School Mental Health Programs

Our children spend a large amount of time in schools, making it the most accessible place to provide support. The School Mental Health program has Licensed Mental Providers in panhandle schools to better meet the needs of our youth.

There are many reasons why families may not be able to access mental health services during the business day, and this is a way for use to help bridge that gap. School staff identify children and start the referral process for the specialist to come and observe and communicate with families. Mental Health Specialist provide behavioral consultation to classroom staff, special education program staff and/or parents. School Mental Health Specialists work with families to identify behavioral health and mental health needs/concerns and help come up with a plan to address them, whether that is helping facilitate a referral to outside services, on site/in school counseling services, creating classroom/school behavioral plans, and working with parents to strengthen parenting skills/providing behavioral tools.

Therapeutic Consultation

Therapeutic Consultations is a process of assessing the concerns of staff and parents to determine the best ways to help the student be successful. It looks at the whole child: emotional, behavioral, psychological and/or psychiatric well-being. This is typically a team approach, as information from all the child’s environments are looked at and then the team (school staff, parents, all specialist/professionals currently involved in the child’s well-being) come together to create a plan of action.

Mental Health Topics/Web Resources
Center for Disease Control: Sleep and Health

Depression in Youth: Underdiagnosed and Deadly

Better Ways to Combat Anxiety in Youth

The Tell Tale Signs of Burnout: Do You Have Them?

Supporting Child and Family Wellbeing

National Institute of Mental Health: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Center for Disease Control: Behavior or Conduct Problems in Children

Mental Health America: Mental Health Month