Counseling Resources for Students and Parents

If you are in CRISIS and need immediate assistance, call 911.  Ask for the Crisis Intervention Team or request an officer trained in handling mental health cases.

RRISD Trauma at Home Response Guide

The school counselor may be emailed if a parent or teacher is concerned about the emotional well-being of a child. In some situations, community authorities need to be contacted. If child abuse or neglect is suspected, it is the law for the concern to be reported. Click here to learn how reports can be made.

What are Some of the Different Types of Help for Mental Health?

Dr. Amy Grosso, the RRISD Director of Behavioral Health, presents a great video explaining different types of help for mental health. 

Teen Health and Wellness

The award-winning Teen Health & Wellness provides middle and high school students with up-to-date, nonjudgmental, straightforward curricular, and self-help support. Articles are correlated to state, national, and provincial standards. Topics covered include diseases, drugs, alcohol, nutrition, mental health, suicide, bullying, LGBTQ+ issues, and more. 

Texas Youth Helpline

The Texas Youth Helpline provides free and confidential services to youth, their parents, and other family members of youth in crisis who need help finding a counselor, safe shelter, legal information, other local referral information, or just someone to talk to. 

Resources for Overcoming Test Anxiety

Anxiety can begin to creep up as we navigate closer progress reporting, report cards, standardized testing, and mid-term/final exams. Click here for resources to help students overcome test anxiety. 

John Hopkins Adolescents Depression Awareness Program Parent Brochure

This booklet is designed to provide information about the illness of Depression, with a particular focus on Depression in adolescents. Detailed below is what we currently know about the illness of Depression, what to look for and how to identify the signs of Depression, as well as the treatment options that are currently available.

Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention

Expect Respect- A program from SAFE Austin; building healthy relationships, safer schools, and healthy communities

Love is Respect- about dating, healthy relationships, personal safety, and supporting others

Self-Care Tips for Teens

Self-care is vital to protecting your mental health and well-being during stressful situations. We encourage you to take a few minutes during your day to be the difference for the teens in your life with these tips from MHFA (Mental Health First Aid). Here are a few ways they — and you — can care for yourselves.

Video Resources for Being Mindful: Anxiety, Gratitude, Mental Health

Click HERE for short videos produced by Region 13 about the importance of being mindful.

Trauma-Informed Care Resources for Students, Parents, and Educators

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are traumatic experiences from abuse, neglect, and household dysfunction. Toxic Stress is extreme, frequent, or extended activation of the body's stress response without supportive relationships. This impacts our neurology, our biology and can alter the course of childhood development. Did you know that toxic stress can also have damaging effects on learning, behavior, and health far into adulthood? We can do more to support our community during adverse situations by learning more about NEAR (Neuroscience, Epigenetics, ACEs and Resilience) sciences and how to mitigate the impact of ACEs while building resiliency across our own lifespans and those of the next generation. 

Resilient Wilco Resource List

Resilient Wilco Website

Region 13 Mental Health Guide

Click HERE for a new resource from Counseling Services at Region 13 to help youth and adults with mindfulness and gratitude while taking into consideration empathy, anxiety, and self-care. 

Preventing Alcohol Use Among Youth and Young People

Underage Drinking: Myths vs. Facts This fact sheet is written specifically for preteens and teens. It compares the myths with the facts about alcohol use among youth and the effects of alcohol use. This fact sheet can help parents and prevention professionals start conversations about underage drinking and alcohol misuse.

Facts on College Student Drinking This fact sheet offers cited facts about alcohol use among college students. The fact sheet covers age ranges, gender trends, and alcohol use consequences.

Facts on Underage Drinking This fact sheet offers cited facts about alcohol use among underage youth. The fact sheet covers age ranges, gender and racial trends, and alcohol use consequences.

Tips for Teens: The Truth About Alcohol This fact sheet for teens provides facts about alcohol. It describes short- and long-term effects and helps dispel common myths. It also can be used by prevention professionals, educators, health care providers, and others who come in contact with teens on a regular basis.