SERVICES
SERVICES
TIER 2 SUPPORTS
To access any services below, students must go through the SAP/MTSS process. Students, families, or facility staff should see or contact a counselor or any staff member to complete a referral.
PEACE ROOM: The FHS Peace Room is a place for students to self-regulate by implementing positive coping skills (ie. drawing, painting, meditating, etc.).
Parent consent Needed: No
COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS: Communities in Schools is a check-in program with students who have academic, attendance and/or behavioral concerns. Support focuses on goal setting and monitoring.
Parent Consent Needed: Yes (Please click link here for consent form)
CENTER OF HUMANISTIC CHANGE - COPE: COPE is a 9-week program that focuses on students who are struggling with anxiety and need help establishing coping skills.
Parent Consent Needed: No
CENTER OF HUMANISTIC CHANGE - GRIEF: This group was a program designed to support participants by providing a space for those who had lost a loved one to share their experiences and challenges with others who have gone through similar losses.
Parent Consent Needed: No
CENTER OF HUMANISTIC CHANGE - CHC MENTORING: SPARK is a one-on-one check-in program with students, which address topics such as life skills, social skills, and self-esteem. Meetings will be held with students on Mondays and Tuesdays.
Parent Consent Needed: Yes (Please click link here for consent form)
MARS - ESL/ELL: MARS has established two ESL/ELL Support Groups at Freedom. These groups address things such as coping with change at home/in the community, adjusting to new surroundings and/or learning a new language, teaching each student to advocate for themselves in ways that are appropriate.
Parent Consent Needed: Yes (Please click link here for consent form)
MARS - EARLY INTERVENTION: MARS is pleased to offer an Early Intervention Support group for students transitioning into the building, specifically 9th graders and transfer students. Each week, the facilitator will introduce a new topic. Topics will include anger and anxiety management, boundaries, bullying, emotional regulation, and mindfulness for teens.
Parent Consent Needed: Yes (Please click link here for consent form)
TURNING POINT: Turning Point will establish individual counseling for students who have trauma and are exhibiting behaviors related to sexual assault and/or domestic violence.
Consent Needed: No
CRIMES VICTIMS COUNCIL - WHO AM I?: WHO AM I is healthy relationships programming for students who engage in high-risk behaviors with an 8-week curriculum. This program focuses on coping strategies (emotional regulation included), healthy relationship development including consent and sexual harassment, and trauma healing strategies.
Parent Consent Needed: Yes (Please click link here for consent form)
ST. LUKE'S/TEMPLE MENTORING PROGRAM: Temple University and St Luke's will allow students to meet with a medical student mentor twice a month. The mentors will help students with many things including time management, college & career readiness, anxiety, pressures of school and application processes.
Parent Consent Needed: Yes (Please click the links below for consent form)
Moravain University OT 1:1: Moravian OT [1:1] is a program run by Moravian University Occupational Therapy Graduate Students. Meeting 1x per week for 20-30 minutes. OT can provide individualized services targeting specific goals that are identified with the student. The program offers support with topics such as coping skill implementation to manage emotions, interacting with peers and handling conflict, building relationships and accessing support, managing social/emotional needs, and more.
Parent consent Needed: Yes (Please click the links below for consent form)
CHECK & CONNECT: CHECK & CONNECT is a mentor program. Staff at FHS volunteer to be mentors for students who need a check-in on a weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly basis for academic and social-emotional items.
Consent Needed: No
TIER 3 SUPPORTS
LVHN: LVHN provides students with services such as school-based individual therapy, family, psych evaluations and/or medication management. LVHN is insurance-based.
Consent Needed: Yes
PINEBROOK: Pinebrook therapists provide students with individual therapy. Pinebrook currently services students who are either underinsured or uninsured.
Consent Needed: No
MARS - DRUG & ALCOHOL COUNSELING: A MARS counselor will be available on-site three days a week during school hours, providing 45-minute individual counseling sessions for students struggling with mental health concerns, as well as challenges related to vaping, drugs, or alcohol.
Consent Needed: YES
CENTER OF HUMANISTIC CHANGE - Behavioral Health Screening Tool: The CENTER FOR HUMANISTIC CHANGE provides a Behavioral Health Screening Tool as part of the Student Assistance Program process. The screening addresses risk levels for: eating disorders, depression, anxiety, traumatic distress, and suicidal ideation (past and current). The screening also looks at the child’s relationships and issues he/she may be experiencing at school such as bullying and difficulty with attention.
Consent Needed: YES
REQUEST FOR SERVICES - Click the link if you believe you would benefit from any of the services listed. You can contact your guidance counselor and/or assistant principal, who will follow up with you to determine which service best meets your needs.
MEDICAL SERVICES
Star Wellness Dental Van:
Consent Needed: No
Vision to Learn Van: Vision Screening: Working with the school, each student is vision screened.
Eye Exam: Students who do not pass (or have vision concerns) are examined by an optometrist on the mobile clinic. Students who currently have glasses and return their valid prescription can get a back-up pair of glasses for no cost. There are no insurance requirements or restrictions to be seen on the van. Everyone is welcome!
Glasses: If needed, students select their frames from a wide choice of sizes and styles. A Vision To Learn Optician delivers the glasses, and lost or broken glasses are replaced for free for one year.
Opt Out Consent is required
Vaccine for Children: Program provides vaccines to children who do not have health insurance. Children who are insured but whose insurance does not cover immunizations are also eligible to receive federally funded vaccines at public sites, including FHS including Federally Qualified Health Centers and Rural Health Clinics.
Consent Needed: No
REQUEST FOR SERVICES - If you feel you would benefit from any of the above medical services, please reach out to the school nurse.