Brookfield High School
School Based Health Center
Brookfield Public Schools and The CT Institute for Communities (CIFC Health) are working together to support students' and families' needs by providing mental health services within the high school.
What is the School Based Health Center?
As a student at Brookfield High School (BHS), your child can take advantage of mental health services offered during school hours, through the School Based Health Center (SBHC). A Licensed Clinical Social Worker will be on site to provide care like what you would find in a community-based mental health provider’s office.
Parents/guardians don’t have to miss time from work to take their child to an outside provider for many mental health services, since they are provided at the SBHC.
Therapy and Mental Health Counseling
Mental health assessment
Individual, group & family therapy
Anxiety/Depression
Poor academic performance/learning challenges
Recent move to Brookfield from another town
Peer/family relationships
Behavior problems
Exposure to trauma/loss
History of or current self-harm and/or suicidal ideation
For more information about the SBHC and their privacy policy click here.
How to enroll?
Enrollment in the SBHC is offered and accessible to every student attending Brookfield High School, regardless of their ability to pay. If your child is not covered under health insurance, please call CIFC Health's Financial & Insurance Assistance Department at 203-448-2668.
REQUIRED: To take advantage of the SBHC services, please complete, sign, and return the 2-sided Permission/Medical History Form to the BHS SBHC at Drenckhahns@cifc.org or fax to 475-290-1601. .
OPTIONAL: Families have the option to permit the SBHC therapist and BHS school staff to communicate with each other. Please complete this form if you wish to allow for communication between BHS school staff and the SBHC provider. If chosen, the optional form should be returned directly to Samantha Anderson-Drenckhahn, LPC, Licensed Clinical Social Worker at fax or email (below).
How to contact BHS SBHC?
Samantha Anderson-Drenckhahn, LPC, Licensed Clinical Social Worker
In School Office Hours: Monday, Tuesday & Friday - 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Phone: 203-775-7725 ext. 4038
Fax: 475-290-1601
CIFC Email: Drenckhahns@cifc.org
If you have any questions about the SBHC, please contact CIFC at (203) 743-9760 or fax: (203) 743-3411
