Howarth
Clinical Psychologist
Dr Emma Williamson
Clinical Psychologist
Dr Petra Gwilliam
Clinical Psychologist
Kate Swift
Service Co-ordinator
Our Impact
500 schools have worked with the service.
500 training sessions delivered.
10,000 training attendees.
500 staff attended consultations.
Testimonials
"Following coming to your training I have made some progress in my work with children. It has helped us have the confidence to provide appropriate support where needed, and the ability to listen and communicate with them. This has a positive impact on the children I work with."
"I found the training materials used and sent to me were very useful and high quality. The sessions were relevant and presented in an informative, friendly yet professional manner. In my role I have found the information very useful and also useful when reporting back to agencies about certain children."
"All staff are now more comfortable talking about mental health, and feel more able to deal with students as they have a better understanding of the reasons for their behaviour."
