Most referrals come from GPs, school nurses and other health professionals to get children onto MEND 7-13, but we also welcome referrals for our MEND 2-4 and MEND 5-7 programmes.

What MUST happen before a child is referred to MEND?
Before making a referral, every health professional must talk to the child’s parent or main carer to:

• discuss the MEND programme they want to refer them to

• make sure they agree to their child being referred to MEND
  

• tell them that MEND will contact them by phone to talk through the next steps.
  

If a referral is made by a health professional other than a GP, we will write to the child’s GP to tell them that the child has been referred to us.

Are you a health professional thinking of referring a child to us?
If you’ve looked around our website and want to discuss MEND’s programmes further, we can put you in touch with your local programme manager or operations manager. Just call us on +44 (0) 20 7231 7225 or email info@mendcentral.org

Can parents or carers refer their own children to MEND?
Yes. You can find your nearest programme on our Find a programme page. If we have one running near you, you can register your child’s details with us either on our Join a programme page or by calling 0800 230 0263 for free.